Monument record MDR1193 - Barrow, south-east of Nether Low Bowl Barrow, Chelmorton
Type and Period (4)
- INHUMATION (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- CIST (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- ROUND BARROW (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- TRIANGULATION POINT (Former Type) (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A small low barrow in the neighbourhood of Nether Low, opened on the 23rd June 1849, was found to cover a rock-grave lined with stone slabs and containing a Saxon burial with an iron knife, and traces of wood and animal skin. (1)
Anglian primary. (5)
A low mound at SK 1107 6887 is probably the tumulus excavated by Bateman. Surveyed at 1/2500. (6)
Dimensions: Length is 9.5m, breadth is 9.0m. This low mound is crossed by a drystone wall and is currently being damaged by livestock erosion. The rock cut grave was oriented east to west and was lined with slabs at the head end. (10, 11)
An OS triangulation pillar is marked on the 1922 map at or near the mound, but this has now been removed. Bateman excavated the mound in 1849 and found an adult male inhumation accompanied by an iron knife by the pelvis and a decayed object of wood and animal skin. These finds indicate the mound was an Anglian barrow built over the grave of an 'early Christian noble, of probable 7th century AD date'. (11)
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDR16985 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1861. Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills. p51.
- <2> SDR13770 Unpublished document: Bateman, T. Descriptions of, and Observations on, Further Discoveries in the Barrows of Derbyshire.
- <2> SDR7282 Bibliographic reference: Howarth, E. 1899. Catalogue of the Bateman Collection of Antiquities in the Sheffield Public Museum. p236.
- <3> SDR3119 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. n.d.. Illustrations of Antiquity.
- <5> SDR12503 Article in serial: Ozanne, A. 1962-3. 'The Peak Dwellers', Medieval Archaeology. Volume 6-7. p42.
- <6> SDR6073 Personal Observation: F1 BHS 09-MAR-66.
- <7> SDR8270 Unpublished document: Lewis, G (University of Liverpool). 1970. The Bronze Age in the Southern Pennines. p286.
- <8> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire. p28.
- <9> SDR9656 Index: NDAT. 0688. 0688.
- <10> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 7:16.
- <11> SDR20338 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1992. Shallow Grange, Chelmorton, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1992. No.2, p1.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1104 6887 (108m by 119m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHELMORTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR3688
- EDR933
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2017 3:12PM