Hollins Cross

Hollins Cross lies between Mam Tor and Lose Hill on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in Derbyshire, England. Hollins Cross is the lowest point on the ridge and is therefore a popular route taken by walkers wishing either to cross from one side to the other, or to start a walk along the ridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Peveril Castle and Edale railway station.

Peveril Castle

Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.

Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement of the feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the…

Edale railway station

Railway station

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Edale railway station serves the rural village of Edale in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England. It is located 20 miles west of Sheffield and 22 miles east of Manchester Piccadilly.

Mam Tor

Peak

Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleton and Bradwell.

Castleton

Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.

Castleton is a small town in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its two main claims to fame are the 12th-century Peveril Castle and a series of four show caves, where minerals including Blue John, unique to this area, have been mined.

Bradwell

Village

Photo: Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bradwell is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The population in 2022 was 1,787. It lies south of the main body of the Hope Valley but is usually included among its settlements.

Aston

Hamlet

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aston is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, located in the Peak District near Hope. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011.

Hollins Cross

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,273 feet
Description: col on the Great Ridge, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Categories: geographical feature and landform
Location: Edale, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.3574° or 53° 21′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.7973° or 1° 47′ 50″ west

Elevation

1,273 feet (388 metres)

Open location code

9C5W9643+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 36488389

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

Wikidata ID

Q5881509

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Places to explore: Little Mam Tor and Harden Clough.

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Highlights: Barker Bank and Broken road.

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