{"id":562,"date":"2022-09-10T14:27:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T14:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triskelepublishing.com\/weirdstonewalk\/?page_id=562"},"modified":"2022-09-10T14:27:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T14:27:28","slug":"macclesfield-forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/triskelepublishing.com\/weirdstonewalk\/macclesfield-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Macclesfield Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Approximate Location<\/strong>
OS Grid Reference: SJ 96218 71172
Latitude \/ Longitude: 53\u00b014\u203215\u2033N , 002\u00b003\u203229\u2033W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picked up on Gaberlunzie’s magic horse at Pyethorne Wood<\/a>, the travellers were whisked across Danes Moss<\/a> and deposited on the edge of the Macclesfield Forest; a short distance from their rendezvous point with Cadellin on Shuttlingslow<\/a> (Weirdstone, Chapter 19 – Gaberlunzie<\/em>). They then camped in the open under the trees which “grew only a few feet apart… the sweeping branches came close to the ground<\/em>“. During the night two playful fox cubs hid their tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macclesfield Forest<\/a> was established as a hunting reserve during the mediaeval period. It was formerly owned by the earl of Chester and the English monarchy. The dense woodland to the north-west of Shuttlingslow <\/a>was largely planted with conifers between the 1930s and 1950s. However, it is gradually being clear-felled and replaced with native trees by United Utilities<\/a>, who also own the reservoirs which lie between the woodland and the town of Macclesfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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