Musket’s Hole

Musket’s Hole is a cave in Bickerton, Cheshire East, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Musket’s Hole is situated near the cave Bloody Bones, as well as near the peak Raw Head.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Holy Trinity Church and All Saints Church, Harthill.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holy Trinity Church stands to the north of the village of Bickerton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Holy Trinity Church is situated 3,300 feet south of Musket’s Hole.

All Saints Church, Harthill

Church

Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.

All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Harthill, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. All Saints Church, Harthill is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Musket’s Hole.

Bickerton Hill

Peak

Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY 2.5.

Bickerton Hill refers to two low red sandstone hills that form the southern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge in Cheshire, north-west England. The high point, Raw Head, lies on the northerly hill and has an elevation of 227 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tattenhall and Tiverton.

Tattenhall

Photo: Adam, CC BY 2.0.

Tattenhall is a village in Cheshire. It is near to Beeston Castle, a ruined 13th-century castle, and sits along the Sandstone Trail, a long-distance walkers' path, between Frodsham to Whitchurch.

Tiverton

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tiverton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. Tiverton is situated 4½ miles northeast of Musket’s Hole.

Malpas

Village

Photo: BrianP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malpas is a market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies near the borders with Shropshire and Wales, and had a population of 2,503 at the 2021 census. Malpas is situated 4½ miles south of Musket’s Hole.

Musket’s Hole

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Bickerton, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.08586° or 53° 5′ 9″ north

Longitude

-2.73597° or 2° 44′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C5V37P7+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4687180356

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bloody Bones and Raw Head.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tower Wood Groundwater Water Supply Pumping Station and Bickerton, Long Lane / Institute.

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