Site Event/Activity record ECH4222 - Sowcar Farm, Rainow and Bollington, Cheshire; Archaeological Field Survey for Countryside Stewardship Scheme Upland Option
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Peak District National Park Authority
Date
Aug 2003
Description
An archaeological field survey was undertaken in 2003 at Sowcar Farm, Rainow and Bollington, as part of an assessment for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme Upland Option. The survey area comprised one holding east of Bollington. A systematic survey of the farmland was made with features identified sketch plotted at 1:2500. An extensive archive search was not undertaken. The Sowcar Farm complex, comprising farmhouse, outbuildings and water troughs, is of seventeenth to nineteenth century date. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SCH4747 Client Report: Peak District National Park Archaeology Service. 2003. Sowcar Farm, Rainow and Bollington, Cheshire; Archaeological Field Survey for Countryside Stewardship Scheme Upland Option. R2548. N/A. N/A. R2548. [Mapped features: #8487 ; #12017 ]
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- 2182/1/2 Barn at Sowcar Farm (Building)
- 4294 Ormes Smithy (Monument)
- 4295 Quarry near Cheshire Hunt Inn (Monument)
- 4296 Quarry South of Cheshire Hunt Inn (Monument)
- 4297 Quarry South West of Hedgerow Farm (Monument)
- 2182/1/1 Sowcar Farmhouse (Building)
- 2598/4/0 Sowcar Mill (Monument)
- 2182/1/3 Water Trough at Barn at Sowcar Farm (Monument)
Location
| Location | Rainow and Bollington |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 9460 7804 (991m by 638m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ97NW |
| Civil Parish | RAINOW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Civil Parish | BOLLINGTON, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
Record last edited
May 22 2020 1:23PM