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High Peak Estate

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The High Peak Estate is an area of moorland protected by The National Trust*.

The dramatic Pennne moorland is a popular location for walkers even in the winter and for bird watchers. In particular the moorland around Derwent Edge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is home to the Mountain Hare, Ring Ouzel, Eurasian Golden Plover and the Red Grouse.

Odin Mine, also in High Peak Estate, is one of the oldest lead mines in the country and has become disused.

The Kinderlow Bowl Barrow is situated in a south-western spur of the Kinder Scout plateau. The Barrow, currently fenced off, is an early Bronze Age (2000 to 1500 BC), burial mound. It is a scheduled monument and protected from damage legally by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Kinderlow Bowl Barrow was fenced off due to concerns that the archaeological deposits were under threat from erosion.

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Have you been to the High Peak Estate or the Peak District? Where you able to visit either Odin Mine or the Kinderlow Bowl Barrow?

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A list of standing stones in Northern Ireland

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Giant's Ring

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Megaliths (or standing stones) can be complete circles, incomplete circles or single vertical stones. Northern Ireland has very many standing stones and this list is just a sample.

  1. Aghalane standing stone
  2. Aghtirourke
  3. Altagore
  4. Ballygilbert
  5. Ballyloughin
  6. Ballymacaldrack
  7. Ballynahatty, The Giant’s Ring
  8. Ballynoe
  9. Ballyvennaght
  10. Banagher
  11. Beaghmore
  12. Carnalridge, The White Wife
  13. Carnanbane
  14. Carnanmore
  15. Carrick East
  16. Castleward
  17. Cloghastuckane
  18. Coolnasillagh
  19. Cregg
  20. Creggandevesky
  21. Crockalaghta
  22. Cuilbane
  23. Cushleake Mountain
  24. Drumskinny
  25. Goakstown
  26. Gortcorbies NE
  27. Killybeg, Bullaun Stone
  28. Knockoneill
  29. Lackagh
  30. Legananny
  31. Lisnamanny
  32. Loughash Wedge Tomb
  33. Magheramore
  34. Moneydig
  35. Moneyslane
  36. Mount drum
  37. Navan Site B
  38. Saval Mor
  39. Slieve Gullion
  40. Tamnaharry
  41. Ticloy
  42. Tievebulliagh
  43. Tireighter
  44. Tirnony
  45. Tullynafreave
  46. Tureagh Stone Circle
  47. Wateresk

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Have you been to any of these megalith sites? What was it like? Can you help us add more standing stones found in Northern Ireland to this list?

A list of standing stones in Wales

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Bryn Celli Ddu - interior view

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Megaliths (or standing stones) can be single vertical stones, complete or incomplete circles. Many of the standing stones in Wales date from the Neolithic period (circa 4000 BC) and this is fairly common for megaliths in Europe.

  1. Barclodiad y Gawres Burial Chamber
  2. Bodowyr Burial Chamber
  3. Bron Y Foel Isaf Burial Chamber
  4. Bryn Cader Faner Stone Circle and Cairns
  5. Bryn Celli Ddu Burial Chamber
  6. Bryn Seward Stones Cadair Idris
  7. Bwlch y Ddeufaen Standing Stones
  8. Capel Garmon Burial Chamber
  9. Carreg Samson. Burial Chamber
  10. Druids’ Circle Penmaenmawr
  11. Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chambers
  12. Great Orme Bronze Age copper mine
  13. Hendre Waelod Burial Chamber
  14. Llanllyfni Standing Stone
  15. Llanbedr Standing Stones
  16. Llech Idris Standing Stone
  17. Lligwy Burial Chamber
  18. Maen y Bardd Burial Chamber (Stone of the Bard)
  19. Mynydd Cefn Burial Chamber
  20. Mynydd Hiraethog sites
  21. Parc Cwm long barrow
  22. Penbedw Stone Circle
  23. Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones
  24. Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber
  25. Plas Newydd Burial Chamber
  26. Presaddfed Bodedern Burial Chamber
  27. St. Lythan’s Burial Chamber
  28. Tinkinswood Burial Chamber
  29. Trefignath Burial Chamber
  30. Ty Mawr Hut Circles South Stack Holyhead

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