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The Bridestones
53.1568° N, -2.1420° E
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The Bridestones is a chambered cairn, near Congleton, Cheshire, England, that was constructed in the Neolithic period about 3500–2400 BC. It was described in 1764 as being 120 yards (110 m) long and 12 yards (11 m) wide, containing three separate compartments, of which only one remains today. The remaining compartment is 6 metres (20 ft) long by 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) wide, and consists of vertical stone slabs, divided by a now-broken cross slab. The cairn originally had a stone circle surrounding it, with four portal stones; two of these portal stones still remain. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.
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Roadstone removal (1764)
1764
Publication of site report (1766)
1766
Chamber split by bonfire (1843)
1843
Holed stone damaged (before 1854)
before 1854
Top half replaced (1877)
1877
Excavations (1936–1937)
1936–1937
Construction
c. 3500–2400 BC
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