Five Wells
Appearance
Five Wells | |
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Location | Peak District |
Built | 3400–2400 BC |
Architectural style(s) | British pre-Roman Architecture |
Official name | Five Wells chambered tomb |
Designated | 5 August 1926[1] |
Reference no. | 1008940 |
Five Wells is a chambered tomb and scheduled ancient monument on Taddington Moor in the Peak District. Three stones mark the main chamber, which has been dramatically reduced; a second less well-preserved chamber is to the west. Access can be had on foot via a permitted path from Pillwell Gate to the west.[2] The mound was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1846.[3]
Notes
- ^ Historic England. "Five Wells chambered tomb (1008940)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Julian Cope (1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons Pub. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-7225-3599-8. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Five Wells". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 February 2014.