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<< Text Pages >> Fox Low - Round Barrow(s) in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 25 January 2009  Page Views: 4728

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fox Low
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Harpur Hill
Map Ref: SK06737122
Latitude: 53.237968N  Longitude: 1.900623W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Round Barrow(s) in Derbyshire

From Pastscape: "Bronze Age round barrow, visible as an earthwork, believed to have been excavated in 1850. The feature is also visible as an earthwork on air photographs mapped as part of the Derbyshire and Peak District Aggregates Assessment Project. It is still extant on Google.Earth.com 06-SEP-2005 imagery (accessed on 21st September 2009)." http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=306074
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK0671 : Harpur Hill with snow and semis by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2013(licence)
SK0671 : Fox Low, at Harpur Hill, Buxton by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2010(licence)
SK0671 : St John's Ambulance HQ, Harpur Hill by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2015(licence)
SK0671 : Burlow Avenue, Harpur Hill by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2013(licence)
SK0670 : Harpur Hill College by Roger May
by Roger May
©2005(licence)

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 2.9km SSW 193° Stoup High Edge* Cairn (SK061684)
 2.9km SSE 162° Upper Edge* Cairn (SK07656845)
 2.9km NNE 22° Fairfield Low Round Barrow(s) (SK07817396)
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 3.4km SSW 192° Hollins Hill* Cairn (SK060679)
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 4.1km SSE 161° Hatch-a-way* Cairn (SK081673)
 4.2km WSW 258° Dane Head* Marker Stone (SK02657036)
 4.2km SE 136° Hind Low* Ancient Village or Settlement (SK097682)
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 4.9km SSE 157° Hitter hill* Cairn (SK087667)
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