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 Field system and stone circle on Rabbit Warren, 1150m south east of Park Farm and Emperor Fountain.
Field system and stone circle on Rabbit Warren, 1150m south east of Park Farm
Archaeological site
Photo: Nikki Mahadevan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Field system and stone circle on Rabbit Warren, 1150m south east of Park Farm is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Hob Hurst’s House.
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.
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 inside 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″ northLongitude
-1.571° or 1° 34′ 16″ westOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C5W6C9H+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 303570735OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata 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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