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Places to See ArchaeologyExplore the henges and ancient monuments of the Peak District. Arbor Low Henge and Gib Hill Barrows(SK 160635) Approach from the Youlgreave to Parsley Hay road and park adjacent to Upper Oldhams Farm (SK 159637). A small access charge is made. A short walk from the farm to the henge, then on to the barrows in the adjacent field. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ashbourne(SK 180468)This is a traditional market centre with many 18th and 19th century buildings and a fine medieval church with elegant spire. Ashbourne has pay and display parking. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bakewell(SK 218685) Places of interest include the market hall, the fine medieval church with Anglo-Saxon crosses outside and further fragments inside, the medieval bridge and the Old Hall Museum. It is a short walk to Holme on the east side of the river, with its hall (not open to the public), a fine packhorse bridge and the entrance to Holme Bank chert mine. Bakewell has pay and display parking. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bole Hill and Millstone Edge Quarries(centred SK 249800) These lie to either side of the main road from Sheffield to Hathersage at Surprise View. Care should be taken as all quarries are dangerous. Carl Wark enclosure and Lawrence Field settlement are nearby. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brough Roman Fort(SK 181827) The fort, called Navio by the Romans is a short signposted walk from Brough, a short distance after turning to Bradwell from the Hathersage to Hope road. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Buxton(SK 060736) Buxton has been a major tourist centre since the 18th century, and people have taken the thermal waters since Roman times. Features of interest include the imposing late 18th century Crescent, and baths and parks nearby, the massive stables behind (subsequently a hospital). Buxton Museum is at the top of the hill, close to the town hall and market place with its medieval cross shaft. The town has pay and display parking. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bull Ring Henge(SK 078782) A short walk from the main Buxton to Chapel en le Frith road to the henge, located next to the Dove Holes Community Centre and sports fields. Although not on a public footpath, there are no known access restrictions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Carl Wark Enclosure(SK 260815) The easiest approach is from the south-west, a 1.5 km (0.9 miles) walk on paths across Open Access moorland, from the Sheffield to Hathersage road (SK 252801). Bole Hill and Millstone Edge quarries and Lawrence Field settlement are nearby. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chatsworth House(SK 260701) Well-signed car parking (with access charge) exists adjacent to the House, for those wanting to visit the House and gardens (access charge - not always open in winter) or walk in the park or woods above. It is also possible to park adjacent to the garden centre at the southern end of the park, or at Baslow Nether End in the pay and display car park, to walk in the Park. This has fine medieval strip field and other earthworks that pre-date the park. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chee Tor Romano-British Settlement(SK 127732) Although a public footpath passes close by, permission should be sought from Blackwell Hall Farm at Blackwell. The site is a 1km (0.6 miles) walk across fields from the farm. It can also be viewed from across the valley, as can ancient fields further east, from the Millers Dale to Wormhill road. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chelmorton Village(SK 113700) This village has a classic one-street plan with traditional farms and cottages along its length, surrounded by a fine example of medieval strip fields fossilised by the walls of the present fields. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Derwent/Howden/Ladybower Dams(SK 173898/SK 170924) A short walk from the Fairholmes visitor centre (SK 173893) leads to Derwent Dam. Further up the valley is the Howden dam. This road is closed to cars above Fairholmes at weekends, but can be reached by bus or bicycle. Both are impressive when the reservoirs are full and water flows over the top of the dam. Ladybower dam is just north of Yorkshire Bridge. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ecton Hill Mines(SK 100580) There is limited parking at the base of the hill on its western side. Visitors are advised to walk from the pay and display car park at Hulme End, from where it is about a mile walk south-westwards along the walking trail to the base of the hill. Various public footpaths criss-cross the steep hill (shown on the Ordnance Survey White Peak map), which pass close to some of the varied surface mining remains, including a 1787 engine house and the ruins of buildings at other mines. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Edensor Village(SK 251699) This exceptional village was remodelled in the early 19th century by the then Duke of Devonshire as a showpiece estate village in an eclectic variety of picturesque architectural styles. