Merryton Low

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
Elevation489 m (1,604 ft) [1]
Prominence53.0 m (174 ft)
Parent peakShining Tor
ListingTuMP (400-499m), Clem (Tu,4,Cm)
Coordinates53°08′45″N 1°56′22″W 
Geography
Merryton Low
Merryton Low in Staffordshire
LocationStaffordshire, England
Parent rangePeak District
OS gridSJ994737
Topo mapOS (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24W

The hill is 489m / 1604ft 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.

References
  1. Merryton Low at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 03 August 2020.
  2. Hill Bagging: The online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills
  3. Go4awalk: Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point
  4. The Mountain Guide
  5. "Investigating Two Barrows at Leek Training Estate, Staffordshire". www.wessexarch.co.uk. Wessex Archaeology. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. Historic England. "Merryton Low bowl barrow (1008973)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. Historic England. "Home Guard War Memorial affixed to triangulation pillar at Merryton Low  (Grade II) (1392478)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. "C Company 5th Staff Leek Battalion Home Guard". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. "Short Stirling N6075 on Merryton Low". aircrashsites.co.uk. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  10. "Stirling Mk.I N6075, Merryton Low, Leek". Peak District Air Accident Research. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  11. "Hurricane V6793, Merryton Low, Staffordshire". aircrashsites.co.uk. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. "Hurricane Mk.I V6793, Merryton Low, Leek". Peak District Air Accident Research. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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