Cross Low

Cairn(s)
SK162555

Also known as:

Cross Low Bank

Nearest town:

Ashbourne (9km SSE)

OS reference:

SK162555

OS sheet:

119

Latitude:

53° 5' 45.89 N

Longitude:

1° 45' 28.96 W

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Sites (1)
Images (3)
Miscellaneous (1)

Sites within Cross Low

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Image of Cross Low (Cairn(s)) by TwentyTrees

The unscheduled barrow at Cross Low.

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TwentyTrees Oct 2, 2006

Image of Cross Low (Cairn(s)) by TwentyTrees

Two barrows are located on cross low; one sheduled, one not. This one is scheduled 13318. Bronze Age Bowl Barrow 1m x 20m x 18m partially excavated by Bateman in 1843, which revealed a crouched skeleton in a rough cist with stone axe fragment, the cremated remains of two infants as well as food vessels. Five further skeletons were also found.

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TwentyTrees Oct 2, 2006

Image of Cross Low (Cairn(s)) by stubob

01/05. Overgrown and tree covered, Cross Low is still an impressive mound.

stubob Jan 28, 2005

Articles

Cross Low

Cairn(s)

stubob Jan 2, 2005

Cross Low was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1843.
He found a cist which held a crouched skeleton, the remains of two cremated children and a broken stone axe.
Five other burials were found within the mound, as well as burial urns and bone pins.

info:
J. Barnatt’s “Barrow Corpus”
B Marsden’s “The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire”

Measuring c.20m by 18m and possibly 1-2m high.

