Falcon Low

Cave / Rock Shelter
SK104532

Also known as:

Old Park Hill Cave

Nearest town:

Ashbourne (10km ESE)

OS reference:

SK104532

OS sheet:

119

Latitude:

53° 4' 31.97 N

Longitude:

1° 50' 41.08 W

Added to TMA by

stubob

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Image of Falcon Low (Cave / Rock Shelter) by stubob

2008.

Image credit: Neil Revill.

stubob Sep 27, 2011

Articles

Falcon Low

Cave / Rock Shelter

stubob Oct 28, 2007

Excavated in the 1950’s and 60’s the cave deposits held the remains of 2 adults and 4 children accompanied by flint flakes, Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery, a deer antler and animal bones.

Sites within 20km of Falcon Low

St Bertram’s

Cave / Rock Shelter • 0.82km NNE

1

2
Beeston Tor Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 0.89km NNE

2

1

1
Cheshire Wood Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 0.9km ENE

1

3
Wetton Low

Cairn(s) • 1.7km NNE

2

1
Elderbush Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 1.74km NW

10

3
Thor’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 1.8km NW

20

9

1
Thor’s Fissure Cavern

Cave / Rock Shelter • 1.8km NW

5

1
Seven Ways Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 1.8km NW

9

3
Long Low

Bank Barrow • 1.93km ENE

18

7
Waterfall Low

Round Barrow(s) • 2.01km WSW

6

2
Grub Low

Round Barrow(s) • 2.37km WSW

2

1
Old Hannah’s Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 2.53km NNW

1

1
Ossum’s Crag Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 2.65km NW

2
Dafar Ridge Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 2.76km NNW

1

1
Mill Pot & Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 2.91km NW
Wetton Mill Farm Fissure

Cave / Rock Shelter • 2.92km NNW
Wetton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3km N

1

1
Wetton Mill Upper Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.02km NNW

1
Nan Tor

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.03km NW

2

2
Musden Low (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 3.23km SE

1
Steep Low

Cairn(s) • 3.38km NE

1

1
Stanshope Pasture

Round Barrow(s) • 3.41km ENE

1

1
Musden Low

Round Barrow(s) • 3.44km SE

3

1
Musden Low (South)

Round Barrow(s) • 3.58km SE

2
Wetton Hill Cairns East

Cairn(s) • 3.61km NNE

11
Sycamore Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.8km NNW

2

3
Calton

Round Barrow(s) • 3.83km SE

2

1
Town Low

Round Barrow(s) • 3.84km NW

1
Hazelton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 3.95km ESE

2

1
Dun Low

Round Barrow(s) • 3.99km SE

3

1
Pea Low

Chambered Cairn • 4.11km NE

15

2
Reynard’s Kitchen

4.16km E

3

2
Narrowdale Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.42km NNE

4

1
Hanging Bank, Ecton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.57km NNW

2

2

1
Bostern Grange

Cairn(s) • 4.68km ENE

1
Top Low and Net Low

Round Barrow(s) • 4.78km ESE

5

2
Gratton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.79km NE

2
Moat Low

Round Barrow(s) • 5.14km ENE

2

2
Green Low Field Tumulus

Cairn(s) • 5.17km ENE

2

1
Stanton Dale Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.2km SSE

2

1
New Inns

Round Barrow(s) • 5.52km ENE

1
Brownlow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.63km NW

1
Warslow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.67km NNW

2
Nettly Knowe

Cairn(s) • 5.68km ENE

1
Sharp Low

Round Barrow(s) • 5.69km E

2

2
Frank I' Th' Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.85km NNE

3

2
Blake Low

Round Barrow(s) • 5.87km NW

1
The Lowe

Round Barrow(s) • 5.94km ENE

1
Gorsey Low

Round Barrow(s) • 5.98km E

1
Cauldon Lowe

Round Barrow(s) • 6.03km SSW

2
Thorswood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.05km SSE

3

1
Wolfscote Hill

Round Cairn • 6.06km NE

1

1
Swinscoe

Round Barrow(s) • 6.1km ESE

1
Cross Low

Cairn(s) • 6.22km ENE

3

1
Boars Low

Round Barrow(s) • 6.52km E

10

3
Liffs Low

Round Cairn • 6.64km NE

3

1

1
Crake Low

6.78km ENE

1
Over Low

Cairn(s) • 6.98km SSE

2
Weaver Hills

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7km S

9

3
Hawks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 7.45km ENE
Basset Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 7.57km E

