| Five Wells | |
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| Location | Peak District |
| Coordinates | 53°14′11″N1°48′57″W / 53.23626°N 1.81595°W /53.23626; -1.81595 |
| Built | 3400–2400 BC |
| Architectural style | British pre-Roman Architecture |
| Official name | Five Wells chambered tomb |
| Designated | 5 August 1926[1] |
| Reference no. | 1008940 |
  Location in Derbyshire | |
Five Wells is aNeolithicchambered tomb between the villages ofChelmorton andTaddington onTaddington Moor in theDerbyshirePeak District in England.
The tomb is a protectedscheduled ancient monument. Three stones mark the main chamber, which has been dramatically reduced; a second less well-preserved chamber is to the west. The burial mound is over 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter and was first excavated by the local archaeologistThomas Bateman in 1846. The chambers have paved floors. Bateman discovered the remains of at least twelve human skeletons. Subsequent excavations (byLlewellyn Jewitt, William Lukis andMicah Salt between 1862 and 1901) found further human remains, pottery and flint tools in the chambers and passages and a separatecist (stone coffin) within the mound.[1][2][3]
Access can be made on foot via a permitted path from Pillwell Gate to the west. Access along the permitted path can also be made from theLimestone Way long-distance footpath, which runs along Sough Lane 500 metres (550 yd) to the east.[4]