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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chelmorton LowCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Buxton Nearest Village: Chelmorton
Map Ref: SK114706
Latitude: 53.232317N Longitude: 1.830676W
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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Round Barrow(s) in Derbyshire
Two round barrows some 955 m from Five Wells Chambered Cairn at the western end of the hill. Fine views all around being the highest point in the area (434m) - slightly higher then Five Wells whose east chamber portal stones are visible on the eastern horizon.
The two barrows are well preserved with signs of excavation present in the centre of each. They are around 10m wide, 1.5 metres high and 37m apart.
The barrows are highly visible in the landscape in all directions.
Access from the left hand bridleway (the right hand goes to Five Wells) near the pub at Chelmorton - Right to Roam - straight up the hill.
There may have been a third barrow - there are significant piles of stones where a third barrow should be if aligned with the other two. Five Wells also lines up well with the alignment of the two barrows although the evcavations makes their centres difficult to identify, and their proximity increases the likelihood of error.
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