<< Our Photo Pages >> Upper Edge - Cairn in England in Derbyshire
Submitted by postman on Wednesday, 15 January 2014 Page Views: 2042
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Upper EdgeCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Buxton Nearest Village: Earl Sterndale
Map Ref: SK07656845
Latitude: 53.213057N Longitude: 1.886905W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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It is a short walk but it's not really on a footpath, and to be honest the cairn is a ruined and battered mess, but it is part of the collective round here and seeing as I intend to see the whole place and everthing in it I have had to come and take a look.
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