Cheetham Close

Cheetham Close is a megalithic site and scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire, very close to the boundary with Greater Manchester, England [1]. The megalith was in good condition until a farmer from Turton sledgehammered the circle in the 1870s [1]. The stone circle at Cheetham Close measured about 18.5 metres (61 ft) in diameter [1]. Six stones are definitely part of the circle and other smaller stones are scattered about the place [1]. The monument has been damaged, and the stones fractured [1]. The area was surveyed in 1850 by Dryden, who identified a circle of six stones [1]. In 1871 Greenhalgh identified a seventh stone and drew attention to the destruction of the site [1]. A saddle quern was found in 1954 and the site was scheduled in 1958 [1].