Arrived too late for the sun on the panel, but it cast Birchen Edge in a nice glow instead.
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I really liked it here, there’s a lot going on.
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Some of the stones are lost in the bracken.
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Overgrown but substantial and impressive stonework.
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It’s in the trees...
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The light went all weird while we were here.
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Barbrook I, another superb site that I should’ve been to years and years ago.
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Why has it taken me so long to come here?
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Surrounding bank, looking down towards Bar Brook.
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The stones don’t make it much above the level of the stone bank, but just enough to say “I’m a stone circle”.
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Barbrook II, an instant classic, a place among the favourites assured.
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Weathered block on Barbrook 1 cairn. Cupmarked stones were found in this cairn during the 1960s excavation. Although this stone probably shows natural weathering, there is at least a possibility that some of these marks are the eroded traces of artificial carving.
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The restored Barbrook 1 cairn, showing neat drystone construction.
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Barbrook 1 cairn (SK2791075600), excavated and restored in the 1960s. Barbrook I stone circle can be seen downslope on the far left.
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Neat kerbed cairn southeast of Barbrook II stone circle.
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Interesting cairn to the southeast of Barbrook II stone circle. The cairn is made up of a prominent kerb around an almost level platform of smaller stones. Whether this was the original design or a result of stone robbing isn’t obvious.
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Representative example of many of the 60+ cairns on Big Moor, many concentrated in the area between Barbrook I and Barbrook II.
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Small cairn, which may be clearance rather than sepulchral, with neat kerbed example beyond. These cairns are on the slope between Barbrook II and Barbrook I stone circles.
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The damaged top of the substantial cairn at SK2774075680.
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Substantial cairn slightly south and downslope from Barbrook II. Like most of the cairns in this area it was dug by Mitchell in the 1850s.
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Without another burn or a clear-up, a lot of the stones are going to disappear into the grass and peat.
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The northern arc, looking west-ish. The stones disappear into the grass even when you’re on top of them.
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The grass has grown rather higher than in previous photos. Looking northeast across the circle.
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The circle is much bigger than I was expecting. The embankment can be seen clearly from the cairn to the north, G/F sitting on the eastern edge gives scale.
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Northeastern arc, looking southeast across the moor. Across the valley is Froggatt Edge and Big Moor.
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The northern arc, with the cairn to the left. Looking northeast towards Hallam Moors and Higger Tor.
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The southwestern arc. The heather-covered embankment around the circle can be seen stretching across the image.
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The eastern arc, looking north towards the mutilated cairn.
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The cairn enjoys a superb position above the Derwent valley and Hathersage.
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The badly damaged southeastern side of the cairn.
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Looking northeast towards Higger Tor and Millstone Edge.
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Sometimes being out in November showers pays off.
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The decorations continue around the stone.
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The cupmarked stone, looking northwest towards Mam Tor.
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The cairn, with cupmarked stone to the right.
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