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Monument record MDR11545 - ?Barrow, 443m north-east of Villers Beacon, Taddington

Type and Period (1)

  • ? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

SK 1513 7126. Barrow. (1). Low mound which is either a natural knoll or a barrow. It measures c. thirteen by eleven metres across and is c. 0.3 metres high. There is a small superficial disturbance at the top. It lies on a ridge crest with good views to the west and the east. (2).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 5.25.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1995. Beech Farm, Taddington, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1994/95. No. 28, p 15.
  • <3> Article in serial: Barnatt, J. 1999. 'Taming the land: Peak District farming and ritual in the Bronze Age', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Vol. 119, pp 19-78.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 15129 71263 (point)
Civil Parish TADDINGTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR3900

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Record last edited

Apr 27 2015 3:50PM

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