Sites within 20km of Cross Low

The Lowe

Round Barrow(s) • 0.3km W

1
New Inns

Round Barrow(s) • 0.86km SW

1
Nettly Knowe

Cairn(s) • 1.08km W

1
Green Low Field Tumulus

Cairn(s) • 1.1km WSW

2

1
Hawks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 1.44km NE
Moat Low

Round Barrow(s) • 1.65km SSW

2

2
Gorsey Low

Round Barrow(s) • 2.31km SSE

1
Crake Low

2.32km SE

1
Liffs Low

Round Cairn • 2.37km NW

3

1

1
Bostern Grange

Cairn(s) • 2.46km SSW

1
Sharp Low

Round Barrow(s) • 2.7km S

2

2
Stanshope Pasture

Round Barrow(s) • 3.05km SW

1

1
Boars Low

Round Barrow(s) • 3.08km SSE

10

3
Pea Low

Chambered Cairn • 3.31km W

15

2
Gratton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.39km W

2
Reynard’s Kitchen

3.42km SSW

3

2
Roystone Rocks

3.72km ENE

4

1
Wolfscote Hill

Round Cairn • 3.75km WNW

1

1
Roystone Valley

3.82km ENE
Steep Low

Cairn(s) • 3.92km W

1

1
Aleck Low

Round Barrow(s) • 4.08km NNE

7

2
Frank I' Th' Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 4.24km WNW

3

2
Narrowdale Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km W

4

1
Lime Kiln Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.29km E

1

1
Roystone Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 4.29km ENE
Long Low

Bank Barrow • 4.29km WSW

18

7
Powder Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.38km ENE

2

1
Eaton Dale Wood

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.41km N

3

1
Daisy Bank

Round Barrow(s) • 4.48km ENE

1
Gotham Grange Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.61km NE

2

1
Basset Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 4.64km SE

1

1
Blackstones Low

Round Barrow(s) • 4.78km E

2

2
Minninglow

Burial Chamber • 5.02km ENE

58

12

1
Minninglow Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.02km ENE

8

1
Wetton Hill Cairns East

Cairn(s) • 5.03km W

11
End Low

Round Barrow(s) • 5.03km NNW

4

2
Wetton Low

Cairn(s) • 5.05km WSW

2

1
Gallows Low Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 5.2km ENE

2

1
Gratton Moor

5.29km NE

2

1
Bradbourne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.31km E

12

3
Cheshire Wood Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.35km WSW

1

3
Rockhurst

Long Barrow • 5.52km ENE

2
Galley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 5.65km ENE

5

1
Beeston Tor Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.71km WSW

2

1

1
Smerrill Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 5.73km NNE

2

1
Rainster Rocks

Natural Rock Feature • 5.74km E

5

1
St Bertram’s

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.78km WSW

1

2
Long Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 5.81km NNE

1

2
Wetton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.82km W

1

1
Wigber Low

Cairn(s) • 5.86km ESE

17

2
Friden Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.92km N

1

1
Elton Common

5.92km NE

10

2
Stoney Low

Chambered Cairn • 6.04km ENE

3

1
Slipper Low

Cairn(s) • 6.04km ENE

2
Sycamore Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.16km W

2

3
Old Hannah’s Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.18km W

1

1
Moneystone Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.21km NNW

1

2
Falcon Low

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.22km WSW

1

1
Borther Low

Round Barrow(s) • 6.34km NE

1
Borther Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 6.37km NE
Rains Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.38km E

4

2
Dafar Ridge Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.39km W

1

1
Thor’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.41km WSW

20

9

1
Thor’s Fissure Cavern

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.41km WSW

5

1
Seven Ways Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.41km WSW

9

3
Slipper Low II

Cairn(s) • 6.41km ENE

1
Long Gallery Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 6.42km NNE

1
Wetton Mill Upper Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.49km W

1
Wetton Mill Farm Fissure

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.51km W
Elderbush Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.52km WSW

