Pleasington Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
SD649272

Nearest town:

Blackburn (3km ENE)

OS reference:

SD649272

OS sheets:

102, 103

Latitude:

53° 44' 22.87 N

Longitude:

2° 31' 55.96 W

Added to TMA by

TheElf

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Pleasington Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

T

TheElf Mar 14, 2003

In 1995, a Bronze Age urned cremation was discovered whilst excavating a new grave in the modern cemetery (created after the destruction of Pleasington New Hall in the 1950’s). In walking near to the area, I saw what could possibly be a standing stone, some 200 metres north east of the cemetary. There is considerable undulation of the ground surface in and around the cemetary, maybe suggesting barrows? Much of the surrounding area is on a natural sandbank created by the western shore of the post-glacial ‘Lake Accrington’.

Pleasington Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

T

TheElf Jan 14, 2005

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Brief overview of geophysical & topographical surveys of the BA cremation cemetery.

Sites within 20km of Pleasington Cemetery

Butler’s Delf

Round Barrow(s) • 0.73km NNW

7

1
Revidge

Round Barrow(s) • 3.25km NE

6

2
All Hallows Well

Sacred Well • 3.56km ENE

1
Slipper Lowe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.05km SSE

7

2
Anglezarke Misc 9

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.43km S

6

2
Ashleigh Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.92km ESE

3

3
Anglezarke Misc 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.09km S

2

1
Hawksclough

Hillfort • 8.13km WSW

4

2
Anglezarke Misc 5

Chambered Cairn • 8.72km SSW

2

2
Anglezarke Misc 3

Carving • 8.72km SSW

1

1
Anglezarke Misc 4

Cairn(s) • 8.79km SSW

8

1

1
Black Hill Upper 1

Cairn(s) • 8.98km S

1

2
Black Coppice Chambered Cairn

Chambered Cairn • 9.03km SSW

15

5
Anglezarke Moor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.04km S

5

2
Round Loaf

Artificial Mound • 9.06km S

14

9
Anglezarke Misc 1

Carving • 9.38km S

3

1

1
Devil’s Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.45km S

2

1
Stronstrey Bank Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.46km SSW

1

1
Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.47km SE

8

2

1
Rushy Brow

Mesolithic site • 9.62km S

1

1
Standing Stones Hill

Ring Cairn • 9.79km S

3

3
Anglezarke Misc 7

Round Barrow(s) • 9.85km S

1
Stronstrey Bank Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.85km SSW

5

1

5
Pikestones Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 9.96km S

8

3
Anglezarke Misc 6

Chambered Cairn • 10.08km SSW

1
Jepson’s Gate Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.16km SSW

6

1
Anglezarke Misc 11

Sacred Well • 10.22km S

2
Pikestones

Chambered Cairn • 10.32km S

42

5

13
Brock Hall Tumulus

Artificial Mound • 11.43km NNE

1
Cross Gills Mound

Artificial Mound • 11.54km NNE

2

1

2
Astley Hall Farm Bronze Age Burial Site

Enclosure • 11.61km SW

1

1

1
Charters Moss

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.63km SE

3

2
Loe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.68km NNE

5

2
Winckley Lowes

Round Barrow(s) • 11.8km NNE

5

3
Thirteen Stones Hill

Stone Circle • 12.01km E

5

1

3
Noon Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.19km S

12

2

1
Winter Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.2km SSE

11
Winter Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.31km SSE

10

1

2

2
Portfield Hillfort

Hillfort • 12.73km NE

1

1

2
Longridge Fell Cairn

Round Cairn • 13.19km NNW

2

1
Cheetham Close

Stone Circle • 13.2km ESE

24

2

10

3
Cheetham Barrow

Artificial Mound • 13.55km SE

1

3
The Two Lads

Cairn(s) • 13.8km SSE

6

2
Anderton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.95km S

4

1

2

1
Holdens Farm Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.07km SSE

2
Moortop Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.17km SE

4

1

2
Little Hameldon

Long Barrow • 14.6km ENE

11

1
White Brow

Cairn(s) • 14.85km SSE

10

2
Jeppe Knave Grave

Cairn(s) • 15.31km NE

7

1

2

1
Carve Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.46km ESE

2

2
Parlick Pike Cairn

Round Cairn • 18.58km NW

3

2
Mawdesley Blue Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.58km SW

1

1
Whitelow

Cairn(s) • 19.04km E

6

3

1
Fairy Holes

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.48km N

7

1