1

1
Ramshorn Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.04km SSW

4

1

3
Roylow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.05km N

1
Brund Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.59km NNW

1

2
Mayfield

Round Barrow(s) • 8.8km ESE

1
End Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.95km NE

4

2
Eaton Dale Wood

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.11km NE

3

1
Aleck Low

Round Barrow(s) • 9.33km NE

7

2
Carder Low

Cairn(s) • 9.51km NNE

1

2
Moneystone Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.56km NNE

1

2
Calwich Low

Round Barrow(s) • 9.75km SE

1
The Boxes

Round Barrow(s) • 9.77km SE

2
Merryton Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 9.82km WNW

1
Roystone Rocks

9.94km ENE

4

1
Roystone Valley

9.97km ENE
Merryton Low I

Round Barrow(s) • 9.98km WNW

2

1
Wigber Low

Cairn(s) • 10.13km E

17

2
Lean Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.14km NNE

7

3
Lime Kiln Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.32km ENE

1

1
Bradbourne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.47km E

12

3
Roystone Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 10.51km ENE
Powder Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.59km ENE

2

1
Pillsbury Hills Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.64km N

2

1
Bunbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 10.65km SSW

1
Daisy Bank

Round Barrow(s) • 10.66km ENE

1
Parsley Hay

Round Cairn • 10.66km NNE

3

1
Friden Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.68km NE

1

1
Gotham Grange Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.71km ENE

2

1
Blackstones Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.79km ENE

2

2
Margery Bower

Round Barrow(s) • 10.8km ESE

2

2
Vincent Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 10.8km NNE

1

1
Pilsbury

Cairn(s) • 10.87km N

5

1
Gratton Moor

10.94km NE

2

1
Smerrill Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 11.01km NE

2

1
Long Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 11.15km NE

1

2
Minninglow

Burial Chamber • 11.24km ENE

58

12

1
Minninglow Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.24km ENE

8

1
Bank Top Oval Barrow

11.26km E

1
Bank Top

Round Barrow(s) • 11.26km E

1
Tinker’s Inn

Round Barrow(s) • 11.3km ESE

1

1
Waggon Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.34km N
Gallows Low Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 11.38km ENE