10

3
Kenslow Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 6.57km NNE

7

1
Bank Top Oval Barrow

6.59km ESE

1
Bank Top

Round Barrow(s) • 6.59km ESE

1
Mill Pot & Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.6km W
Ringham Low (Friden)

Round Barrow(s) • 6.61km NNE

1
Ossum’s Crag Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.68km W

2
Nan Tor

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.7km W

2

2
Hazelton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 6.74km SW

2

1
Musden Low

Round Barrow(s) • 6.89km SW

3

1
Lean Low

Round Barrow(s) • 6.92km NNW

7

3
Hanging Bank, Ecton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.93km W

2

2

1
Musden Low (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 7km SW

1
Musden Low (South)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.11km SW

2
Top Low and Net Low

Round Barrow(s) • 7.12km SSW

5

2
Green Low Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.22km ENE

5

2
Dun Low

Round Barrow(s) • 7.37km SW

3

1
Green Low

Burial Chamber • 7.41km ENE

22

4
Carder Low

Cairn(s) • 7.42km NW

1

2
Warslow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.45km W

2
Calton

Round Barrow(s) • 7.67km SW

2

1
Round Low

Round Barrow(s) • 7.7km E

2

2
Moot Low

Round Barrow(s) • 7.74km ENE

2
Parsley Hay

Round Cairn • 7.8km NNW

3

1
The Stoup

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.81km E

8

4
Town Low

Round Barrow(s) • 7.81km W

1
Gib Hill east

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.81km NNW

7

5
Gib Hill

Long Barrow • 7.88km NNW

31

1

12
Swinscoe

Round Barrow(s) • 7.93km SSW

1
Harboro’ Rocks

Rocky Outcrop • 7.97km E

27

6
Ows Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.04km E

1
Larks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.04km NNE

4

1
Roylow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.06km WNW

1
Arbor Low

Stone Circle • 8.1km NNW

148

11

41

3
Blake Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.12km W

1
Carsington Pasture’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 8.19km E

1

1

2
Waterfall Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.22km WSW

6

2
Vincent Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 8.37km NW

1

1
Benty Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 8.54km NNW

2
Grub Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.58km WSW

2

1
Brund Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.68km WNW

1

2
One Ash

Round Barrow(s) • 8.8km N

1

1
Cales Farm SW

Round Barrow(s) • 8.86km N

2

2
Brownlow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.91km W

1
Dudwood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.97km NE

3

3
Bradley Tor

Rocking Stone • 8.97km NE

7

1

6
One Ash

Long Barrow • 8.99km NNW

1
Hognaston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.1km E

1

1
Robin Hood’s Stride

Rocky Outcrop • 9.12km NE

59

3

15

1
Harthill Moor Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.14km NE

1

1
Dudwood Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 9.19km NE

3

1
Cratcliff Rocks (Defended Settlements and Cave)

Enclosure • 9.25km NE

27

5
Stanton Dale Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.28km SW

2

1
Castle Ring (Harthill)

Hillfort • 9.37km NE

21

2
Pilsbury

Cairn(s) • 9.38km NW

5

1
Nine Stones Close standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.4km NE

8

2
Mayfield

Round Barrow(s) • 9.45km S

1
Nine Stones Close

Stone Circle • 9.48km NE

120

1

20
Pillsbury Hills Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.57km NW

2

1
Nine Stones Close cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 9.63km NE

6

1

1
Bonsall Lane

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.63km ENE

2

1
Thorswood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.67km SW

3

1
Sanctuary Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.71km NE

2

1
Ivet Low

Round Barrow(s) • 9.74km E

1

1
Bee Low

Round Cairn • 9.76km NNE

1

2
Rowtor Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.82km NE

73

1

3

11

2
Cales Dale Upper

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.95km N

1

1
Calling Low Dale

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.11km N

4

1

1
Waggon Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.14km NW
Middleton Moor

Platform Cairn • 10.17km ENE

1

2
Gallows Knoll

10.3km E

2

1
Over Low

Cairn(s) • 10.32km SSW

2
One Ash Shelter

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.44km N

2

1
Doll Tor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.45km NE

9

1
Conksbury

Round Barrow(s) • 10.49km NNE

4

1

1
Doll Tor

Stone Circle • 10.51km NE

74

4

15
Tinker’s Inn

Round Barrow(s) • 10.84km SSE

1

1
The Andle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.87km NE

30

11
Ringham Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.91km N

2

2
Osmaston Fields 2

Round Barrow(s) • 10.92km SSE

2

1
Cork Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.95km NE

28

7
Heart Stone

Rocking Stone • 11.05km NE

2

1
Weaver Hills

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.05km SW

9

3
T37 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 11.07km NE

3
Haddon Fields South

Round Barrow(s) • 11.08km NNE

1
Cranes Fort

Hillfort • 11.13km NNE

4

1
T2 cairn

Round Cairn • 11.15km NE

15
T44,45 & 46

Cairn(s) • 11.18km NE

1

1
Stanton Moor South

Stone Circle • 11.18km NE

17

5
Wirksworth I

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.23km E

12

1

3
T25 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 11.26km NE

9
Margery Bower

Round Barrow(s) • 11.29km SSE

2

2
Wirksworth II (site)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.42km E

2

1
Cauldon Lowe

Round Barrow(s) • 11.44km SW

2
Wirksworth III

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.45km E

1

3
T55 cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.48km NE

5

1
Stanton Moor Central

Stone Circle • 11.52km NE

20

8
Gorse Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.55km NE

9

4
Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor

Stone Circle • 11.79km NE

97

1

26

49

1
Cronkston Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.8km NW

6

3
Osmaston Fields

Round Barrow(s) • 11.83km SSE

3

1
Tower Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.85km NE

7

1
Stanton Moor North

Stone Circle • 11.94km NE

23

5
Cat Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.96km NE

3

3
Grind Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.07km NNE

1
The Boxes

Round Barrow(s) • 12.09km SSW

2
Haddon Fields North

Round Barrow(s) • 12.1km NNE

1

1
Calwich Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.17km SSW

1
Fox Hole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.31km NW

23

3

2
Bole Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.35km N
Burton Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.38km NNE

