Merryton Low
Hill in Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Merryton Low is a hill in Staffordshire, England, a few miles east of Leek. It is in the civil parish of Fawfieldhead in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands.
| Merryton Low | |
|---|---|
Trig point with WWII memorial plaque | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 53.0 m (174 ft) |
| Parent peak | Shining Tor |
| Listing | TuMP (400-499m), Clem (Tu,4,Cm) |
| Coordinates | 53°08′45″N 1°56′22″W |
| Geography | |
  Merryton Low Location in the Peak District  Merryton Low Location in Staffordshire | |
| Location | Staffordshire, England |
| Parent range | Peak District |
| OS grid | SK041609 |
| Topo map | OS (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24W |
The hill is 489m / 1604 ft ASL and forms part of the White Peak and is within the Peak District National Park[2][3]
The parent peak is Shining Tor and it ranks as the 6366th highest peak in the British Isles and the 729th tallest in England[4]
There are two bowl barrows on the hill: Merryton Low bowl barrow, a scheduled monument is at the summit, and another scheduled barrow lies 700m to the south.[5][6]
The summit trig point is grade II listed as it carries a plaque commemorating four members of the local Home Guard who died on active service in the regular army during World War II.[7][8] The hill was the site of two fatal air crashes during World War II: a Short Stirling crashed on 13 July 1942 with eight deaths,[9][10] and a Hawker Hurricane on 27 July 1944 with one death.[11][12]
The River Hamps rises on its southern slopes.[citation needed]
