United Kingdom

Beeley Moor

Prehistoric Bronze Age cairns on Beeley Moor, Derbyshire, UK

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Beeley Moor is a small gritstone upland area in the Derbyshire Peak District of central and northern England, near the villages of Beeley and Baslow. Its highest point is 371 metres (1,217 ft) above sea level.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Hob Hurst's House excavation

1853

National monument protection

1882

Pottery Cottage murders

1977

Open Access designation

2000

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Burial and Funerary Structures

CairnsBurial MoundsCists
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Industrial and Craft Structures

MinesQuarries
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Transportation and Communication Structures

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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

53.21° N, -1.56° E