The Bull Ring
The Bull Ring is a Class II henge that was built in the Late Neolithic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire, England. It has coordinates, and is National Monument number 23282.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic henge monument
- Also known as: “Bull Ring henge”, “Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow”, and “Bullring henge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul and Dove Holes railway station.
St Paul
Church
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul is a church, which is situated 490 feet west of The Bull Ring.
Dove Holes railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dove Holes railway station serves the village of Dove Holes, in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Buxton line between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton; it is situated 22+3⁄4 miles south-east of Piccadilly. It is managed and served by Northern Trains. Dove Holes railway station is situated 1,400 feet west of The Bull Ring.
Black Edge
Peak
Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Edge is a summit, 507 metres high, on a sharp ridgeline above the village of Dove Holes in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dove Holes and Peak Dale.
Dove Holes
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dove Holes is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It has a population of about 1,200, shown in the 2011 Census as being included in the population of Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Peak Dale
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peak Dale is a small village in Derbyshire, England, 3 miles northeast of Buxton and 1.3 miles southeast of Dove Holes. The population falls within the civil parish of Wormhill.
Sparrowpit
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sparrowpit is a small village between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Peak Forest in the High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the fluorspar mines. Sparrowpit is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Bull Ring.
The Bull Ring
- Categories: henge, bowl barrow, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30102° or 53° 18′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.8837° or 1° 53′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5W8428+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 377632970OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2410079
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In Other Languages
“The Bull Ring” goes by many names.
- German: “The Bull Ring”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Bull Ring”. Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.