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Hitter Hill Cairn(s) Image © stubob Nearest Town: Buxton (7km NW) OS Ref (GB):     SK087667 / Sheet: 119 Latitude: 53° 11' 48.99" N Longitude:     1° 52' 11.12" W Added by stubob Images (1) Fieldnotes (1) Miscellaneous (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Hitter Hill Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Hatch-a-way (0.85km WNW) (7 posts) Dowel Cave (1.28km WNW) (9 posts) Fox Hole Cave (1.34km E) (7 posts) Etches Cave (1.42km WNW) (9 posts) Glutton Hill (2.02km WNW) (2 posts) Hind Low (Site of) (2.43km NNW) (3 posts) Cronkston Low (2.72km E) (2 posts) Hollins Hill (2.95km W) (4 posts) Stoup High Edge (3.1km W) (2 posts) Waggon Low (3.55km ESE) (0 posts) Pillsbury Hills Castle (3.95km ESE) (3 posts) Brand End (4.15km W) (6 posts) Thirst House (4.6km N) (4 posts) Gospel Hillocks (4.7km NNW) (3 posts) Chelmorton Lows (4.73km NE) (2 posts) Harpur Hill Cairn (4.92km NW) (6 posts) Fox Low (4.92km NW) (1 post) Brund Low (5.12km SE) (2 posts) Staden (5.68km NW) (4 posts) Five Wells (5.74km NE) (44 posts) Vincent Knoll (5.92km E) (2 posts) Grin Low (5.98km WNW) (12 posts) Carder Low (6.28km ESE) (3 posts) Cow Low (6.37km N) (2 posts) Blackwell (6.41km NE) (4 posts) Parsley Hay (6.72km E) (4 posts) Lismore Fields (7.29km NW) (1 post) Fairfield Low (7.35km NNW) (2 posts) Chee Tor (7.48km NE) (3 posts) Lean Low (7.58km ESE) (5 posts) Gib Hill (7.75km E) (28 posts) Earthworks west of Gib Hill (7.76km E) (10 posts) Arbor Low (7.84km E) (125 posts) Moneystone Barrows (8.09km ESE) (2 posts) Ringham Low (8.18km E) (5 posts) Cales Farm SW (8.23km E) (3 posts) One Ash Shelter (8.51km E) (3 posts) Cales Dale Upper (8.67km E) (2 posts) Old Woman's House (8.79km ENE) (2 posts) Wind Low (8.81km NNE) (3 posts) End Low (9.25km ESE) (2 posts) Bawd Stone (9.3km WSW) (15 posts) Frank I' Th' Rocks (9.38km SE) (3 posts) Calling Low Dale (9.65km E) (3 posts) Wolfscote Hill (9.76km SE) (2 posts) Sycamore Cave (9.8km SSE) (5 posts) Putwell Hill (9.81km ENE) (2 posts) Fin Cop (9.85km ENE) (23 posts) Hob's House (9.94km ENE) (11 posts) Lud's Church (10.03km WSW) (27 posts) Narrowdale Hill (10.15km SE) (4 posts) Friden Hollow (10.21km E) (2 posts) Wetton Hill Cairns East (10.32km SE) (11 posts) Ringham Low (Friden) (10.35km E) (1 post) Gratton Hill (10.59km SE) (2 posts) The Tong (10.59km NNE) (2 posts) Nan Tor (10.62km SSE) (4 posts) Wetton Hill (10.62km SSE) (2 posts) Bee Low (10.63km E) (2 posts) Mill Pot & Cave (10.73km SSE) (0 posts) Darfar Ridge Cave (10.84km SSE) (2 posts) Kenslow Knoll (10.88km E) (4 posts) Ravencliffe Cave (11.01km NE) (3 posts) Ossum's Crag Cave (11.02km SSE) (2 posts) Long Gallery Plantation (11.06km E) (1 post) Old Hannah's Hole (11.06km SSE) (2 posts) Liffs Low (11.14km ESE) (5 posts) Pea Low (11.15km SE) (7 posts) Hay Dale (11.18km ENE) (1 post) Castlegate Lane (11.2km ENE) (2 posts) Steep Low (11.27km SE) (1 post) Aleck Low (11.33km ESE) (5 posts) Cranes Fort (11.49km E) (3 posts) Long Dale (11.49km E) (3 posts) Bull Ring (11.52km NNW) (4 posts) Bull Ring (11.52km NNW) (37 posts) Conksbury Cairn Circle (11.66km E) (4 posts) Allgreave (11.76km WSW) (5 posts) Lady Low (11.79km NNW) (8 posts) Thor's Cave (11.84km SSE) (20 posts) Seven Ways Cave (11.84km SSE) (7 posts) Thor's Fissure Cavern (11.84km SSE) (1 post) Smerrill Moor (11.84km E) (3 posts) Rolley Low (11.87km NE) (2 posts) Elderbush Cave (11.93km SSE) (6 posts) Larks Low (11.98km E) (2 posts) Peter's Stone (12.11km NE) (3 posts) Cow Low (12.2km NNW) (7 posts) Castle Naze (12.24km NW) (30 posts) Wetton Low (12.24km SSE) (3 posts) Gratton Moor (12.25km E) (3 posts) Foxlowe Edge (12.3km WNW) (3 posts) Borther Low (12.45km E) (1 post) Nettly Knowe (12.47km ESE) (1 post) Borther Low II (12.67km E) (0 posts) Haddon Fields South (12.73km E) (1 post) Toot Hill (12.76km W) (9 posts) Tideslow (12.78km NNE) (5 posts) St Bertram's (12.83km SSE) (3 posts) Haddon Fields North (12.96km E) (2 posts) Green Low Field Tumulus (12.97km SE) (3 posts) Gun Hill (12.98km WSW) (2 posts) Brood Low (13.04km NNE) (1 post) Longgutter (13.17km W) (11 posts) The Bullstones (13.19km W) (30 posts) Long Low (13.25km SE) (25 posts) The Lowe (13.29km ESE) (1 post) Cross Low (13.46km ESE) (4 posts) White Rake Long Barrow (13.57km NE) (3 posts) Falcon Low (13.59km SSE) (2 posts) Cheshire Wood Cave (13.63km SSE) (3 posts) The Holmes (13.7km NNE) (2 posts) New Inns (13.78km SE) (1 post) Gotham Low (13.82km ESE) (3 posts) Harrod Low (13.83km N) (4 posts) Castle Ring (13.91km E) (16 posts) Stanshope Pasture (14.04km SE) (2 posts) Higher Ridgegate (14.07km W) (5 posts) Grub Low (14.1km S) (3 posts) Ladder Hill (14.2km NW) (8 posts) Durwood Tor (14.22km E) (3 posts) Gautries Hill (14.23km N) (6 posts) Ball Cross (14.25km ENE) (13 posts) Robin Hood's Stride (14.28km E) (53 posts) Cup Marked stone (14.29km E) (5 posts) Bradley Tor (14.31km E) (10 posts) Standing Stone, Nine Stones Close (14.38km E) (8 posts) Moat Low (14.38km SE) (4 posts) Waterfall Low (14.39km S) (8 posts) Nine Stones Close (14.39km E) (93 posts) Dudwood (14.44km E) (3 posts) Cratcliffe Rocks (Defended Settlement) (14.44km E) (9 posts) Perryfoot (14.55km N) (4 posts) Cratcliffe Rocks (14.63km E) (9 posts) Eldon Hill (14.65km N) (7 posts) Bosley Minn (14.66km WSW) (5 posts) Eldon Hill Enclosure (14.69km N) (4 posts) Burr Tor (14.7km NE) (6 posts) Bostern Grange (14.83km SE) (1 post) Roystone Grange (14.94km ESE) (0 posts) Calton Pastures (14.95km ENE) (6 posts) Stump Cross Field Barrow (15.18km ENE) (5 posts) Powder Barrow (15.29km ESE) (3 posts) Yearns Low (15.32km WNW) (5 posts) Minninglow (15.36km ESE) (39 posts) Minning Low Round Barrow (15.36km ESE) (5 posts) Congreave Standing Stone (15.38km E) (2 posts) Rowtor Rocks (15.45km E) (64 posts) Handley Bottom (15.45km ENE) (2 posts) Gorsey Low (15.52km SE) (1 post) Roystone Valley (15.53km ESE) (0 posts) Doll Tor (15.54km E) (73 posts) Rockhurst (15.7km ESE) (2 posts) Daisy Bank (15.7km ESE) (1 post) Pike Low (15.71km WNW) (7 posts) Sharp Low (15.72km SE) (4 posts) Crake Low (15.76km ESE) (1 