2
Ramshorn Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.74km SW

4

1

3
Masson Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.74km ENE

3

2
Merryton Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 13.21km W

1
Merryton Low I

Round Barrow(s) • 13.22km W

2

1
Darley Dale

Ancient Trackway • 13.35km NE

5

2

4
Hitter Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.46km WNW

13

3

1
Great Low

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.95km NW

3

1
Hatch-a-way

Cairn(s) • 14.29km WNW

17

1
Dowel Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.68km WNW

8

2
Harley Grange

Cairn(s) • 14.71km WNW

13

1
Etches Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.82km WNW

15

2
Hirst Stones (site)

14.84km ENE

7
Calton Pastures

Round Barrow(s) • 14.85km NNE

11

2
Ball Cross

Hillfort • 15.09km NNE

11

2
Old Woman’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 15.29km N

1

1
Bunbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 15.37km SW

1
Bumper Castle

Ring Cairn • 15.47km NE

1

1
Upper edge

Cairn(s) • 15.49km WNW

2

1
Farley Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.63km ENE

11

1

1

8
Wishing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.7km ENE

2

2
Crackendale Pasture

Round Barrow(s) • 15.7km NNE

3

2
Hind Low (Site of)

Round Cairn • 15.7km NW

3
Fin Cop

Hillfort • 15.74km N

19

1

8

3
Hob’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 15.75km N

6

5
Chelmorton Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.82km NW

2

1
Raven Tor

Cairn(s) • 16.02km NE

2

1
Hollins Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.02km WNW

13

1

3
Five Wells

Chambered Tomb • 16.04km NNW

46

13

1
Raven Tor Triple Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.16km NE

18

2

9
Putwell Hill

Round Cairn • 16.33km N

2
Stoup High Edge

Cairn(s) • 16.35km WNW

6

1
Chatsworth Park

Round Barrow(s) • 16.37km NE

2

1
Handley Bottom

Cup Marked Stone • 16.52km NNE

1

1
Lindup Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.53km NE

1

2
Cuckoo Stone

16.56km ENE

4

1
Leekfrith

Round Barrow(s) • 16.61km W

5

1
White Cliff

Round Barrow(s) • 16.69km N

2

1
Bawd Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.72km W

20

1

4

1
Stump Cross Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.79km NNE

3

2
Seven Brideron (site)

Stone Circle • 16.88km ENE

1

1

1
Thirst House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 16.97km NW

5

3
Fallinge Edge

Cairn(s) • 17.01km NE

1

1
Hay Top

Round Barrow(s) • 17.03km N

1
Brand End

Standing Stones • 17.11km WNW

5

1

1
Beeley North (South 2)

17.21km NE

3

4
Beeley South (South I)

Ring Cairn • 17.21km NE

1

2
Fallinge Edge

Cairn(s) • 17.26km NE

1
Castlegate Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 17.3km N

3
Beeley Moor

Ring Cairn • 17.31km NE

6

2
Hay Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 17.39km N

2
Beeley Warren NW

Ring Cairn • 17.47km NE

1

1
Park Gate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.59km NE

40

7

1
Gospel Hillocks

Long Barrow • 17.6km NW

1

3
Beeley Warren

Cairn(s) • 17.64km NE

3

2
Beeley Warren ??

Cairn(s) • 17.68km NE

2

1
Beeley Warren NE

17.75km NE

1
Beeley Central

Ring Cairn • 17.78km NE

4

2
Chee Tor

Stone Circle • 17.94km NNW

2

1
Harland Edge

Cairn(s) • 18.02km NE

6

4
Ravencliffe Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.02km N

4

1
Rolley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.21km N

1

2
Harland Edge Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.28km NE

1
Harpur Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.32km WNW

5

1
Fox Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.32km NW

1
Harland Edge SW (a)

Cairn(s) • 18.35km NE

1
Harland Edge SW (b)

Cairn(s) • 18.35km NE

1
Cow Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.38km NW

2
Bunkers Hill Plantation

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.38km NE

3

2
Hole Stone (site)

18.41km ENE

1
Harland Edge cup marked rock

Cup Marked Stone • 18.49km NE

3

1
Hob Hurst’s House

Burial Chamber • 18.51km NE

25

13
Wardlow Hay Cop

Round Barrow(s) • 18.52km N

1
Gibbet Moor Standing Stones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.54km NE

7

2
Harland Edge SE

Cairn(s) • 18.64km NE

2

1
Harewood Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.77km NE

1
Blake Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.86km NNE

2
Gibbet Moor South

Enclosure • 18.88km NE

2

2
Gibbet Moor West

Ring Cairn • 18.93km NE

3
Staden

Enclosure • 19km NW

2

3
Dobb Edge

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.16km NE

7

3
Turning Stone and Robin Hoods Mark

Rocking Stone • 19.17km ENE

8

6
Gibbet Moor and East Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.38km NE

9

1
Gibbet Moor North

Stone Circle • 19.41km NE

19

5
Gibbet Moor cist

Cist • 19.41km NE

3

2
Grin Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.44km WNW

10

3
White Rake Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.49km N

2

1
Gibbet Moor West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.57km NE

1
Peter’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 19.81km N

5

2
Longside Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 19.81km NE

1

1
Dalebrook

Cairn(s) • 19.96km NE

3

1