Aleck Low is a geographical feature, a hill about east of Biggin and about east of Hartington, in Derbyshire, England. It is in the White Peak, an area of carboniferous limestone in the Peak District. It is a short distance east of the High Peak Trail."The White Peak" Peak District Online. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
Description Its elevation is , and its prominence is ."Aleck Low" Trailtrack. Retrieved 4 September 2026."16550 Aleck Low" Hill Bagging. Retrieved 4 September 2026. There is a triangulation pillar at the summit.
Bowl barrow There is a prehistoric bowl barrow, a scheduled monument, at the summit, measuring and about high. The triangulation pillar is on its eastern side.
Thomas Bateman excavated part of it in 1843, and there was excavation by Llewellynn Jewitt in the 1860s. The top, and part of its north side, show some damage by excavations. Finds included a burial of a crouched human at the centre, and a cremation next to it. There were also two other skeletons, fragments of pottery and flint tools.Derbyshire County Council. "Monument record MDR950 - Round barrow, Aleck or Elk Low, Hartington Nether Quarter" Derbyshire Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 4 September 2026
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