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Gib Hill
53.1669° N, -1.7644° E
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Gib Hill is a large burial mound in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. It is thought to be a Neolithic oval barrow with an Early Bronze Age round barrow superimposed at one end. It is located some 300 metres south-west of Arbor Low henge.
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First exploratory excavation
1812
Second exploratory excavation
1824
Thomas Bateman excavation and cist discovery
1848
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