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Erainn #939339 2nd Apr 2015 4:54pm
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Cheers Bert, will check those out, presently looking into the frequency and distribution of stones over Arrowe/Irby way as they are tantalizing smile

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There's many around Heswall Hills/Heswall cum Oldfield, not sure if they are on the side by side map, try 1910 on Cheshire site.

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A few more just off the map.

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Interesting to see those Bert, the pattern of distribution is scattered, they seem located with no obvious connection to boundary or farm buildings. Positioned too upon a hill, we cannot say for sure, however if these were megalithic structures then not all such are found in aligned row. If we rule out more probable origins, relocated posts or remnants of former boundaries, then if they were neolithic it could be that hill held some special significance? Of course isolated standing stones are not uncommon in Scandinavia too and is it equally possible that those stones were erected by those Norse who settled in that area of The Wirral? Fun to speculate smile

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I remember looking at an old map of Wallasey and seeing a couple of stones marked; never realised there were so many around Wirral! Very intriguing... I wonder if any remain in place? I think the Wallasey ones would have been swamped by building development, but others in farmland might just possibly have been left as rubbing stones for cattle etc.

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Hi Greenwood, it would be wonderful to get some actual sitings, along with GPS co-ordinates and photos of stones and surrounding horizon. I'm working on the stone 'rows' in Arrowe and initial findings are intriguing..stay tuned smile

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Just wondering if these stones could have been enclosure marker stones, after all the sirs and the lords and the vicars could not get hold of the land fast enough once parliament had it's dues paid.

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Dave, good point and it may well be an explanation, as I'm sure not all stones on various maps indicate being aligned. One reason I'm looking into possible alignments, if that shows to hold some credibility, then it would be quite a coincidence that land-holders/grabbers would have sited stones with such a precision to be aligned on a particular astronomical event... others of course may well have more prosaic origins such as marking boundaries or land ownership...the particular area I'm checking has a very interesting frequency and distribution of stones, that on initial examination are showing up tantalizing results....

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I once read a book, now that's a shock, where the owners of the particular land would walk the boundary's each year, Thurstaston hill when it was enclosed and Birkenhead council was given land the councillors and mayor walked the boundary, same with Bidston hill, they would have to have markers and fencing I assume to do this.

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If you have a copy of the Godfrey edition Old Ordnance Survey map, Cheshire Sheet 7:10, of Wallasey Village 1898 (marked 1899 inside), have a look in the bottom right hand corner. Between Lindens and Newlands, five stones are marked. They look like two pairs and a single, aligned roughly NE/SW. Down to the left (sorry, not very technical with references!) across Breck Road not far away, an Old Quarry is marked.

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Dave, yep beating the bounds....Greenwood thanks for that, will look at that...

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Originally Posted by Greenwood
If you have a copy of the Godfrey edition Old Ordnance Survey map, Cheshire Sheet 7:10, of Wallasey Village 1898 (marked 1899 inside), have a look in the bottom right hand corner. Between Lindens and Newlands, five stones are marked. They look like two pairs and a single, aligned roughly NE/SW. Down to the left (sorry, not very technical with references!) across Breck Road not far away, an Old Quarry is marked.



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Greenwood, take a look at the OS 1" 1885 Hills map of the same area and you may notice some curious markings...

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