Shining Tor (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Shining Tor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The gritstone edge a few yards from the barrow. Looking into Cheshire.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.8.2023)

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Image of Shining Tor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Shutingsloe is the conical hill to the right of centre skyline.

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Image of Shining Tor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking northeast across the High Peak.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.8.2023)

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Image of Shining Tor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Showing the proximity of the round mound from the summit trig.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.8.2023)

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Image of Shining Tor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The possible round barrow near the summit. Looking southeast-ish.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.8.2023)

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Image of Shining Tor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Landscape context; Shining Tor from the southeast.

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Shining Tor

Round Barrow(s)

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Visited 16 August 2023.

A fine and dry day, so making use of the excellent bus services in the Buxton area, we get the bus to Cat & Fiddle high up on the moors, right on the border between Derbyshire and Cheshire. The bus does most of the uphill, so it’s a very easy stroll along good paths to climb Shining Tor. Like many Peak District hills it’s a victim of popularity, so the paths have been laid with stone flags. It makes for a somewhat sanitised experience, but with increasingly dodgy joints I’m not complaining!

There are great views from the summit, especially of the nicely conical profile of Shutingsloe to the south. The summit itself has a good bit of gritstone edge on its west side, but just to the east of the summit there’s a very obvious circular mound in the angle between paved paths. There’s nothing at all on the HER, but I think this is a good bet for a round barrow. It’s clearly artificial at any rate. Not the best preserved or biggest, but well worth it just for the views and the striding countryside to get here.

From here we carry on north along the ridge to Cats Tor, before heading east to visit the standing stone on Foxlow Edge.

