Pikestones
Pikestones is the remains of a Neolithic Burial Cairn, located on Anglezarke moor in Lancashire, England. The site is approximately 150 feet long and 60 feet across at its widest point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tomb
- Description: chambered cairn in Anglezarke, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Pike Stones” and “Pike Stones chambered long cairn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hurst Hill and High Bullough Reservoir.
Hurst Hill
Peak
Photo: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hurst Hill is a location on Anglezarke Moor, within the West Pennine Moors of Lancashire, England. With a height of 317 metres, the summit provides views towards the Irish Sea.
High Bullough Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: PopUpPirate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
High Bullough Reservoir is the oldest of all the reservoirs in the Rivington chain, having been authorised by an Act of Parliament obtained in 1846 and completed in 1850.
Grain Pole Hill
Peak
Grain Pole Hill is a location on Anglezarke Moor, near Chorley, within the West Pennine Moors of Lancashire, England. With a height of 285 metres, the summit provides views towards the Irish Sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Healey Nab and Chorley.
Healey Nab
Locality
Photo: Karl1587, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Healey Nab or "The Nab" is an area of countryside owned partly by Lancashire County Council containing rolling hills, moorland, woodland, ponds and streams to the east of Chorley, Lancashire, between the M61 and the West Pennine Moors.
Chorley
Photo: jim walton, CC BY 3.0.
Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Pennine Moors. Chorley describes itself as "Lancashire's Market Town". The markets take place most days, and continue to attract shoppers from around the local area.
Belmont
Village
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of North Turton, in the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It is close to Darwen and has around 500 inhabitants. Belmont is situated 3 miles east of Pikestones.
Pikestones
- Categories: chambered cairn, archaeological site, historic site, and burial
- Location: Anglezarke, Chorley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.64984° or 53° 38′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.56555° or 2° 33′ 56″ westHeight
4.9 feet (1.5 metres)Open location code
9C5VJCXM+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 919714427OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q7193662
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“Pikestones” goes by many names.
- German: “Pikestones”
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