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eyam Village, Church & Anglian Cross(SK 217765) The church is a good place to begin a tour of Eyam. There is an Anglian cross, churchyard with plague graves and plague exhibition. Eyam Hall is open to the public (access charge). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Five Wells Chambered Cairn(SK 124710) It is a short walk from the lane between Chelmorton and Fivewells Farms. First follow the green lane northwards, then along a signposted concessionary path running due east. This is currently the only chambered cairn in the region with formal public access. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gardom's Edge Fields, Cairnfields and Enclosure(centred SK 275730) An extensive area between Gardom's and Birchen Edges has many prehistoric features typical of those on the East Moors and also a possible Neolithic enclosure. The moorland is Open Access land, but adjacent fields are private. From the Robin Hood Inn (SK 280722), on the Baslow to Chesterfield road, you can follow a circular walk along footpaths, going above Gardom's Edge and returning under Birchen Edge. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Goyt Moss Coal Mines(centred SK 019715) The Derbyshire Bridge car park, on a minor road at the head of the Goyt Valley and a short distance off the main Buxton to Macclesfield road, is at the heart of the colliery. There is no access to the northern half of the site. However, several shafts to the south lie adjacent to public paths and tracks. Care should be taken, as many of the run in shafts contain deep pools of water, while it is not advised to stand in the hollows of others as there is always a possibility that the shafts may reo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Grin Low Limekilns(centred SK 054717) A short walk from the road to Harpur Hill leads to Solomon's Temple, built on a barrow, on the hilltop (SK 054717). This is surrounded by limekilns and quarries. Further examples can be found in the woods between here and Pooles Cavern (SK 049725). Here there is a small museum with information on the lime industry and Romano-British finds from the cave. The whole of the route described is within country parks with public paths. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Haddon Hall(SK 234664) The visitors car park for the Hall and gardens is adjacent to the A6 between Bakewell and Rowsley. It is short walk through the park to the fortified medieval hall and outbuildings (access charge – not open in winter). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hartington Village(SK 130604) This popular village retains its market place, watering pond, a medieval church and fine old buildings. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hob Hurst’s House Barrow and Harland Edge Guide Stoops(SK 287692) The barrow lies just behind the crest of Harland Edge and can be approached via footpaths from informal parking next to Hell Bank Plantation (SK 286681) on the minor road from Beeley to Chesterfield. A short walk across the moor on the footpath due east from the barrow leads to a fine guide stoop (SK 290692). There is another at a similar distance from the barrow across the moor to the north-east, close to the head of Umberley Brook (SK 288696). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lawrence Field Medieval Settlement and Enclosure(SK 253796) A short walk across open access moorland from the main road from Sheffield to Hathersage. Carl Wark and Bole Hill are nearby. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lyme Park(SJ 964824) Car parking (access charge) exists near the house, signed from the A6 between Disley and Hazel Grove. It is short walk to the house (access charge) and there are extensive walks through the park. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Magpie Mine(SK 172682) The well-preserved mine buildings, including the engine house, are obvious from the Ashford to Monyash road and are only a short walk down the access track. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mam Tor ‘Hillfort’(SK 128836) A short but steep walk along footpaths from Mam Nick car park (SK 123832), on the Castleton to Chapel en le Frith road (via Winnats Pass). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mandale Mine(SK 194661) A 1km (0.6 miles) walk up Lathkill Dale from the narrow lane to Over Haddon (SK 203662) leads to the stone-lined sough tail next to the main path. The engine house is set back in trees a short distance above the sough tail. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Matlock and Matlock Bath(SK 299602/SK 294584) Both places have pay and display parking. Matlock is a busy town, with the small medieval core and church to the south-east and with County Hall on the hill to the east, occupying the imposing 19th century Smedley’s Hydro. Matlock Bath has been a tourist centre since the 18th century, when warm springs were found, and places of heritage interest include the Peak District Mining Museum in the 19th century spa building, and two showmines at the Heights of Abraham high on the hillside above. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Middleton Top Engine House(SK 275552) The winding house for trams on the Cromford and High Peak Railway. Located on the High Peak Trail. