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ANCIENT EARTHWORKS EARLY BURIAL MOUNDS, OR LOWSfo*ti**tJ Ordnance Survey Sheet Parish Name Form Dimension! Alti- tude Situations, Findi, Note* XIV, 9 Caldon . . Crow Low . Circular . . Diam. 70 ft. ; 7 ft. high Ft 1,000 Within i mile from Caldon Station XIV, 7 Gallon . . Cart Low . > Diam. 80 ft. ; 6 ft. high 900 North-east of Water- fall and Calton Lane XIV, 1 1

Near Lower Calton Green House H Diam. 9 1 ft. ; 8 ft. 9 in. high 1,088 South-east of cross roads. Green Lane, and back lane XIV, 1 1 H

n Diam. 58 ft. ; 4 ft. high 900 At rear of Lower Calton Green House XX, 12 Calwich Calwich Low it Diam. 103 ft. ; 3 ft. high 5i8 J- mile north of Cal- wich Abbey XVIII, 12 Caverswall . Swan Bank Cookshill Circular . . . Diam. 1 59 ft. ; 10 ft. high 600 North-west Cavers- w.ill Excavation made through each direc- tion and at foot nothing found XVIII. 7

Weston Coyney Irregular Diam. 100 ft. by i 20 ft.; ;o ft. high 700 North-west of cross- roads, Hildentone to Leek and Caverswall to 1 lanlev XIV, 13 Cotton . . Near Ribden Clay Works Circular Diam. 88 ft. ; 7 ft. high 1,075 ^ mile north-west from Moat 1 louse near Cotton. LIII, * Croxall . . > Diam. 1 1 7 ft. ; 18 ft. and 29 ft. high ZOO South-east of Church- yard against River Tame LIU, 14 Elford . . The Low

Diam. 69 ft. ; 49 It- h '8 h 231 Near roadside Tarn- worth to Burton XX, 6 Ellastone . . Gid Low t> Diam. 86 ft. ; l i ft. high 600 In park north of Wootton Lodge XX, 5 Farley . . Beelow Hill . M Diam. 38 ft. ; 2 ft. high 852 Near ro.id between Farley and Cotton XX, i

Near Three Lows Cottage n Diam. 83 ft. by 71 ft.; 4ft. 6 in. high 1,044 South-west of Leek and Ashbourne Road XIV, 14

Wardlow . M Diam. 78 ft. ; 8 ft. high I, XII 200 yds. south-west of Wardlow V, 10 Fawfieldhead North of the Low

Diam. 97 ft. 6 in.; 8 ft. 6 in. high 900 Off Hulme Lane V, 10 H North-west of the Low

Diam. 104 ft. ; 6 ft. 6 in. high 956 > 375