post) The Andle Stone (15.79km E) (35 posts) Stoney Low (15.79km E) (4 posts) Roosdyche (15.94km NW) (20 posts) Lindup Low (15.94km ENE) (1 post) Gallows Low Lane (16.11km ESE) (3 posts) Cork Stone (16.12km E) (28 posts) Green Low (16.19km NNW) (5 posts) Black Rock Farm (16.22km WNW) (2 posts) Lime Kiln Barrow (16.23km ESE) (2 posts) Ginclough (16.34km WNW) (9 posts) Chatsworth Park (16.37km ENE) (0 posts) Boars Low (16.37km SE) (13 posts) Stanton Moor South (16.41km E) (13 posts) T44,45 & 46 (16.41km E) (2 posts) Stanton Moor North (16.42km E) (19 posts) Stanton Moor Central (16.42km E) (24 posts) T55 cairn (16.46km E) (5 posts) Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor (16.46km E) (126 posts) Heart Stone (16.46km E) (2 posts) Slipper Low (16.56km ESE) (2 posts) Galley Low (16.62km ESE) (2 posts) Blackstones Low (16.66km ESE) (4 posts) Musden Low (West) (16.73km SSE) (1 post) Windy Knoll (16.74km N) (3 posts) Gorse Stone (16.78km E) (8 posts) Sutton Hall (16.79km W) (7 posts) Gawsworth Henge (16.79km W) (6 posts) Broad Oak Farm (16.85km W) (4 posts) Green Low (16.86km E) (17 posts) Musden Low (16.89km SSE) (4 posts) Cat Stone (16.89km E) (5 posts) Slipper Low II (16.94km ESE) (1 post) Pin Dale (16.94km NNE) (2 posts) Charles Head (16.94km WNW) (8 posts) Lord's Seat (16.97km N) (8 posts) Further Harrop (17.02km WNW) (9 posts) Musden Low (South) (17.06km SSE) (2 posts) Reed Hill (17.08km WNW) (17 posts) Castle Hill (Castleton) (17.21km NNE) (4 posts) Whaley Bridge Stone (17.24km WNW) (5 posts) Mam Tor II (17.32km N) (5 posts) Odin Mine (17.33km NNE) (10 posts) Mam Tor I (17.35km N) (5 posts) Woodhouse End (17.38km W) (4 posts) Calton (17.39km SSE) (2 posts) Bonsall Lane (17.42km E) (3 posts) Stanage (17.44km NE) (9 posts) Stanage (17.44km NE) (7 posts) Mam Tor (17.47km N) (38 posts) Dun Low (17.48km SSE) (4 posts) Darley Dale (17.59km E) (6 posts) Murder Stone (17.67km WNW) (23 posts) Rainster Rocks (17.8km ESE) (6 posts) Smelting Hill & Abney Moor (17.91km NE) (12 posts) Rains Cave (17.93km ESE) (3 posts) Top Low (18.04km SSE) (2 posts) Moot Low (18.26km E) (2 posts) Highlow Bank Cairn (18.29km NE) (2 posts) Bradbourne (18.31km ESE) (3 posts) Highlow Bank (18.35km NE) (2 posts) Highlow Bank Stone (18.36km NE) (6 posts) Eyam Moor Barrow (18.44km NE) (15 posts) Wet Withens (18.44km NE) (24 posts) Offerton Moor East (18.58km NE) (2 posts) Offerton Moor West (18.58km NE) (6 posts) The Bridestones (18.59km WSW) (63 posts) The Cloud (18.6km WSW) (10 posts) Cup stone (18.7km NE) (3 posts) Eagle Stone (18.81km ENE) (9 posts) Eyam Moor III (18.84km NE) (10 posts) Cauldon Lowe (18.91km S) (2 posts) Bumper Castle (18.95km E) (2 posts) Eyam Moor II (18.97km NE) (8 posts) Beeley Warren NW (19.04km ENE) (2 posts) Kiln Knoll (19.08km NW) (5 posts) Moisty Knowl (Site of) (19.08km ENE) (1 post) Beeley Moor (19.11km ENE) (2 posts) Stoke Flat (19.12km ENE) (36 posts) Raven Tor Triple Cairn (19.13km E) (18 posts) Raven Tor (19.13km E) (3 posts) Harboro' Rocks (19.19km ESE) (13 posts) Round Low (19.19km ESE) (3 