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with Knowle Hill which are two properties previously owned by the Burdett family together with the land belong to Heath Wood. Presumably, the path was useful when the family moved to Knowle Hill whilst building work was in progress in order to visit St Saviour's church which the family built in 1662.
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In the eighteenth century Heath Wood was actually a field and the growth of woodland has only happened since then. Without the woods being there then this burial place would have had a fine view of the
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Heath Wood contains a series of 59 barrows which is a Viking burial site near Ingleby, Derbyshire. The barrows are unusual because they are the only known Scandinavian
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valley. The path that goes through the woods neatly misses any of the ancient barrows and it is believed that no barrows were removed to ease its path.
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Excavations between 1998 and 2000 produced a number of finds which are available in
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site in the British Isles. It is believed to be a war cemetery of the
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which arrived in the area in 873 A.D. Early excavations by
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in May 1855 found that some of the mounds were empty
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mounds where presumably the body was not available.
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Ingleby, Derbyshire
52°49′41″N 1°29′24″W / 52.828°N 1.490°W / 52.828; -1.490
Viking
Ingleby, Derbyshire
cremation
Viking Great Army
Thomas Bateman
cenotaph
Derby Museum
Repton
Forestry Commission
Church Commissioners
Scheduled Ancient Monument

Foremarke Hall
Trent



"Excavations at the Viking barrow cemetery at Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire"
The Antiquaries Journal
Historic England
"Viking barrow cemetery in Heath Wood (1017561)"
National Heritage List for England
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Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Francis Leggatt Chantrey

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