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Swarkestone Lows, Derbyshire

Swarkestone Lows is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery, located in the Trent Valley near Swarkestone, Derbyshire. The monument is visible as a series of earthworks and cropmarks. Four barrows are visible as upstanding earthworks. The monument also includes the buried remains of Bronze Age occupation and part of an Iron Age aggregate field system. The monument is within the council area of South Derbyshire (Derbyshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1019060.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 52.861992,-1.4580121
Grid Reference: SK 3658 2952
Civil Parish: Swarkestone CP
Council Area: South Derbyshire CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 304804
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Swarkestone_Lows,_Derbyshire_304804

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