Monument record 152/2/0 - Four tumuli north east of the Catstones

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

Four regularly spaced circular earthworks are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition 25" to 1 mile maps.

<2> Chronicle Group, 1893-2009, Congleton Chronicle, 13/02/1897 (Newspaper-Magazine). SCH972.

Corporal James O'Brian of the Ordnance Survey, who mapped these features in 1897, described them as tumuli.

<3> Anon, various, Minutes of the Macclesfield Scientific Society, p.36, 1877 (Book). SCH2198.

Many cairns observed and their association with the hillfort (see CHER 152/1/0) suggests that they may be of a similar date. Two unlocated mounds were excavated by members of the Macclesfield Scientific Society around 1877. The excavations were reported as follows: 'The first one showed a very nicely formed cist, but in it we found nothing, and upon digging a couple of feet below the surface not the slightest indication was discovered of any remains. The second one showed no cist, and had in every way a rougher appearance than tho first opened. So carefully did we work that we can with confidence pronounce them of no historic value, and suppose them to be simply heaps of stone cleared off the land many years ago'. A further unlocated mound, described as being 'three miles uphill' was found to contain a piece of coal and two short lengths of tobacco pipe.

<4> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R 29/02/2009 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

It is possible that the first two 'mounds' are located wthin this group.