Arbor Low
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.Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic henge monument
- Also known as: “Arbelow” and “Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gib Hill and Church of St Leonard.
Gib Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Gib Hill is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Arbor Low.
St Michael’s
Church
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael’s is a church, which is situated 2 miles east of Arbor Low.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monyash and Newhaven.
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 Arbor Low.
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 Arbor Low.
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 2 miles east of Arbor Low.
Arbor Low
- Categories: henge, 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
53.16893° or 53° 10′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.76152° or 1° 45′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C5W569Q+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 303571761OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q630312
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