List of hillforts in the Peak District
This is a partial list of hillforts in the Peak District of England, arranged alphabetically. Most lie within the Peak District National Park.[1][2] The sites are typically protected Scheduled Monuments.
| Name | Image | Location | County | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Cross | Near Bakewell | Derbyshire | Small promontory fort on a spur of Calton Hill (south of Ballcross Farm). Findings date from the Iron Age and Bronze Age. | [3] | |
| Burr Tor | Great Hucklow | Derbyshire | Oval prehistoric enclosure. About 400m by 170m. It is now Camphill Airfield, home of Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club. | [4][5] | |
| Carl Wark | 
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Near Hathersage | Derbyshire | Fortified outcrop of Millstone Grit on Hathersage Moor. About 180m by 60m. Considered to date back to the Iron Age with evidence of use in Roman times. | [6] |
| Castle Dike | Langsett | South Yorkshire | Earthwork bank and ditch of an Iron Age univallate hillfort or enclosure. About 90m by 50m, on the flat top of Gilbert Hill. | [7] | |
| Castle Naze | 
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Near Chapel-en-le-Frith | Derbyshire | Iron Age promontory hillfort on Combs Moss. Triangular in shape with sides of about 200m. | [8] |
| Castle RIng | 
|
Near Youlgreave | Derbyshire | It now consists of an oval earthwork ditch (about 5m wide and 100m across) with inner and outer banks, up to 2m high. It hasn't been excavated but it is considered to be an integral part of the Bronze Age landscape of Harthill Moor. | [9] |
| Fin Cop | 
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Near Ashford in the Water | Derbyshire | An Iron Age hillfort in Monsal Dale, constructed between 440BC and 390BC. | [10] |
| Mam Tor | 
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Near Castleton | Derbyshire | A univallate fort on the summit of the hill. About 400m by 300m. Nearby bowl barrows date from the Neolithic period and Bronze Age. | [11] |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- The Hill-Forts of the Peak by F.L. Preston, pages 1-31 Derbyshire Archaeological Journal (1954), Volume 74 doi:10.5284/1066137
References
[edit]- ^ OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
- ^ OL1 Dark Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1011430)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Burr Tor prehistoric stock enclosure (1007562)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Burr Tor". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Carl Wark slight univallate hillfort (1017504)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "CASTLE DIKE (51075)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Promontory fort on Combs Edge (1009294)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Castle Ring defended settlement (1008005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Fin Cop promontory fort, bowl barrow and eighteenth century lime kiln with associated quarry (1011205)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Slight univallate hillfort and two bowl barrows on Mam Tor (1011206)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.