tumulus
tumulus is an archaeological site in Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District, England. tumulus is situated nearby to the peak Thirkelow Rocks, as well as near the sports venue Buxton Raceway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Axe Edge Moor and Solomon’s Temple.
Axe Edge Moor
Peak
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axe Edge Moor is the major moorland southwest of Buxton in the Peak District, England. It is mainly gritstone. Its highest point is at grid reference SK035706.
Solomon’s Temple
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, is a Victorian folly on the summit of Grin Low hill, near the spa town of Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District. Solomon’s Temple is situated 1½ miles north of tumulus.
Cheeks Hill
Peak
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheeks Hill is a hill on Axe Edge Moor in the Peak District, England. It lies just south of the Cat and Fiddle Road near Buxton, and forms part of the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpur Hill and Hollinsclough.
Harpur Hill
Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harpur Hill is a small village on the outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Cote Heath ward of the High Peak Borough Council. It has a primary school, a park, a pub, a working men's club and a Methodist church.
Hollinsclough
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollinsclough is a small rural village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is within the Peak District National Park. Hollinsclough is situated 2 miles southeast of tumulus.
Flash
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Flash is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands and the Peak District National Park, England. At 1,519 feet above sea level, it is the highest village in the United Kingdom. Flash was an early centre for Wesleyanism. Flash is situated 2 miles southwest of tumulus.
tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.21995° or 53° 13′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.92782° or 1° 55′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C5W639C+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9091350349OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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