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Burbage Rocks is a gritstone escarpment in 
Below Burbage Rocks (on Hathersage Moor to the west) are the hill
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and metropolitan county, metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of City of Doncaster, Doncaster and City of Sh ...
, overlooking the village of Hathersage
Hathersage ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England. It lies slightly to the north of the River Derwent, approximately south-west of Sheffield.
Toponymy
The origin of its name is disputed, although it is ...
in the Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It includes the Dark Peak, where moorla ...
. The highest point along the escarpment is above sea level, whilst Burbage Moor rises above to . Burbage Rocks is a southern extension of Stanage Edge. Burbage Brook
Burbage Brook is an upper tributary stream of the River Derwent in the Peak District of England.
Toponymy
The origin of the name is thought to derive from the Germanic ''baki'' for creek.
Course
White Path Moss
The source of the brook i ...
runs from the northern end of the Burbage Rocks, past the southern end, through Padley Gorge
Padley Gorge is a deep but narrow valley in the Peak District, Derbyshire between the village of Grindleford and the A6187 road.
The gorge is wooded with a stream, the Burbage Brook. This stream used to form the boundary between Derbyshire a ...
and into the RIver Derwent.
The gritstone edge of Burbage Rocks is a popular rock climbing location. The Burbage Rocks North area is close to a car park and has 481 graded routes including many short, easy routes. The quieter Burbage South Edge area has 289 graded routes with much more challenging, long buttress climbs. Burbage South Quarries has a further 108 graded routes. The following routes on Burbage South Edge were climbed in the 1998 rock-climbing film Hard Grit
''Hard Grit'' is a 1998 British rock climbing film directed by Richard Heap and produced by Slackjaw Film, featuring traditional climbing, free soloing, and bouldering on gritstone routes in the Peak District in the North of England. It is consi ...
:
* ''Samson'' (E8 7b) climbed by Jerry Moffatt
* ''Braille Trail'' (E7 6c) climbed by Dave Jones
* ''Parthian Shot'' (E9 7a) climbed by Seb Grieve
Below Burbage Rocks (on Hathersage Moor to the west) are the hill Higger Tor
Higger Tor or Higgar Tor is a gritstone tor in the Dark Peak, in the north of the Peak District National Park in England. It overlooks the Burbage Valley and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark to the southeast.
The tor stands to the south we ...
and Carl Wark Carl may refer to:
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, the rocky platform of an Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...
hillfort
A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post-Roma ...
, which is a scheduled 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 ...
.
Sheffield Country Walk is a long trail which runs along the public footpath below the edge. Following the Countryside 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 of Burbage Rocks and surrounding moorland were designated as "Open Access" land for the public.
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