by Prehistoric_Admin | May 11, 2024 | Chambered Tomb
Five Wells Five Wells, Chambered Tomb Impressive does not describe this monument accurately enough. There are two stone-lined chambers in the centre, each big enough to step into. These massive upright slabs being surrounded by a substantial rubble mound now covered...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 11, 2024 | Ringcairn
Gardom’s Edge Ringcairn Gardom’s Edge, Ringcairn Gardom’s Edge is probably one of the most important and certainly one of the most archaeologically explored areas of The Peak. The edge was the site of extensive settlement in the Bronze Age and has left us with...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 11, 2024 | Rock Art
Gardom’s Edge Rock Art Gardom’s Edge, Rock Art Uphill from the Gardom’s Edge ringcairn brings you out onto Gardom’s Edge itself with its commanding views to the west towards Baslow and the Derwent Valley. The edge itself is of specific archeological...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 11, 2024 | Hut Circles
Gibbet Moor Hut Circles Gibbet Moor, Hut Circles Initially I believed these circles to be ringcairns, but in 2001 the Derbyshire Archaeological Journal published a paper indicating that they are more likely to be ‘platform with partial bank house sites’, or hut...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 10, 2024 | Freestanding Stone Circle
Gibbet Moor North Gibbet Moor North, Freestanding Stone Circle An unusual site made up of three upright stones that form three corners of what might have originally been a four post stone circle. None of the stones are above 80cm and so are hard to spot. Location:...
