The Bridestones
The Bridestones is a chambered cairn, near Congleton, Cheshire, England, that was constructed in the Neolithic period about 3500–2400 BC. It was described in 1764 as being 120 yards long and 12 yards wide, containing three separate compartments, of which only one remains today.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: burial chamber in Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bridestones Burial Chamber” and “The Bridestones Neolithic chambered long cairn.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Cloud and Congleton railway station.
The Cloud
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
The Cloud or Bosley Cloud is a prominent hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire a couple of miles west of the Peak District National Park boundary. The Cloud is situated 1 mile north of The Bridestones.
Congleton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Congleton railway station serves the market town of Congleton, in Cheshire, England. It lies on the Stafford-Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line. Congleton railway station is situated 2 miles west of The Bridestones.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is situated 2 miles west of The Bridestones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buglawton and Biddulph Moor.
Buglawton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buglawton is a suburb of Congleton, in the Cheshire East borough of Cheshire, lying to the north-east of the town centre. It was formerly a separate parish, but was absorbed into the borough of Congleton in 1936 and has been administered as part of the town since then. Buglawton is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Bridestones.
Biddulph Moor
Village
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biddulph Moor is a village located on the hill which bears the same name. It is in Biddulph parish and is a part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district in England. Biddulph Moor is situated 2½ miles south of The Bridestones.
Havannah
Hamlet
Havannah near Congleton in Cheshire, England, is a former industrial and residential area and was at one time known as 'the deserted village'. It was established by local industrialist Charles Roe and named to commemorate the British capture of Havana in Cuba in 1762. Havannah is situated 3 miles northwest of The Bridestones.
The Bridestones
- Categories: cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1567° or 53° 9′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.14161° or 2° 8′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C5V5V45+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2491009393OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7720047
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In Other Languages
“The Bridestones” goes by many names.
- German: “Bridestones”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Bridestones”. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.