<< Our Photo Pages >> Burr Tor - Hillfort in England in Derbyshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burr TorCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bakewell Nearest Village: Great Hucklow
Map Ref: SK179782 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.300453N Longitude: 1.732875W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Overlooking the limestone plateau between Eyam and Hazelbridge, Burr Tor stands at 396m (1300ft) above sea level and is also one of the region’s larger hillforts. The name may derive from the Old English term burh, meaning a fortification. It was recognised as a hillfort as early as 1792
In 1954, when Preston investigated the site, which is known as Camphill, it was ‘the landing ground of the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club’. This did (and still does) have its benefits, however, as a number of aerial photographs taken by members of the club provided a birds-eye view of the defences.
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