posts) Wigber Low (19.22km ESE) (11 posts) Beeley Warren ?? (19.25km ENE) (3 posts) Beeley Warren NE (19.26km ENE) (1 post) Swinscoe (19.31km SE) (1 post) The Three Men of Gardoms (19.32km ENE) (10 posts) Gardom's Ring Cairn (19.36km ENE) (8 posts) Gibbet Moor West (19.41km ENE) (3 posts) Park Gate Stone Circle (19.42km ENE) (30 posts) Gardom's Enclosure (19.45km ENE) (15 posts) Gardoms Pit Alignment (19.45km ENE) (4 posts) Gardom's Edge (19.57km ENE) (23 posts) Gibbet Moor West (19.58km ENE) (1 post) Thorswood (19.64km SSE) (4 posts) Gardoms Standing Stone (19.64km ENE) (20 posts) Gibbet Moor South (19.65km ENE) (4 posts) Bank Top (19.74km ESE) (1 post) Bank Top Oval Barrow (19.74km ESE) (1 post) Beeley South (South I) (19.75km ENE) (3 posts) Beeley North (South 2) (19.75km ENE) (5 posts) Beeley Warren (19.79km ENE) (4 posts) Bunkers Hill Plantation (19.8km ENE) (4 posts) Beeley Central (19.8km ENE) (6 posts) Fallinge Edge (19.82km ENE) (2 posts) Gibbet Moor (19.86km ENE) (5 posts) Gibbet Moor North (19.86km ENE) (9 posts) Gardom's Edge II (19.96km ENE) (3 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Buxton Museum and Art ... (Museum: 7.4 km NW) Hartington YHA (Youth Hostel: 7.8 km SE) Ravenstor YHA (Youth Hostel: 9.3 km NNE) Youlgreave YHA (Youth Hostel: 12.5 km E) Bakewell YHA (Youth Hostel: 13.2 km ENE) Barn Farm (Camping Site: 15.6 km E) The Druid Inn (Pub: 15.6 km E) The Red Lion (Pub: 15.9 km E) Bretton YHA (Youth Hostel: 15.9 km NE) Rowter Farm (Camping Site: 16.1 km N) The Miner's Arms (Pub: 16.6 km NE) Eyam YHA (Youth Hostel: 16.7 km NE) The Castleton Centre (Museum: 17.3 km N) Castleton YHA (Youth Hostel: 17.3 km N)

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The cairn on Hitter Hill is well battered and stands in an area of old mine workings. It's probably not worth the steep climb up Hitter Hill from Glutton Bridge to see the cairn....But the views from the cairns top are outrageous...with the old coral reefs of Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill dominating the northern view and the pyramid hill of High Wheeldon (home of the Fox Hole Cave) in the south. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by stubob 29th October 2003ce

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Jewitt and Lucas excavated/dug the cairn in the 1840's and discovered 4 rock cut graves and 4 cists....Two of these contained burials along with food vessels, flints and an axe hammer. (Finds J.Barnatt's & J. Collis' "Barrow Corpus") Today, Glutton Bridge below Hitter Hill is also the best place to pick up the 'double sunset' behind Chrome Hill. This happens a few weeks either side of 21st June. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by stubob 29th October 2003ce Edited 23rd March 2005ce

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Dr Plot and the Amazing Double Sunset More on the double sunset viewed from Leek. Although the place to view it from today is Glutton Bridge. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by stubob 29th October 2003ce