Leekfrith Tumulus by Whitty Lane
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Leekfrith Tumulus by Whitty Lane
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 22 Jun 2021
A contributor to the "Megalithic Portal" website said this of the Leekfrith tumulus in 2005:- "I visited this site maybe 20 years ago and was told by the farmer that there was a stone on the mound but it stopped him ploughing. He had pulled down the stone and moved it into the hedgerow. Also there used to be a similar tumulus in Leek called Cocklow which also had a stone at its summit but the mound was allowed to be demolished to make way for a factory in the 1800's I think. An ancient relic from this mound - a type of funeral urn - is in the possession of Leek Museum.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.141559
Longitude
-1.997717