Monument record MDR1905 - Slipper Low Barrow, Taddington
Type and Period (2)
- BARROW (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- INHUMATION (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
[SK 14107065] SLIPPER LOW. (3). Slipper Low barrow, near Taddington, six yards in diameter, was opened on the 22nd April 1851 when it was found to cover a rock-cut grave. The grave was filled with puddled earth and contained an extended skeleton. (1). This barrow is now extremely low in profile and has been resurveyed in outline only at 1/2500. (6)
The site is crossed by a dry stone wall and may not be a ploughed down barrow. The wall (18th century type) would prevent excavation at the centre. The barrow excavated by Bateman might be elsewhere and now lost … he noted it was 5.5m in diameter, and did not state the position of the trench, but it was probably central. The rock cut grave had four slabs adjacent to its north-east side. The barrow and grave may well be Anglian, being consistent in size and form with other mounds of this period in the region. (9)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR16985 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1861. Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills. p 71.
- <2> SDR3119 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. n.d.. Illustrations of Antiquity. Fol.35.
- <3> SDR3117 Unpublished document: Bateman, T. n.d.. Descriptions of, and Observations on, Further Discoveries in the Barrows of Derbyshire.
- <4> SDR11764 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1955. 6".
- <5> SDR12503 Article in serial: Ozanne, A. 1962-3. 'The Peak Dwellers', Medieval Archaeology. Volume 6-7.
- <6> SDR6062 Personal Observation: F1 BHS 07-JAN-66.
- <7> SDR8643 Bibliographic reference: Marsden, B. 1977. The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire. p 95.
- <8> SDR14121 Index: NDAT. 1860. 1860.
- <9> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 5:7.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1410 7065 (170m by 147m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TADDINGTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- EDR133
- EDR332
- EDR579
- EDR869
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2015 3:59PM