Blakemoor Pits

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Gib Hill

Archaeological site

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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 1,200 feet north of Blakemoor Pits.

Arbor Low

Archaeological site

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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 2,100 feet northeast of Blakemoor Pits.

Church of St Leonard

Church

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Church of St Leonard is situated 2 miles north of Blakemoor Pits.

Places in the Area

Newhaven

Hamlet

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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 Blakemoor Pits.

Biggin

Village

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Biggin is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Hartington Nether Quarter parish, and is in the Peak District National Park. Biggin is situated 2 miles south of Blakemoor Pits.

Monyash

Village

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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 2½ miles north of Blakemoor Pits.

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