The Sites
The 52 prehistoric sites featured in the book The Prehistoric Peak
Abney Moor
Abney Moor, Embanked Stone Circle An easy enough site to find with excellent views towards Eyam...
Arbor Low
Arbor Low, Henge with Collapsed Stone Circle Arbor Low is the showcase site of The Peak District,...
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...
Bar Dike
Bar Dike, Earthwork & Ringcairn Travelling south along the Mortimer Road from Ewden Beck is...
Barbrook I
Barbrook I, Embanked Stone Circle Visiting the Barbrooks on a beautiful July day, such as it was...
Barbrook II
Barbrook II, Ringcairn Following the same initial directions as for Barbrook I, this site is...
Barbrook III
Barbrook III, Embanked Stone Circle A delightful circle of 21 stones. Tricky to spot, despite it...
Barbrook IV
Barbrook IV, Ringcairn I tried to locate this site by walking directly to it from Barbrook I. I...
Barbrook V
Barbrook V, Ringcairn It may seem that this site is out of sequence as we have already covered the...
Beeley Moor Central
Beeley Moor Central I & II, Ringcairn or Robbed Tumulus A fairly easy site to spot after...
Beeley Moor South
Beeley Moor South I & II, Ringcairns My second visit to Beeley Moor has gone a long way to my...
Beeley Warren Northeast
Beeley Warren Northeast, Ringcairn or Robbed Cairn This circle is impossible to find in summer,...
Beeley Warren Northwest
Beeley Warren Northwest, Ringcairn or Robbed Cairn Some hunting around in the grass may be...
Beeley Warren South
Beeley Warren South, Ringcairn Fairly easy to find, this site is marked as ‘Enclosure’ on the OS...
Brown Edge Cairn
Brown Edge Cairn I found this cairn by accident, while looking for the Totley Moor Circle on my...
Brown Edge Circle
Brown Edge Circle, Embanked Stone Circle I was delighted to have found this circle on my second...
Ciceley Low
Ciceley Low North & South, Ringcairns There isn’t a whole lot to see at this site, but it is...
Crook Hill
Crook Hill, Embanked Stone Circle or Kerbed Cairn This site is a bit of an uphill climb, but is...
Curbar Edge North
Curbar Edge North, Ringcairn This site could easily be missed, as its true extent doesn’t become...
Curbar Edge South
Curbar Edge South, Robbed Cairn or Barrow The sites on Curbar Edge are so close in proximity that...
Doll Tor
Doll Tor, Freestanding Stone Circle Now nestling on the edge of a modern plantation, Doll Tor is...
Ewden Beck
Ewden Beck, Embanked Stone Circle If Ewden Beck is truly an embanked stone circle, then it is very...
Eyam Moor II
Eyam Moor II, Embanked Stone Circle This site was rediscovered in 1983 after the heather was burnt...
Eyam Moor III
Eyam Moor III, Freestanding Stone Circle Like Eyam Moor II, this site was believed destroyed and...
Five Wells
Five Wells, Chambered Tomb Impressive does not describe this monument accurately enough. There are...
Gardom’s Edge Ringcairn
Gardom’s Edge, Ringcairn Gardom’s Edge is probably one of the most important and certainly one of...
Gardom’s Edge Rock Art
Gardom’s Edge, Rock Art Uphill from the Gardom's Edge ringcairn brings you out onto Gardom’s Edge...
Gibbet Moor Hut Circles
Gibbet Moor, Hut Circles Initially I believed these circles to be ringcairns, but in 2001 the...
Gibbet Moor North
Gibbet Moor North, Freestanding Stone Circle An unusual site made up of three upright stones that...
Green Low
Green Low, Ringcairn This site was quite a surprise as I wasn’t expecting much. There isn’t a lot...
Harland Edge
Harland Edge, Ringcairn Harland Edge itself is littered with cairns, two of which can be seen in...
Hathersage Moor
Hathersage Moor, Ringcairn This is a fairly easy one to find and a moderate round-trip hike of...
Hob Hurst’s House
Hob Hurst’s House, Chambered Tomb This Neolithic chambered tomb predates the extensive Bronze Age...
Hordron Edge
Hordron Edge, Freestanding Stone Circle Hordron Edge is a magnificent example of a Peak District...
Minninglow
Minninglow, Chambered Tomb In many ways, your investigations into the prehistoric Peak should...
Moscar Moor
Moscar Moor, Kerbed Cairn If you want to visit a place that seems like another world, then Moscar...
Nine Stones Close
Nine Stones Close, Freestanding Stone Circle Only four upright stones remain, with a fifth stone...
Offerton Moor West & East
Offerton Moor West & East, Embanked Stone Circle & Ringcairn The west monument is the...
Park Gate
Park Gate Embanked Stone Circle Park Gate is a lovely circle of at least 10 upright stones. You...
Raven Tor
Raven Tor, Triple Cairn A jewel of a site and it is hard to believe that there isn’t more said...
Staden Henge
Staden Henge This site lies in a field behind Staden Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Buxton....
Stanage
Stanage, Ringcairn or Robbed Barrow with Cup-Marked Stone Stanage ringcairn has to be one of the...
Stanton Moor Central
Stanton Moor Central, Ringcairn or Embanked Stone Circle This site is impressive by its sheer...
Stanton Moor North
Stanton Moor North, Embanked Stone Circle This ruined circle is very hard to find as trees and...
Stanton Moor South
Stanton Moor South, Embanked Stone Circle Despite being right next to the path, this rubble-banked...
Stoke Flat
Stoke Flat, Embanked Stone Circle Although the circle is somewhat ruined, it is still in a decent...
Strawberry Lea
Strawberry Lea, Freestanding Stone Circle The general location of this site is easy enough to get...
The Bullring
The Bullring, Henge From the information I read about the condition of this site and it having...
The Bullstones
The Bullstones, Centre-Stone Circle The Bullstones can be found high above the town of...
The Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor
The Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor, Embanked Stone Circle The Nine Ladies are both beautiful and...
The Wet Withens
The Wet Withens, Embanked Stone Circle The Wet Withens gets its name from the old name for willow...
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