Bowstones
The Bowstones or Bow Stones are a pair of Anglian cross shafts in Cheshire, England. Situated beside the old ridgeway between Disley and Macclesfield, overlooking Lyme Park, the Cheshire Plain, the city of Manchester and the hills of the Peak District, they are a scheduled monument.
- Wayside cross
- Description: scheduled monument in the parish of Lyme Handley, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as“The Bow Stones Anglian cross shafts”“The Bowstones”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lyme Park and The Lantern.
Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops
Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops is a heritage site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Bowstones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettleshulme and Hockerley.
Kettleshulme
Kettleshulme is a village and former civil parish, now…
Taxal
Whaley Bridge is a town and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. Taxal is situated 2 miles southeast of Bowstones.
Bowstones
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Latitude
53.32869° or 53° 19′ 43″ north
Longitude
-2.04067° or 2° 2′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C5V8XH5+FP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Higher Moor and Park Moor.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bowstone Gate Farm and Handley Barn Farm.
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