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Millers Dale Station and Limekilns(SK 138732) The car park here is at a disused station on the 1860s line from Matlock to Buxton. A short walk eastwards crosses a 19th century railway viaduct to a large bank of kilns to the right. A walk along the trail westwards leads past a second bank of kilns to a railway viaduct and sealed tunnel. Both kilns have public access. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monsal Dale Viaduct(SK 182716) From Monsal Head, on the Ashford to Wardlow road, a short but steep signposted path leads down to the viaduct. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monyash Village(SK 150665) This picturesque village has a small market green with medieval cross shaft, a watering pond, a medieval church, an early Quaker chapel and many traditional buildings. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - North Lees Roman-British Settlement, Later Hall and Mill(SK 234836) A 0.5 km (0.3 miles) walk along a track from the minor road which runs below Stanage Edge runs through a series of terraces with orthostatic walls which form a Romano-British settlement. Nearby, further along the same track, are the ruins of Green’s Mill (SK 232836), once a paper mill and prior to that a lead smelting mill. On the way back a short detour along footpaths leads to North Lees Hall (SK 235834), which can be viewed from the adjacent path. There are boards interpreting the archaeology and wildlife of North Lees at various locations on the estate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Odin Mine(SK 134835) The open cut into the vein is immediately to the west of the road from Castleton to the base of Mam Tor. The crushing circle and shafts are below the road to the east. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Padley Hall and Chapel(SK 246789) Leave the main Grindleford to Sheffield road in Nether Padley (SK 250785). Follow a narrow road for just under 1km (0.6 miles) to the hall and chapel. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Peveril Castle and Castleton Village(SK 149826) The stone-built castle is well signposted within Castleton. It is a short but steep climb and there are good views from inside the castle. English Heritage make an admission charge. The village retains its medieval church but its market place has been partly built over. The defensive town earthworks are visible adjacent to the main car park. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pilsbury Castle(SK 114638) Go north from Hartington on a narrow gated road following the Dove valley. A short walk along a public footpath leads to the motte and bailey. There is currently concessionary access to the castle earthworks for visitors. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roystone Grange Romano-British and Medieval Settlements(SK 200569) This Romano-British site, together with the foundations of the medieval grange and several other features, forms part of the Roystone Grange Archaeological Trail. Leaflets describing the signposted route and features on it are obtainable from National Park Information Centres (Link). The starting point is the High Peak Trail (SK 195581), off a minor road south from Pikehall, reached from the Cromford to Newhaven road. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stanton Moor Stone Circles, Barrows and Cairns(centred SK 248632) Nine Ladies stone circle is only one of many small prehistoric monuments on Stanton Moor. Several well-used paths cross the moor from the Stanton to Birchover road and there are currently no access restrictions for walkers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stone Edge Cupola(SK 334 669) This site lies adjacent to a minor road, where there is limited parking, a short distance off the Chesterfield to Darley Dale road. The fine chimney is clearly visible and a footpath gives access to the site. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Taddington Village(SK 145710) This medieval village has a complex layout with back lanes and walled paths, a medieval churchyard cross and a restored village well on the hillside above. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tideswell Church(SK 152756) The ‘Cathedral of the Peak’ is a fine 14th century church easily found in the centre of Tideswell, a medieval market centre that still retains its market places and many old buildings of character. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tissington Village and Hall(SK 176523) A picturesque village of irregular plan, little changes since the 19th century, with a fine 17th century hall (access charge). There is much ridge and furrow in the fields surrounding the village. IMAGE: HALL TL102b - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Winster Village(SK 242605) This village expanded rapidly in the 18th century due to rich lead mines nearby. The main street has a small market hall and many interesting buildings with fine architectural details. The streets running up the hillside from here were developed to provide housing that was nearer the mines. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirksworth(SK 286540) This old market centre retains many old buildings and there is a fine medieval church. Wirksworth has pay and display parking. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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