by Prehistoric_Admin | May 12, 2024 | Embanked Stone Circle
Abney Moor Abney Moor, Embanked Stone Circle An easy enough site to find with excellent views towards Eyam Moor in the southeast. Because of its ruinous state, it is hard to imagine how this circle would have looked originally, although there is an 18th Century report...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 12, 2024 | Freestanding Stone Circle, Henge
Arbor Low Arbor Low, Henge with Collapsed Stone Circle Arbor Low is the showcase site of The Peak District, hence it being known as the Stonehenge of the North. From every angle it is impressive. The henge itself is almost 80m in diameter and although now flat, it is...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 12, 2024 | Embanked Stone Circle
Ash Cabin Flat Ash Cabin Flat, Embanked Stone Circle or Hut Circle Debate remains as to exactly what this site is. I spent a couple of hours trying to decipher it on my first visit, but to no avail. Nature was against me in the form of heather and bilberry bushes that...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 12, 2024 | Embanked Stone Circle
Bamford Moor South Bamford Moor South, Embanked Stone Circle A beautiful, 6-post circle with clear rubble bank surrounded by other prehistoric monuments, such as a nearby robbed cairn. This site is fairly easy to access, but sensible footwear and clothing are a must...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 12, 2024 | Earthwork, Ringcairn
Bar Dike Bar Dike, Earthwork & Ringcairn Travelling south along the Mortimer Road from Ewden Beck is Bar Dike. The massive bank and ditch earthwork that is the dike is clear and monumental and despite its original function and meaning being unknown, it remains an...