Sites within 20km of Shining Tor

Foxlow Edge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.38km NNE

5

1
Toot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.08km SW

7

2
Yearns Low

Round Barrow(s) • 3.75km WNW

3

1

1
Pike Low

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.19km WNW

5

2
Higher Ridgegate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.46km WSW

4

1
Black Rock Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 4.64km WNW

2

1
Ginclough

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.77km W

6

3
Lismore Fields

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.55km E

7

1

1
Charles Head

Round Barrow(s) • 5.85km NW

7

3

1
Further Harrop

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.91km NW

8

2

1
Grin Low

Round Barrow(s) • 6.25km E

10

3
Ladder Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.31km NNE

6

3
Reed Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.37km NW

18

3

2
The Bullstones

Stone Circle • 7.31km SW

31

1

8

1
Sutton Hall

Cairn(s) • 7.37km WSW

6

2
Roosdyche

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.4km NNE

16

1

5
Murder Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.42km NNW

16

1

6

1
Nab Head

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.43km WNW

8

1
Longgutter

Round Barrow(s) • 7.48km SW

10

1
Castle Naze

Hillfort • 7.57km NE

30

5
Staden

Enclosure • 7.58km E

2

3
Brand End

Standing Stones • 7.6km ESE

5

1

1
Harpur Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.63km E

5

1
Fox Low

Round Barrow(s) • 7.66km E

1
Allgreave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.68km SSW

4

1
Whaley Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.75km N

4

2

3
Lud’s Church

Natural Rock Feature • 8.18km S

23

3

14
Broad Oak Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 8.3km WSW

3

1
Fairfield Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.3km ENE

2
Lady Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.35km ENE

5

3
Gawsworth Henge

Henge • 8.44km WSW

6

1

1
Stoup High Edge

Cairn(s) • 8.49km ESE

6

1
Cow Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.52km NE

5

2
The Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.61km SSW

1
Hollins Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.74km ESE

13

1

3
Woodhouse End

Round Barrow(s) • 8.96km WSW

3

2
Bosley Minn

Standing Stones • 9.31km SW

19

2
Gospel Hillocks

Long Barrow • 9.39km E

1

3
Bull Ring

Henge • 9.41km ENE

30

2

13

1
Bull Ring

Round Barrow(s) • 9.41km ENE

3

1

1
Upper edge

Cairn(s) • 9.71km E

2

1
Kiln Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 9.74km N

3

2
Hind Low (Site of)

Round Cairn • 9.94km E

3
Etches Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.16km ESE

15

2
Dowel Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.3km ESE

8

2
Thirst House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.5km E

5

3
Harley Grange

Cairn(s) • 10.58km E

13

1
Cow Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.72km E

2
Hatch-a-way

Cairn(s) • 10.74km ESE

17

1
Henbury

Stone Circle • 10.78km WSW

3

1
Mag Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.48km NE

5
Hitter Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.58km ESE

13

3

1
Bawd Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.9km SSE

20

1

4

1
Wind Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.96km ENE

2

1
Bearhurst Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.16km WSW

6

1
Chelmorton Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.29km E

2

1
Harrod Low

Long Barrow • 12.3km ENE

7

1

2
Great Low

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.35km E

3

1
The Tong

Long Barrow • 12.48km ENE

2
Gautries Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.53km NE

13

3
Green Low

Ring Cairn • 12.75km NE

24

4
Gun Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.79km S

10

1

1
Fox Hole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.89km ESE

23

3

2
Chee Tor

Stone Circle • 13.09km E

2

1
Five Wells

Chambered Tomb • 13.15km E

46

13

1
Leekfrith

Round Barrow(s) • 13.26km SSE

5

1
Perryfoot

Long Barrow • 13.55km ENE

2

2
Merryton Low I

Round Barrow(s) • 13.56km SE

2

1
The Cloud

Sacred Hill • 13.65km SW

5

4

1
Birtles Hall

Round Barrow(s) • 13.81km W

1
Merryton Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 13.82km SE

1
Alderley Edge Copper Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 13.94km W

6

1

1
Cronkston Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.02km E

6

3
Eldon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.05km ENE

4

3
The Golden Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.06km W

5

3
Alderley Edge

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 14.06km W

8

3

6

3
Armada Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 14.19km W

3

1
Holy Well

Sacred Well • 14.22km W

2

4
Eldon Hill Enclosure

Enclosure • 14.22km ENE

2

2
Brood Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.31km ENE

1
The Bridestones

Burial Chamber • 14.54km SW

75

1

15

4
Capesthorne Park

Round Barrow(s) • 14.98km WSW

10

3
Kinderlow

Cairn(s) • 15.11km NE

19

4
Ox Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.11km ENE
Waggon Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.13km ESE
Mellor Hilltop

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.19km NNW

2

1

1
Lord’s Seat

Round Barrow(s) • 15.21km NE

26

4
Marton Church

Artificial Mound • 15.44km WSW

3

2
The Holmes

Enclosure • 15.44km ENE

1

1
Pillsbury Hills Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.49km ESE

2

1
Tideslow

Chambered Cairn • 15.92km ENE

12

4
Pilsbury

Cairn(s) • 15.94km ESE

5

1
Windy Knoll

Cave / Rock Shelter • 16.01km NE

4

1
Brund Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.02km ESE

1

2
Mam Tor barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.45km NE

12

2
Mam Tor

Hillfort • 16.59km NE

61

2

8

1
Roylow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km ESE

1
Odin Mine

Cave / Rock Shelter • 16.9km NE

9

2
Brown Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.15km NNW

6

2
Chisworth

Cup Marked Stone • 17.18km N

12

1

3
Old Woman’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.22km E

1

1
Vincent Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 17.48km ESE

1

1
Blake Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.53km ESE

1
Ludworth Intakes

Cairn(s) • 17.54km NNW

12

2

1
Brownlow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.61km SE

1
Putwell Hill

Round Cairn • 17.67km E

2
Peter’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.8km ENE

5

2
Carder Low

Cairn(s) • 17.83km ESE

1

2
Ravencliffe Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.86km E

4

1
Cop Low

17.88km ENE

1
Castle Hill (Castleton)

Sacred Hill • 17.95km ENE

2

3
Warslow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.96km ESE

2
Hay Top

Round Barrow(s) • 18km E

1
Fin Cop

Hillfort • 18.14km E

19

1

8

3
Pin Dale

Enclosure • 18.15km ENE

1

1
Hob’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.24km E

6

5
Parsley Hay

Round Cairn • 18.28km ESE

3

1
Cown Edge

Round Cairn • 18.31km N

7

1
Wardlow Hay Cop

Round Barrow(s) • 18.31km ENE

1
Benty Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 18.53km E

2
Hay Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 18.58km E

2
White Cliff

Round Barrow(s) • 18.63km E

2

1
Castlegate Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 18.69km E

3
Bate Mill Tumuli

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.77km WSW

3

1
Ringham Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.85km E

2

2
Rolley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.86km E

1

2
Burr Tor

Hillfort • 18.89km ENE

3

1

2
Hanging Bank, Ecton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.94km ESE

2

2

1
One Ash

Long Barrow • 18.97km E

1
Horse Clough

Chambered Tomb • 19km N

17

1
Lean Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.16km ESE

7

3
Gib Hill

Long Barrow • 19.22km E

31

1

12
Gib Hill east

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.24km E

7

5
Arbor Low

Stone Circle • 19.27km E

148

11

39

3
One Ash Shelter

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.32km E

2

1
Somerford Bridge

Long Barrow • 19.35km WSW

14

3
Stan Low (site)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.35km ENE

1
Town Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.4km SE

1
Tup Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.41km ENE

1
Cales Farm SW

Round Barrow(s) • 19.49km E

2

2
One Ash

Round Barrow(s) • 19.5km E

1

1
Lose Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.55km NE

9
Bole Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.61km E
Cales Dale Upper

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.62km E

1

1
Moneystone Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.66km ESE

1

2
Sycamore Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.85km ESE

2

3