Five Wells

Five Wells is a Neolithic chambered tomb on Taddington Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District, reputed to be the highest megalithic tomb in Britain. Built between approximately 3400-2400 BC, it originally consisted of two limestone slab chambers set back-to-back, covered by a circular mound 56 feet in diameter. Thomas Bateman first excavated the site in 1846, recovering jawbones from twelve individuals along with flint arrowheads. Later excavations in 1865 and 1899-1901 uncovered Neolithic plain ware pottery, Peterborough ware sherds, and additional skeletal remains spanning from the Early Neolithic into the Bronze Age.