Peak District
Lean Low
394M
1293FT
About Lean Low
Sitting just south of the High Peak Trail near Parsley Hay, this unassuming limestone swell offers a quiet vantage point over the White Peak plateau. The terrain is typical upland pasture, leading to a summit marked by an ancient bowl barrow, characteristic of the many "Lows" found across this Derbyshire landscape.
Key Statistics
Rank
212th Highest in Peak District
Parent Range
The Peak District
Prominence
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43
Nearest Town
Parsley Hay
Geology
Lean Low is built upon layers of Bee Low and Woo Dale limestone. This solid rock creates the sturdy foundation you are walking on today.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
SK149622
Latitude
53.1567°N
Longitude
1.7786°W
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from the Old English word hlāw, meaning a burial mound or hill; in the Peak District, this suffix almost always signifies the presence of a prehistoric tumulus on the summit.
- •The summit is home to a protected Bronze Age bowl barrow, a scheduled monument that confirms the hill's long-standing significance as a landmark for early inhabitants of the limestone plateau.
- •Its position provides a clear perspective of the surrounding agricultural landscape, with views extending towards the distinct limestone reef knolls of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill to the northwest.
- •In a landscape defined by rolling plateaus, the hill qualifies as a Tump by virtue of having just thirty metres of prominence—a height difference the local livestock likely navigate without a second thought.