2

1
Gib Hill east

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.39km NNE

7

5
Gib Hill

Long Barrow • 11.46km NNE

31

1

12
Ringham Low (Friden)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.46km NE

1
Osmaston Fields 2

Round Barrow(s) • 11.53km ESE

2

1
Rainster Rocks

Natural Rock Feature • 11.56km ENE

5

1
Long Gallery Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 11.57km NE

1
Kenslow Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 11.65km NE

7

1
Rockhurst

Long Barrow • 11.74km ENE

2
Arbor Low

Stone Circle • 11.76km NNE

148

11

39

3
Galley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.8km ENE

5

1
Benty Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 11.84km NNE

2
Borther Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.98km NE

1
Elton Common

12.05km ENE

10

2
Borther Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 12.07km NE
Slipper Low

Cairn(s) • 12.23km ENE

2
Stoney Low

Chambered Cairn • 12.25km ENE

3

1
Rains Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.34km ENE

4

2
Osmaston Fields

Round Barrow(s) • 12.37km ESE

3

1
Leekfrith

Round Barrow(s) • 12.43km WNW

5

1
Slipper Low II

Cairn(s) • 12.58km ENE

1
One Ash

Long Barrow • 12.64km NNE

1
One Ash

Round Barrow(s) • 12.69km NNE

1

1
Cales Farm SW

Round Barrow(s) • 12.76km NNE

2

2
The Stoup

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.89km E

8

4
Fox Hole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.9km NNW

23

3

2
Bawd Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13km WNW

20

1

4

1
Cronkston Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.12km N

6

3
Ows Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.36km E

1
Larks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.41km NE

4

1
Green Low Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.44km ENE

5

2
Round Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.56km ENE

2

2
Hitter Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.59km NNW

13

3

1
Green Low

Burial Chamber • 13.63km ENE

22

4
Moot Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.85km ENE

2
Carsington Pasture’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.88km ENE

1

1

2
Harboro’ Rocks

Rocky Outcrop • 13.91km ENE

27

6
Cales Dale Upper

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.99km NNE

1

1
Hognaston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.05km E

1

1
Hatch-a-way

Cairn(s) • 14.27km NNW

17

1
One Ash Shelter

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.38km NNE

2

1
Calling Low Dale

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.51km NE

4

1

1
Bee Low

Round Cairn • 14.53km NE

1

2
Dowel Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.54km NNW

8

2
Etches Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.65km NNW

15

2
Ringham Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.69km NNE

2

2
Bradley Tor

Rocking Stone • 14.82km NE

7

1

6
Dudwood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.84km NE

3

3
Harthill Moor Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.91km NE

1

1
Harley Grange

Cairn(s) • 14.92km NNW

13

1
Robin Hood’s Stride

Rocky Outcrop • 14.95km NE

59

3

15

1
Dudwood Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 15.01km NE

3

1
Great Low

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.09km N

3

1
Castle Ring (Harthill)

Hillfort • 15.1km NE

21

2
Cratcliff Rocks (Defended Settlements and Cave)

Enclosure • 15.1km NE

27

5
Nine Stones Close standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.22km NE

8

2
Nine Stones Close

Stone Circle • 15.29km NE

120

1

20
Hollins Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.33km NW

13

1

3
Nine Stones Close cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 15.41km NE

6

1

1
Sanctuary Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.46km NE

2

1
Upper edge

Cairn(s) • 15.48km NNW

2

1
Ivet Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.49km ENE

1

1
Conksbury

Round Barrow(s) • 15.5km NE

4

1

1
Gun Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.65km W

10

1

1
Stoup High Edge

Cairn(s) • 15.78km NW

6

1
Rowtor Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.79km ENE

73

1

3

11

2
Bonsall Lane

Cave / Rock Shelter • 15.83km ENE

2

1
Cranes Fort

Hillfort • 16.01km NE

4

1
Hind Low (Site of)

Round Cairn • 16.02km NNW

3
Gallows Knoll

16.11km ENE

2

1
Middleton Moor

Platform Cairn • 16.14km ENE

1

2
Brand End

Standing Stones • 16.14km NW

5

1

1
Haddon Fields South

Round Barrow(s) • 16.32km NE

1
Doll Tor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.36km NE

9

1
Cat Low, Dilhorne

Round Barrow(s) • 16.41km SW

2
Bole Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.44km NNE
Doll Tor

Stone Circle • 16.44km NE

74

4

15
The Andle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.8km NE

30

11
Grind Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.81km NE

1
Cork Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.93km ENE

28

7
Wirksworth I

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.98km ENE

12

1

3
Lud’s Church

Natural Rock Feature • 17.01km WNW

23

3

14
Burton Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 17.03km NE

2
T37 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 17.04km ENE

3
Heart Stone

Rocking Stone • 17.07km ENE

2

1
T2 cairn

Round Cairn • 17.15km ENE

15
Wirksworth III

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.16km ENE

1

3
Wirksworth II (site)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.18km ENE

2

1
T44,45 & 46

Cairn(s) • 17.18km ENE

1

1
Stanton Moor South

Stone Circle • 17.18km ENE

17

5
T25 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 17.24km ENE

9
Haddon Fields North

Round Barrow(s) • 17.26km NE

1

1
Chelmorton Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.41km N

2

1
T55 cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.46km ENE

5

1
Stanton Moor Central

Stone Circle • 17.48km NE

20

8
Gorse Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.56km ENE

9

4
Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor

Stone Circle • 17.74km NE

97

1

26

49

1
The Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.81km WNW

1
Tower Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.83km ENE

7

1
Stanton Moor North

Stone Circle • 17.88km NE

23

5
Cat Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.95km ENE

3

3
Five Wells

Chambered Tomb • 17.99km N

46

13

1
Thirst House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.99km NNW

5

3
Gospel Hillocks

Long Barrow • 18.27km NNW

1

3
Harpur Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.36km NNW

5

1
Fox Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.37km NNW

1
Old Woman’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.6km NNE

1

1
Allgreave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.91km WNW

4

1
Masson Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.92km ENE

3

2
Grin Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.14km NW

10

3
Staden

Enclosure • 19.2km NNW

2

3
Darley Dale

Ancient Trackway • 19.32km NE

5

2

4
Fin Cop

Hillfort • 19.32km NNE

19

1

8

3
Hob’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.36km NNE

6

5
Cow Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.68km NNW

2
Putwell Hill

Round Cairn • 19.76km NNE

2
Chee Tor

Stone Circle • 20km N

2

1