WELCOME TO

A website in support of the book:

The Prehistoric Peak – A Practical Guide to the Neolithic & Bronze Age Monuments of The Peak District

by Andrew Johnstone

About this website

Prehistoricpeak.co.uk has been developed in order to offer a digital insight to the prehistory of England’s Peak District. Covering parts of Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire, the national park is home to many monuments and remains left behind by our ancestors, many of which make spectacular destinations for days out in one of this country’s most dramatic and beautiful landscapes. Spanning millenia in their construction and use, a wide variety of prehistoric monuments can be found and explored within the national park. It is hoped that this website will help ignite or extend your own journey of discovery into Britain’s history.

Some of the monuments and sites featured include:

About The Prehistoric Peak

A Practical Guide to the Neolithic & Bronze Age Monuments of The Peak District

Written and designed by Andrew Johnstone

The Prehistoric Peak is a practical guidebook to discovering and exploring the Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments of the Peak District. The intention is not to explain their origins, but to encourage everyone to go and see them for themselves as they are today. After all, they are located in some of the most spectacular landscapes available to us in Britain today and make fascinating destinations for journeys that are about experiencing all the wonders of the world around us.