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Conksbury

Round Barrow(s)

<b>Conksbury</b>Posted by thesweetcheatImage © A. Brookes (3.8.2022)
Also known as:
  • Meadow Place
  • Greenstor Meadow

Nearest Town:Bakewell (3km NNE)
OS Ref (GB):   SK2029965164 / Sheet: 119
Latitude:53° 10' 58.29" N
Longitude:   1° 41' 46.37" W

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Only down the road from Thomas Bateman's gaff, so it's no surprise to find he's been round it.
His dig of 1848 uncovered 2 disturbed burials, a bone point and several flint tools.

info:
J.Barnatt's & J. Collis' "Barrow Corpus"
B. Marsden's "The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire"
stubob Posted by stubob
13th February 2005ce
Edited 23rd March 2005ce