More information : [SK 16818289] Tumulus [O.E.]. (1) "Barrow called `The Folly' is a slight mound surrounded by a ditch; diam. 75 ft. An axe was found on the site. Flints found within the Folly (b). (2) This is a large, flat-topped, circular mound, probably a round barrow, maximum height 1.5m, surmounted by a small mound 0.5m high. The latter seems insignificant and is possibly spoil. Plough encroaches on the perimeter, and there is no evidence of a ditch. Surveyed at 1:2500. (3)
SK 1681 8288. The Folly platform cairn. Scheduled RSM no. 23268. (4)
The feature described above is visible as an earthwork on air photographs, centred at SK 1681 8289 and measuring approximately 23m in diameter. The feature was mapped as part of the Derbyshire and Peak District Aggregates Assessment Survey and appears to be extant on the latest EARTH.GOOGLE.COM photography (accessed 15-OCT-2009). (5)
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