Jepson’s Gate Cairn

Cairn(s)
SD62391734

Nearest town:

Adlington (4km SW)

OS reference:

SD62391734

OS sheet:

109

Latitude:

53° 39' 3.18 N

Longitude:

2° 34' 8.66 W

Added to TMA by

LivingRocks

Images (6)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Jepson’s Gate Cairn (Cairn) by LivingRocks

To the west are clear views all the way to the coast

Image credit: John Miller

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LivingRocks Aug 12, 2015

Image of Jepson’s Gate Cairn (Cairn) by LivingRocks

Some of the surviving kerb stones

Image credit: John Miller

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LivingRocks Aug 12, 2015

Image of Jepson’s Gate Cairn (Cairn) by LivingRocks

The cairn is oval in shape measuring approximately 5m x 3.5 m

Image credit: John Miller

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LivingRocks Aug 12, 2015

Image of Jepson’s Gate Cairn (Cairn) by LivingRocks

The view to Winter Hill & Rivington Pike

Image credit: John Miller

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LivingRocks Aug 12, 2015

Image of Jepson’s Gate Cairn (Cairn) by Rivington Pike

Mound looking West from Hurst Hill

Image credit: Rivington Pike

Rivington Pike Feb 21, 2004

Image of Jepson’s Gate Cairn (Cairn) by Rivington Pike

Mound looking West from Hurst Hill

Image credit: Rivington Pike

Rivington Pike Feb 21, 2004

Articles

Jepson’s Gate Cairn

Cairn(s)

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LivingRocks Aug 12, 2015

Even though Anglezarke is my local site I had never given this cairn much thought, assuming it to be synonymous with the site posted here as Pikestones Cairn. Recently however the difference in location between the site of the the Pikestones Cairn & all of the published data on Jepson’s Gate Cairn began to intrigue me, surely all of the sources for the JG Cairn, including the excavation report, couldn’t have it in the wrong place? The published co-ordinates placed Jepson’s Gate Cairn on the south-west side of Hurst Hill, whereas the Pikestones Cairn is on the south. There was only one thing to do and that was to get re-acquainted with the delights of the Anglezarke tufty grass & bogs, soon locating the cairn with it’s still clearly defined kerb very close to the published co-ordinates.

Sites within 20km of Jepson’s Gate Cairn

Anglezarke Misc 6

Chambered Cairn • 0.33km W

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Pikestones

Chambered Cairn • 0.39km ESE

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5

13
Pikestones Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 0.61km ENE

8

3
Stronstrey Bank Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.67km WNW

5

1

5
Anglezarke Misc 7

Round Barrow(s) • 0.73km ENE

1
Stronstrey Bank Cairns

Cairn(s) • 0.78km NNW

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 1

Carving • 0.9km NE

3

1

1
Rushy Brow

Mesolithic site • 0.98km ENE

1

1
Anglezarke Moor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.14km NNE

5

2
Black Coppice Chambered Cairn

Chambered Cairn • 1.29km NNW

15

5
Devil’s Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.48km ENE

2

1
Anglezarke Misc 4

Cairn(s) • 1.48km NNW

8

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 3

Carving • 1.57km NNW

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 5

Chambered Cairn • 1.57km NNW

2

2
Round Loaf

Artificial Mound • 1.65km ENE

14

9
Anglezarke Misc 11

Sacred Well • 1.74km E

2
Black Hill Upper 1

Cairn(s) • 2.14km ENE

1

2
Standing Stones Hill

Ring Cairn • 2.2km ENE

3

3
Anglezarke Misc 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.9km NE

2

1
Anglezarke Misc 9

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.99km NE

6

2
Noon Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.28km ESE

12

2

1
Anderton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.8km S

4

1

2

1
Winter Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.88km ESE

11
Winter Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.02km ESE

10

1

2

2
Slipper Lowe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.97km NE

7

2
The Two Lads

Cairn(s) • 5.01km ESE

6

2
Astley Hall Farm Bronze Age Burial Site

Enclosure • 5.06km W

1

1

1
Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 5.56km ENE

8

2

1
Holdens Farm Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.82km ESE

2
White Brow

Cairn(s) • 6.29km ESE

10

2
Moortop Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7km E

4

1

2
Charters Moss

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.13km E

3

2
Ashleigh Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.97km ENE

3

3
Hawksclough

Hillfort • 8.31km WNW

4

2
Cheetham Close

Stone Circle • 9.31km E

24

2

10

3
Cheetham Barrow

Artificial Mound • 9.38km E

1

3
Pleasington Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.16km NNE

1

1
Butler’s Delf

Round Barrow(s) • 10.85km N

7

1
Mawdesley Blue Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.09km WSW

1

1
All Hallows Well

Sacred Well • 12.13km NNE

1
Boar’s Den

Round Barrow(s) • 12.21km WSW

5

2

3
Revidge

Round Barrow(s) • 13.01km NNE

6

2
Carve Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.06km E

2

2
Thirteen Stones Hill

Stone Circle • 15.78km ENE

5

1

3
Castlesteads

Hillfort • 17.79km E

8

1
Whitelow

Cairn(s) • 18.08km E

6

3

1