Hill forts · East Midlands
Gib Hill
In or near Hartington.
Gib Hill — barrow in Middleton and Smerrill, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gib Hill is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "barrow in Middleton and Smerrill, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.1668°, -1.7646°.
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Official information
Gib Hill is a Neolithic burial mound located near the Arbor Low Stone Circle, which is a significant prehistoric site in the East Midlands. Visitors can explore the remains of the stone circle and the large burial mound, both of which are set in a picturesque moorland landscape.
Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: DERBYSHIRE DALES
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.1668, -1.7646
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Hartington Town Quarter
- Postcode
- SK17 0BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Opening
- Open any reasonable time during daylight hours; closed 24–26 Dec
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5558652 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gib Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Burial mound at Gibb Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1216220.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gib Hill?
- Gib Hill is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SK17 0BB), in the parish of Hartington Town Quarter.
- What is Gib Hill?
- Gib Hill — barrow in Middleton and Smerrill, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Gib Hill?
- Drivers can use postcode SK17 0BB.
- Is Gib Hill a listed building?
- Gib Hill is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Gib Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Gib Hill is part of the DERBYSHIRE DALES National Nature Reserve.
- Is Gib Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Gib Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gib Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SK17 0BB. It sits within the Derbyshire Dales parliamentary constituency.