Site Event/Activity record ECH4519 - Survey of the earthworks on the western side of The Cloud, 1897

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ANALYTICAL EARTHWORK SURVEY

Organisation

Ordnance Survey

Date

1897

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Description

Corporal James O'Brian of the Ordnance Survey mapped the earthworks located on the western side of The Cloud, near the Catstones in early 1897 as part of re-survey work for the Ordnance Survey second edition 25" to 1 mile maps.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCH972 Newspaper-Magazine: Chronicle Group. 1893-2009. Congleton Chronicle. 13/02/1897.
<2>XY SCH3848 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500). [Mapped features: #8778 ; #11065 ; #12239 ]

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

152/1/1 Earthworks near the Catstones (Monument)
152/1/0 Enclosure in the Cloud Plantation (Monument)
152/2/0 Four tumuli north east of the Catstones (Monument)

Location

Location
Grid reference	Centred SJ 8998 6327 (312m by 414m) (3 map features)
Map sheet	SJ86SE
Civil Parish	CONGLETON, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST

Record last edited

Feb 3 2025 8:57AM