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Long Barrow and Round Barrow in Derbyshire
As Arbor Low has been described as ‘The Stonehenge of the North’, so Gib Hill has been called ‘A miniature Silbury Hill’. It appears at first glance to be a fine example of a Bronze Age round barrow, however, archaeological evidence reveals that it is actually two barrows with a Bronze Age round barrow superimposed on top of an earlier Neolithic long barrow.
This long barrow was probably the original ritual focus in the area several hundred years before the henge monument of Arbor Low was created. Gib Hill was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1848. He removed the main limestone burial cist that contained a food vessel and cremation. It had reputedly fallen through the roof of his tunnel while he was digging, and was relocated into his own garden at Lomberdale Hall! Thankfully it was returned in 1938 and is still visible today resembling a capstone on the top of the mound.
Gib Hill submitted by AngieLake A quick sketch of landscape orientations from the summit of Gib Hill, with the 'capstone' used for base point. (See separate photo of view.)
It was a gorgeous, warm, sunny June afternoon and I didn't feel like dowsing, so just admired the setting and felt compelled to sketch it for the records. Sorry about the cardboard!
Gib Hill submitted by AngieLake I spent a lovely half hour or more sitting on the summit of Gib Hill [the 'capstone' in the foreground] on a warm June afternoon. From this angle the landscape features fascinated me so much that I sketched them with their compass readings. (See separate posting). If you look closely you will see that they are very symmetrical, with the shallow slopes of evenly sized hills rising each side of
Gib Hill submitted by AngieLake View from the capstone [foreground] on top of Gib Hill back to the henge of Arbor Low, cresting the hill. You can see clearly here how it slopes towards the NW.
Obviously, the bumpy addition of the barrow on the henge banks make its right end look even higher.
The stile in the centre of the pic is one access to Gib Hill through the fence that surrounds it. This doesn't stop sheep wriggling u These are just the most recent 10 photos of Gib Hill. If you were logged in with a free user account you would be able to see our entire collection.
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Re: Gib Hill FAO Angie mainly! (Score: 1) by ShropshireTraveller on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 (User Info | Send a Message)
Angie - you ask about the colour of the sky on the winter solstice pics - here's a short clip of mine on YouTube which lets you see the colours as you zoom in...
Re: Gib Hill FAO Tim mainly! (Score: 1) by AngieLake on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 (User Info | Send a Message)
Thanks Tim! I see what you mean now. I envied you being there then.
I saw you commenting to Nicola about your frozen fingers. Remember that well when I took some pics there in Dec 07 [see above]. Never been so cold!
I do love it up there.
My youngest son, Adam, and his family live in Derby, and when visiting them I always try to get a day away in the Peak District, and seldom miss a visit to Arbor Low and Gib Hill.
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