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Galley Low
Hob Uid: 310798
Location : Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales Brassington
Grid Ref : SK2180056490
Summary : Round barrow in Brassington Moor. Excavations have located primary Bronze Age inhumations and an intrusive late 7th century Early Medieval inhumation with grave goods including a necklace, pin and arrowhead. A Bronze Age round barrow and a bank of uncertain date are visible as earthworks on air photographs. The features are still extant on Google.Earth.com 2000 imagery (accessed on 25th January 2010).
More information : "A large barrow on Brassington Moor, usually called Galley Lowe, but formerly written Callidge Lowe" was examined by Bateman on 30th June, 3rd July, 1843 & 10th May. 1844 (1) A Food Vessel of Manby's type 3(iii) was found near the head of a skeleton accompanied by a bone dagger pommel (2). An intrusive inhumation was accompanied by a gold and garnet necklace of Kentish type of the seventh century (3). Also found were several iron rivets, perhaps of a coffin, iron arrowheads (?), a bone pin etc. The finds are in Sheffield Museum (4) Galley Low SK 218565 (1-5) The tumulus is situated at SK 21805649. Surveyed at 1/2500. (6) Additional reference. (7) A Bronze Age round barrow and a bank of uncertain date are visible as earthworks on air photographs, centred at SK 2180 5648. A bank, semi-circular in shape, surrounds the barrow, probably later in date. The features are still extant on Google.Earth.com 2000 imagery (accessed on 25th January 2010). (10)

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Source details : Vestiges of the Antiquities of Derbyshire 1848 37-39 53-3 illus (T Bateman)
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Source details : T.G.Manby
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Source details : Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SK2156 04-SEP-2000
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Source details : M.J.Fowler
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Source details : Art and Archaeology 109 (Leeds)
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Source details : Catalogue of the Bateman Collection, 1899 (E Howarth)
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Source details : List of Barrows Peak District 1960 (J Bartlett)
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Source details : F1 BHS 14-APR-66
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Source details : The Burial Mounds of Derbys 1977 24 (BM Marsden) Priv pubn
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Round Barrow, Inhumation
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Late C7
Monument End Date : 699
Monument Start Date : 650
Monument Type : Inhumation, Coffin
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
Display Date : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Bank (Earthwork)
Evidence : Earthwork

Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Round Barrow, Inhumation
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Early Medieval
Component Monument Type : Inhumation, Coffin
Object Type : NECKLACE, ARROWHEAD, PIN
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Derbyshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 30641
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Derbyshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 2469
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Derbyshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 2471
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 25 NW 12
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1843-01-01
End Date : 1844-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-04-14
End Date : 1966-04-14

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2009-05-05
End Date : 2010-06-15

Historic England Research Records

Galley Low