Monument record MDR6905 - Highlow Bank. Round Barrows
Type and Period (2)
- LONG CAIRN ? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
There is a possibility that the southeastern barrow is the tail of a long cairn with a round barrow superimposed on its northeastern end. However, an interpretation as two abutting round barrows seems more likely (1-4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDR4562 Article in serial: Barnatt, J & Coles, G. 1991. 'The prehistoric cairnfield at Highlow Bank, Derbyshire, a survey of remains and excavation of one of the cairns, 1988', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 111.
- <2> SDR17257 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1988. Highlow Bank Field Monument Survey Sites 1,2. 1,2.
- <3> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 30:5.
- <4> SDR2466 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J. 1989. The Peak District Barrow Survey (updated 1994). Site 30:6.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2111 8025 (10m by 10m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGHLOW, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 11 2000 12:00AM