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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wetton Low - Round Barrow(s) in England in Staffordshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Sunday, 30 July 2006  Page Views: 5794

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wetton Low
Country: England County: Staffordshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Ashbourne  Nearest Village: Wetton
Map Ref: SK113547
Latitude: 53.089396N  Longitude: 1.832729W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
2 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
3

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Wetton Low
Wetton Low submitted by TwentyTrees : Picture taken from the nearby road. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Staffordshire

Bowl Barrow on a ridge just south of Wetton. Trig point on its top.
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Wetton Low
Wetton Low submitted by postman : Zoomed upon from the lane to long low (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetton Low
Wetton Low submitted by TwentyTrees : Taken from the south, on the lane to Long Low, showing the barrow isolated from the trees and its prominence in the landscape. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetton Low
Wetton Low submitted by TimPrevett : Wetton Low - bowl barrow. Many of the barrows in this area are heavily depleted, with field boundaries running over them. This is one of the easier barrows to spot, courtesy largely of the trig point. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK1154 : Trig point at Wetton Low by Trevor Littlewood
by Trevor Littlewood
©2014(licence)
SK1154 : Trig Point on Wetton Low by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2020(licence)
SK1154 : Wetton Low by David Martin
by David Martin
©2014(licence)
SK1154 : Wetton Low by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2010(licence)
SK1154 : Ashbourne Lane by Chris Heaton
by Chris Heaton
©2021(licence)

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 1.7km SSW 211° Falcon Low Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SK104532)
 1.7km NNW 329° Wetton Hill* Round Barrow(s) (SK104562)
 1.8km SE 124° Damgate Cairns 2* Cairn (SK128537)
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 2.0km WNW 303° Ossom's Crag Shelter* Cave or Rock Shelter (SK096558)
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 2.2km ESE 103° Stanshope Cairn 2* Cairn (SK135542)
 2.3km SE 146° Beechenhill Cairns* Cairn (SK126528)
 2.3km NW 310° Wetton Mill Rock Shelter* Cave or Rock Shelter (SK095562)
 2.5km NE 45° Pea Low* Chambered Cairn (SK131565)
 2.5km NNW 335° Sycamore Cave Ecton Cave or Rock Shelter (SK102570)
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