Charters Moss

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SD695165

Nearest town:

Darwen (6km NNW)

OS reference:

SD695165

OS sheet:

109

Latitude:

53° 38' 37.66 N

Longitude:

2° 27' 41.09 W

Added to TMA by

IronMan

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Charters Moss (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Saban-of-Stonehenge

The main path leading through Charters Moss

Image credit: Saban/APT

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Saban-of-Stonehenge Jan 6, 2012

Image of Charters Moss (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Saban-of-Stonehenge

Charter Moss dense woodland

Image credit: APT

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Saban-of-Stonehenge Jan 6, 2012

Image of Charters Moss (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by IronMan

Charters Moss – an ancient bronze age settlement now home to a modern plantation and ‘White Van Man’.

IronMan Mar 16, 2003

Articles

Charters Moss

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

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Saban-of-Stonehenge Jan 6, 2012

Charters Moss plantation has a path running through it but to stray off the beaten path is taking a risk (pic of the main path above added by myself).

The trees are very dense and without a good OS map or GPS it is easy to get lost in this eerie woodland area.

Not really worth a visit but its nice to know it is here. It is an eerie and quiet place. You will not meet anyone else in the wood.

Charters Moss

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

IronMan Dec 13, 2002

Peat digging on Charters Moss revealed many Bronze Age finds, the best examples being a perforated stone hammer and a bronze palstave. Other finds include a looped socketed spearhead with part of it’s original wooden shaft, a more developed palstave with handle and a bronze loop headed spearhead.

Sites within 20km of Charters Moss

Cheetham Close

Stone Circle • 2.21km E

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Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 2.33km WNW

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Cheetham Barrow

Artificial Mound • 2.36km E

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3
Moortop Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.36km SSW

4

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Winter Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.2km WSW

10

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2
Winter Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.26km WSW

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Ashleigh Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.3km N

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Holdens Farm Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.45km SW

2
Slipper Lowe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.89km WNW

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Standing Stones Hill

Ring Cairn • 4.96km W

3

3
Noon Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.01km WSW

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2

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The Two Lads

Cairn(s) • 5.05km SW

6

2
White Brow

Cairn(s) • 5.19km SW

10

2
Anglezarke Misc 11

Sacred Well • 5.4km W

2
Black Hill Upper 1

Cairn(s) • 5.42km W

1

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Anglezarke Misc 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.44km W

2

1
Devil’s Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.83km W

2

1
Carve Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.92km E

2

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Round Loaf

Artificial Mound • 5.93km W

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Rushy Brow

Mesolithic site • 6.29km W

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 9

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.31km W

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2
Anglezarke Misc 7

Round Barrow(s) • 6.46km W

1
Pikestones Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 6.54km W

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Anglezarke Misc 1

Carving • 6.65km W

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Pikestones

Chambered Cairn • 6.8km W

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Anglezarke Moor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.89km W

5

2
Jepson’s Gate Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.13km W

6

1
Stronstrey Bank Cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.41km W

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 6

Chambered Cairn • 7.44km W

1
Anglezarke Misc 4

Cairn(s) • 7.61km W

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1

1
Anglezarke Misc 3

Carving • 7.66km W

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1
Anglezarke Misc 5

Chambered Cairn • 7.66km W

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2
Black Coppice Chambered Cairn

Chambered Cairn • 7.67km W

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5
Stronstrey Bank Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.68km W

5

1

5
Anderton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.3km WSW

4

1

2

1
Thirteen Stones Hill

Stone Circle • 10.52km NE

5

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3
Castlesteads

Hillfort • 10.75km E

8

1
Whitelow

Cairn(s) • 10.97km E

6

3

1
All Hallows Well

Sacred Well • 11.44km NNW

1
Pleasington Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.63km NW

1

1
Astley Hall Farm Bronze Age Burial Site

Enclosure • 12.19km W

1

1

1
Butler’s Delf

Round Barrow(s) • 12.32km NW

7

1
Revidge

Round Barrow(s) • 13.08km NNW

6

2
Hawksclough

Hillfort • 14.2km W

4

2
Little Hameldon

Long Barrow • 16.15km NE

11

1
Boar’s Den

Round Barrow(s) • 18.42km WSW

5

2

3
Mawdesley Blue Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.06km WSW

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1
Portfield Hillfort

Hillfort • 19.65km NNE

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