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Blackstone's Low bowl barrow

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📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.09553, -1.68734

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Blue, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Cleavers, Hogweed +70 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid, Cleavers, Hogweed +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
Roystone Grange TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackstone's Low tumulus

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackstone's Low tumulus

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundariesHistoric site3.7 km→✦Romano-British settlement and field system at Rainster RocksHistoric site1.1 km→✦Medieval settlement and associated field system immediately south of Ballidon villageHistoric site1.1 km→✦Romano-British field system, 420m south east of Roystone GrangeHistoric site1.2 km→✦Smiths Rodley CraneHistoric site2.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.6 km→

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