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Gardom's Edge Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art |
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Gardom's Edge II Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art |
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Gardom's Enclosure Enclosure |
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Gardoms Pit Alignment |
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Gardom's Ring Cairn Ring Cairn |
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Gardoms Standing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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The Three Men of Gardoms Cairn(s) |
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Starting from the Robin Hood carpark and pub, the well trodden footpath goes up the hill, first passing a small but identifiable ring cairn, winter being the best time to see it as it's still got its summer coat of bracken on, making it hard to find and harder to distinguish. Then passing what I presume to be about half a dozen small cairns possibly of the clearence variety, we come to a long outcrop of rock, huge boulders stacked atop each other, nothing like Sacsayhuaman in Peru, but it still makes me think of that faraway wonder. Passing between two standing stones guiding us to the edge, next up is the three men cairn, an odd thing without a doubt, but the mound beneath the three peaks is undoubtedly a barrow of some sort. Then the path strolls meanderingly about the giant rocks that litter the Edge that is Gardom's, sometimes a vertigo inducing drop is just a few feet from the path, it is truly spectacular, well maybe not, that kind of statement should be reserved for places like Patagonia or the Himalayas. But it is beautiful, the colours, the clear air, darting little brown lizards, it all conjours up words close to spectacular. Then we leave the edge and go through the hole in the wall. This is the abode of Megs walls,pit alignments, the standing stone and two pieces of rock art one of which is covered by a replica, the other stubbornly refuses to let me find it. From the replica, cairns can be got to between the two edges, Gardom's and Birchen edge with its little monument to Nelson on top, then its back down to the pub carpark. |
Posted by postman23rd September 2011ce Edited 23rd September 2011ce |
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There's a handy map of what's where on Gardoms Edge on the website.(see links) Free parking in public car park next to Robin Hood public house. Gardom's Edge is named after Thomas Gardom a mill owner from Calver. |
Posted by stubob3rd July 2002ce Edited 7th May 2003ce |
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Moors for the FutureAn audio trail to download to your mp3 player taking in some of the archaeology of Gardom's Edge. A map and directions for the walk are available too. |
Posted by stubob 10th January 2008ce Edited 13th January 2008ce |
British ArchaeologyArticle on Gardom's Edge as Neolithic trading centre. |
Posted by Rhiannon12th August 2003ce |
Gardoms Edge WebsiteNeolithic enclosure, Rock Art and much more |
Posted by stubob 18th April 2002ce Edited 2nd September 2008ce |
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Gardoms Standing Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — News |
Evidence stacks up that Gardom’s Edge monolith is astronomically alignedResearchers at the Nottingham Trent University have gathered new evidence that a 4000-year-old monolith was aligned to be an astronomical marker. The 2.2 metre high monument, located in the Peak District National Park, has a striking, right-angled triangular shape that slants up towards geographic south. The orientation and inclination of the slope is aligned to the altitude of the Sun at mid-summer. http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=118759&CultureCode=en |
Posted by Adam L 29th March 2012ce |
Gardom's Edge (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
 
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Posted by Kozmik_Ken17th February 2012ce |
Gardom's Enclosure — Fieldnotes |
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[visited 2/10/11] Well I know it's just a big wall now and very hard to make out in places but I think this is my favourite monument on the edge. Carrying on past Three Men you eventually cross an obvious section of the wall arcing back towards you and going through the dry stone wall. Heading into the wood it's initially hard to find amongst the bracken, but with a bit of effort you can trace it's path. When I heard about this place I immediately thought defence given how it it's superficially similar in layout to some hill forts. But upon inspection I seriously doubt that was ever the aim of this place. It feels much more like one of the enclosures, causewayed or otherwise down south. Defensively the higher edge behind would make much more sense. Access is varied. A relatively easy walk to the parts exposed on the edge. Bracken and tree fighting to the bits in the woods. |
Posted by juamei23rd October 2011ce |
Gardom's Edge (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Fieldnotes |
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[visited 2/10/11] I've seen the other replica of this stone in Sheffield museum and so I was extremely glad to find this ones surroundings were so nice. Just don't touch it else the illusion is shattered, which is a shame as I am wont to stroke rocks (away from any carvings obviously). Its relationship to and siting outside of the neolithic enclosure is interesting. In fact, the whole of the edge looks to have been a ceremonial focus point for quite a long time. Access is fairly easy after a mile or so along footpath to get to the top of the edge. In summer the way is hampered in the wood by all the bracken. |
Posted by juamei 23rd October 2011ce |
Gardoms Standing Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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[visited 2/10/11] This is an oddity, standing alone outside the neolithic enclosure, nowadays located in a small clearing in the woods. I spent a while here studying this gorgeous stone, enjoying the lovely hot October day. Its lean is interesting given the theories about it being a crude sundial, certainly it seems deliberate. Though excavation would be needed to be sure. If true it gives a new perspective to other leaning stones in the UK. Access is fairly easy after a mile or so along footpath to get to the top of the edge. In summer the way is hampered in the wood by all the bracken. |
Posted by juamei 23rd October 2011ce |
The Three Men of Gardoms (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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[visited 2/10/11] Well this its a great place to be buried. An almost archetypal location for some Neolithic chambered barrows shouting out to all and sundry that this land its occupied. Of course there is previous little of that left on the ground. A mere outline under the 18th Century mounds of rocks, presumably made from the barrow stones. Access is relatively easy if you continue from the Gardom's Ring Cairn. But the provisos for wheeled seekers there applies. |
Posted by juamei 23rd October 2011ce |
Gardom's Ring Cairn — Fieldnotes |
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[visited 2/10/11] This was a side thought for me, a visit purely on the way to the standing stone and the rock art. So I was surprised to find The Prehistoric Peak had an entry just for it. After I got here though I understood entirely, this thing its a brute. It's got a big diameter and a well defined bank together with several surviving stones feeling analogous to Barbrook II. This would have been worth the trip onto the edge all on its own. Its position is slightly weird 100 yards further on and its views would have been increased dramatically. Instead it just looks out to Beeley Moor where Hob Hurst's house etc are. Interestingly it is completely out of site of barbrook which is on the other side of this hill. Access is ok for a moderately healthy person but may be hard for wheels due to a stile and a thinish gate/opening. It is hard to spot in summer and if I hadn't been looking for it I wouldn't have seen it from the path. As you approach up hill you can just see a stone poking out of the bracken to the left of the silver birch. |
Posted by juamei 23rd October 2011ce |
Gardom's Edge (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Fieldnotes |
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From the three men cairn cross over the wall in the only place you can and follow the faint path through the heather and birch trees, this will eventually take you to the rock art. Though we can call it rock art, its not strictly true, fibreglass art is more accurate but less attractive. I meant to bring some bottled water to better show off the art, but as ever forgetfulness waded into me once again and it got left behind. So what to do, I sat round for a bit, appreciated the natural beauty for a bit, but then what ? Not wanting to depart just yet, I tried to put all the nearby heather to some good use, I stripped all the tiny flowers off and started to fill in the cupmarks, once that was done I thought it looked quite pretty, but it wasnt enough. I then filled in the spiral and rings, now that is pretty, 42 year old men arent usually concerned with pretty, but I couldnt help myself, once I'd started I couldnt stop. From out of one cupmark came a perfectly camouflaged catepiller, I macro'd the camera and caught the bliter making for the outer ring. I got quite a lot of sites out of just one day, stone circles and burial chambers but this is the one i'll remember most,(despite its plasicity) a most satisfying visit. |
Posted by postman 24th September 2011ce |
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