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Beeley Moor is a small gritstone upland area in the
Beeley Moor is a small gritstone upland area in the Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southe ...
of central and northern England, near the villages of Beeley
Beeley is a village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire, England. Located near Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales, it is situated on the B6012 road, between Rowsley and Edensor. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 195.
It i ...
and Baslow
Baslow is a village in Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District, situated between Sheffield and Bakewell, just over north of Chatsworth House. It is sited by the River Derwent, which is spanned by a 17th-century bridge, alongside which is a ...
. Its highest point is above sea level.
Geography
The Chatsworth Estate lies to the north west. East Moor is the broader moorland area covering Gibbet Moor, Brampton East Moor and Beeley Moor.TheRiver Hipper
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...
's source is on Beeley Moor at Hipper Sick. Beeley Brook also drains from the moor and features several cascades as it runs to Beeley village.
History
Beeley Moor is a prehistoric landscape with many protectedScheduled Ancient Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
s including individual cairns, cairn fields, burial mounds and guidestones.
Hob Hurst's House
Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age barrow on Beeley Moor near Bakewell in Derbyshire. It is unique in that instead of the normal round shape, Hob Hurst's barrow is rectangular. Originally made with 13 stones, only five remain today.
It is situa ...
is an unusual square Bronze Age burial cairn on Harland Edge (between Gibbet Moor and Beeley Moor). Thomas Bateman excavated the barrow in 1853 and discovered a stone cist
A cist ( or ; also kist ;
from grc-gre, κίστη, Middle Welsh ''Kist'' or Germanic ''Kiste'') is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead. Examples can be found across Europe and in the Middle East ...
containing cremated remains. It has been a protected national monument since 1882. The site was named after a goblin who was supposed to have lived there.
Three hundred years ago coal was mined on Beeley Moor for lead-smelting and for local homes. Chatsworth House was built from the high quality gritstone quarried on the moor. Beeley Moor was also renowned for grouse shooting.
Murders
In 1977 a prisoner escaped by stabbing his guards whilst being driven to court during a blizzard on the moors. The convict held a family hostage in their home on Beeley Moor for three days. He systematically killed four of the five family members. He was shot dead by police when he tried to flee in the family's car and crashed. The Pottery Cottage murders shocked the British public.Access
Beeley Moor became "Open Access" land for the public, following theCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), known informally as the CRoW Act or "Right to Roam" Act is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament affecting England and Wales which came into force on 30 November 2000.
Right to roam
The Act imp ...
. The area can be accessed from Beeley Village by footpaths through Beeley Plantation.
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