Gib Hill
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.Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: barrow in Middleton and Smerrill, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Gib Hill oval barrow and bowl barrow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arbor Low and Church of St Leonard.
Arbor Low
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbor Low is a well-preserved Neolithic henge in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It lies on a Carboniferous Limestone plateau known as the White Peak area. The monument consists of a stone circle surrounded by earthworks and a ditch. Arbor Low is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Gib Hill.
St Michael’s
Church
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael’s is a church, which is situated 2½ miles east of Gib Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newhaven and Monyash.
Newhaven
Hamlet
Photo: David Grimshaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newhaven is a hamlet in the county of Derbyshire, England, east of Hartington and west of Cromford. The principal employer in the area is DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd. The hamlet is located within the Peak District National Park. Newhaven is situated 2 miles south of Gib Hill.
Monyash
Village
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Monyash is a village and civil parish in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, 5 miles west of the market town Bakewell. It is centred on a village green 265 metres above sea level at the head of Lathkill Dale in the limestone area known as the White Peak. Monyash is situated 2 miles north of Gib Hill.
Middleton-by-Youlgreave
Village
Photo: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleton, often known as Middleton-by-Youlgreave or Middleton-by-Youlgrave to distinguish it from nearby Middleton-by-Wirksworth, is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. Middleton-by-Youlgreave is situated 2½ miles east of Gib Hill.
Gib Hill
- Categories: tumulus, bowl barrow, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hartington Middle Quarter, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16683° or 53° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.76478° or 1° 45′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C5W568P+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2387768919OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5558652
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In Other Languages
From French to Indonesian—“Gib Hill” goes by many names.
- French: “Gib Hill”
- Indonesian: “Gib Hill”
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