The Bow Stones and Bowstonegate Farm

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Bow Stones and Bowstonegate Farm by Neil Theasby as part of the Geograph project.

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The Bow Stones and Bowstonegate Farm

Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 20 Aug 2020

The Bowstones are a pair of medieval cross shafts. 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.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.328699
Longitude
-2.0408