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Derelict Manchester:

A view of the hidden parts around the inner sections around the city centre of Manchester, UK and beyond . How you perceive these derelict sites could be morbid, yet exciting.

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Archaeology

Some of the sites are on a 40-mile radius around Manchester
subjects vary from ancient rock art to industrial archaeology.


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Human glyph. Origin unknown location Within Moor Nr Cragg Vale
click here.Withins Moor, Rock art Early Bronze Age


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Cup Marks located nr Withins Moor.


The rock with two small groove markings 8 and the smaller indentation is 6 cm length.approx..location ..close to Blackstone edge reservoir..
Location: Cow Head..and Round hills close to the Toad Lane footpath.

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Cup Marks

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Location: Cow Head..and Round hills close to the Toad Lane footpath.
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Widdop Reservoir.
Close to the outer bank, it has been cited that if you look carefully, you may come across the odd cup or peck marking's approximate date of these, may be Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, between around 6000 and 4000 years old.
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Images below were taken between 1998/2001





In February 2021, an excavation by CFA archaeological unit conducted an investigation of the foundations close to the canal basin near Durham St  and Oldham Road
Rochdale...


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CFA Dig Rochdale derelictmanchester.com

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Prehistoric Sites  Around Greater Manchester

Brown Low Bronze Age barrow near Cheshire/Derbyshire border






Overview and Glossary of Terms



Archaeological evidence of Neolithic and Mesolithic Activity in the Pennines






Enviromental Factors






Round Loaf Barrow, Angelzarke Moor, Bolton









Types of Structures






Pikestones near Bolton




Round Loaf






Chetham Close Cairn







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