Five Wells
Five Wells is a Neolithic chambered tomb between the villages of Chelmorton and Taddington on Taddington Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District in England.Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: chambered tomb
- Also known as: “Five Wells chambered cairn” and “Five Wells chambered tomb”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calton Hill and Church of St John the Baptist.
Calton Hill
Peak
Calton Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, England, showing Olivine Diorite magma chamber. It is the site of an extinct volcano and the quarrying that has now been abandoned means that it is possible to observe the geological structures caused by the repeated eruptions.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Five Wells.
South Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Five Wells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackwell in the Peak and Chelmorton.
Blackwell in the Peak
Village
Photo: Adrian Channing, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackwell is a village in the Derbyshire Dales local government district of Derbyshire, England, on the A6 main road between Bakewell and Buxton. It is sometimes referred to as "Blackwell-in-the-Peak" to distinguish it from Blackwell near Alfreton.
Chelmorton
Village
Chelmorton is a village and a civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It is in the Derbyshire Dales district and the nearest towns are Buxton to the northwest and Bakewell to the east.
Priestcliffe
Village
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Priestcliffe is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. The hamlet falls within the civil parish of Taddington. It is about 1.2 km north of Taddington and within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.
Five Wells
- Categories: chambered cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chelmorton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23629° or 53° 14′ 11″ northLongitude
-1.81589° or 1° 48′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C5W65PM+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 332792502OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1421895
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In Other Languages
“Five Wells” goes by many names.
- German: “Five Wells”
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