Rushy Brow

Mesolithic site
SD633177

Nearest town:

Adlington (5km SW)

OS reference:

SD633177

OS sheet:

109

Latitude:

53° 39' 15.23 N

Longitude:

2° 33' 19.25 W

Added to TMA by

LivingRocks

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Fieldnotes (1)

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Image of Rushy Brow (Mesolithic site) by LivingRocks

Looking across the Rushy Brow Mesolithic Site towards Winter Hill.

Image credit: John Miller

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LivingRocks Sep 13, 2006

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Rushy Brow

Mesolithic site

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LivingRocks Sep 13, 2006

Close to Pike Stones and the Jepsons Gate Cairn, evidence of Mesolithic lithic scatter and occupation were discovered by excavation in the 1990’s. The report can be found in The Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 62/1996.

Sites within 20km of Rushy Brow

Anglezarke Misc 7

Round Barrow(s) • 0.29km SW

1
Anglezarke Misc 1

Carving • 0.42km WNW

3

1

1
Pikestones Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 0.42km SW

8

3
Devil’s Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.51km ENE

2

1
Round Loaf

Artificial Mound • 0.7km NE

14

9
Anglezarke Moor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.82km WNW

5

2
Pikestones

Chambered Cairn • 0.85km SW

42

5

13
Jepson’s Gate Cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.98km WSW

6

1
Anglezarke Misc 11

Sacred Well • 1.06km ESE

2
Stronstrey Bank Cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.13km W

1

1
Black Hill Upper 1

Cairn(s) • 1.16km ENE

1

2
Anglezarke Misc 6

Chambered Cairn • 1.21km WSW

1
Standing Stones Hill

Ring Cairn • 1.33km E

3

3
Stronstrey Bank Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.4km W

5

1

5
Black Coppice Chambered Cairn

Chambered Cairn • 1.49km WNW

15

5
Anglezarke Misc 4

Cairn(s) • 1.55km WNW

8

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 5

Chambered Cairn • 1.62km WNW

2

2
Anglezarke Misc 3

Carving • 1.62km WNW

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.97km NE

2

1
Anglezarke Misc 9

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.24km NNE

6

2
Noon Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.04km SE

12

2

1
Winter Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.48km ESE

11
Winter Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.62km ESE

10

1

2

2
Slipper Lowe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.03km NE

7

2
Anderton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.4km SSW

4

1

2

1
Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 4.61km ENE

8

2

1
The Two Lads

Cairn(s) • 4.83km SE

6

2
Holdens Farm Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.52km ESE

2
Astley Hall Farm Bronze Age Burial Site

Enclosure • 5.91km W

1

1

1
White Brow

Cairn(s) • 6.08km SE

10

2
Charters Moss

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.29km E

3

2
Moortop Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.51km ESE

4

1

2
Ashleigh Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7km ENE

3

3
Cheetham Close

Stone Circle • 8.49km E

24

2

10

3
Cheetham Barrow

Artificial Mound • 8.59km E

1

3
Hawksclough

Hillfort • 8.61km WNW

4

2
Pleasington Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.62km N

1

1
Butler’s Delf

Round Barrow(s) • 10.32km N

7

1
All Hallows Well

Sacred Well • 11.38km NNE

1
Carve Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.21km E

2

2
Revidge

Round Barrow(s) • 12.35km NNE

6

2
Mawdesley Blue Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.04km WSW

1

1
Boar’s Den

Round Barrow(s) • 13.17km WSW

5

2

3
Thirteen Stones Hill

Stone Circle • 14.8km ENE

5

1

3
Castlesteads

Hillfort • 17.01km E

8

1
Whitelow

Cairn(s) • 17.21km E

6

3

1
Little Hameldon

Long Barrow • 19.79km NE

11

1