isn't it a barrow?

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postman P
postman Jan 19, 2007 22:18:45

If it isn't a barrow like most lows ( I know a low is any conical hill like mound)then I guess it should be deleted .shame though it's a cool place .
Pike low up the road is a barrow though isn't it? the stone is very suspect I agree

S StoneLifter
StoneLifter Jan 19, 2007 22:27:11
Replying to postman

Hlaw was an old name for hill. The stone is more genuine than you think - there are others, plenty of others, but they're supressed here - out of superstition.

T TMA Ed
TMA Ed Jan 19, 2007 23:50:09
Replying to postman

Postman: the adding of the 'disputed' tag is not, as I hope you appreciate, a personal comment on your posts. If a site is currently unrecognised by English Heritage (for example) this does not necessarily rule out prehistoric connections. The tag therefore provides a useful way for visitors to the site to distinguish between 'definite' sites and contributors' suggestions, and also acts as a request for more information. As you had reasons for suspecting the Low to be an undiscovered site, you could add perhaps a fieldnote or miscellaneous post to your photos.

The TMA Eds use a number of resources to research 'disputed' sites and yes, sometimes those with apparently no supporting evidence (including sometimes a lack of explanation from the poster themselves) or those discovered to be of the wrong period, are deleted. The intention of this is to maintain the leanness of the website and not to act as 'suppression'.

You may also want to read the following post, which sums up the same ideas:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=37863&offset=75

TMA Ed.

G Grendel
Grendel Jan 21, 2007 13:37:54
Replying to postman

Postman,

To look at Big Low specifically, I believe it needs to be considered as part of a far bigger context.

On the opposite side of the Dean valley there is a barrow at Nab Head and then as you sweep around the head of the valley you have the one at Pike Low, one apparently at Andrew's Knob (no sniggers), the lost Little Low on Billinge Hill and then Ginclough.

All these barrows effectively parcel up the valley. Did they represent land ownership markers?

The obvious place where there should a barrow is under White Nancy (again keeping sniggering to a minimum) at the end of the Saddle of Kerridge.

This is apparently discussed in a book about the old stuff of Cheshire.

Cheers

Grendel