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Cross Low, Derbyshire

Cross Low is a Bronze Age burial located on Cross Low Bank near Alsop en le Dale, Derbyshire. The monument includes a mound measuring about 65ft by 60ft and standing about 3ft high. It was partially excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1843 and found to contain a crouched skeleton in a rough cist which also contained a fragment of stone axe and the cremated remains of two infants. It is within the council area of Derbyshire Dales (Derbyshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1011009.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 53.096777,-1.759696
Grid Reference: SK 1618 5553
Civil Parish: Eaton and Alsop CP
Council Area: Derbyshire Dales CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 301174
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cross_Low,_Derbyshire_301174

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