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Five Wells chambered tomb is a Neolithic long barrow located near Taddington in Derbyshire. The monument consists of a substantial earthen mound covering multiple stone burial chambers, typical of the communal burial practices of the fourth millennium BC. The site contains evidence of multiple inhumations and represents an important example of early agricultural settlement in the Peak District region. Its construction and use reflect the monumental building traditions established by Britain's earliest farming communities during the earlier Neolithic period.
Five Wells chambered tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008940. View the official record →
Five Wells chambered tomb is a Neolithic long barrow located near Taddington in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008940.
Five Wells chambered tomb is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008940.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Parsley Hay bowl barrow (8.2 km), Gib Hill oval barrow and bowl barrow (8.4 km), Bowl barrow 360m north-west of The Low (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Five Wells chambered tomb's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Five Wells chambered tomb stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.