Hob Hurst’s House

Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age barrow on Beeley Moor near Bakewell in Derbyshire. It is unique in that instead of the normal round shape, Hob Hurst's barrow is rectangular.

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo: Martin Neylon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: Bronze Age barrow in Beeley, Derbyshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Hob Hurst’s House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge” and “Hob Hursts House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emperor Fountain and Church of St Anne.

Emperor Fountain

Fountain

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

The Emperor Fountain is a 19th-century fountain in the grounds of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. The Canal Pond in which the fountain stands is 283 metres long and 30 metres wide. Emperor Fountain is situated 1½ miles west of Hob Hurst’s House.

Church of St Anne

Church

Photo: Yahra, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of St Anne is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hob Hurst’s House.

Column of the Temple of Poseidon at Chatsworth

Work of art

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The column of the Temple of Poseidon is one of the surviving features in the Chatsworth House garden from the period of William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Column of the Temple of Poseidon at Chatsworth is situated 1½ miles west of Hob Hurst’s House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beeley and Wadshelf.

Beeley

Village

Photo: Mike Fowkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beeley is a village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire, England. Located near Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales, it is situated on the B6012 road, between Rowsley and Edensor. Beeley is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hob Hurst’s House.

Wadshelf

Village

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wadshelf is a small village in Derbyshire, England. It is located between Chesterfield and Baslow, just outside the Peak District national park. It is near to Wigley, Holymoorside, and Brampton. Wadshelf is situated 2 miles northeast of Hob Hurst’s House.

Edensor

Village

Photo: Nessy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Edensor is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 145. Much of the village is privately owned by the Cavendish family, as the Dukes of Devonshire. Edensor is situated 2½ miles west of Hob Hurst’s House.

Hob Hurst’s House

Categories: grave cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Beeley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.21943° or 53° 13′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.571° or 1° 34′ 16″ west

Operator

English Heritage

Open location code

9C5W6C9H+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 303570735

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q5874611

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In Other Languages

“Hob Hurst’s House” goes by many names.

Chinese: “海博·靴斯墓”

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