Monument details
| HER Number: | 823 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Long barrow 300m SE of Somerford Bridge |
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Summary
A suspected long barrow, situated near Somerford Bridge. It is covered in oak trees and there is no evidence of flanking ditches. It is a Scheduled Monument.
Long barrows are rectangular burial mounds of earth that may cover a stone burial chamber.
| Parish: | SOMERFORD, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST |
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Monument Types
- LONG BARROW (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC?)
- PILLOW MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD? (?))
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 13499: Long Barrow 300M South-East Of Somerford Bridge |
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