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 | 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 | Embanked Stone Circle
Barbrook I Barbrook I, Embanked Stone Circle Visiting the Barbrooks on a beautiful July day, such as it was on my first visit, is simply a delight. The sun is warm, big white clouds rolling by overhead and it seems like I have the whole moor to myself as I sit and...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 12, 2024 | Embanked Stone Circle
Barbrook III Barbrook III, Embanked Stone Circle A delightful circle of 21 stones. Tricky to spot, despite it being about 24m in diameter the tallest stone is only 30cm with little embankment, so the whole thing can easily disappear in the grass. Thankfully on the day...
by Prehistoric_Admin | May 12, 2024 | Embanked Stone Circle
Brown Edge Circle Brown Edge Circle, Embanked Stone Circle I was delighted to have found this circle on my second attempt. The first had me looking on the wrong side of the summit. It isn’t very well preserved, but you can make out the basic structure of this site and...
