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:
Abney Moor
Abney Moor, Embanked Stone Circle An easy enough site to find with excellent views towards Eyam...
Ash Cabin Flat
Ash Cabin Flat, Embanked Stone Circle or Hut Circle Debate remains as to exactly what this site...
Bamford Moor South
Bamford Moor South, Embanked Stone Circle A beautiful, 6-post circle with clear rubble bank...
Barbrook I
Barbrook I, Embanked Stone Circle Visiting the Barbrooks on a beautiful July day, such as it was...
Barbrook III
Barbrook III, Embanked Stone Circle A delightful circle of 21 stones. Tricky to spot, despite it...
Brown Edge Circle
Brown Edge Circle, Embanked Stone Circle I was delighted to have found this circle on my second...
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.
