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Children dig into the pastPublished on Tuesday 17 April 2012 09:00 Digging into the past have been pupils from primary schools around Buxton who have taken part in an archaeological project. The dig has been taking place in a bid to uncover more about the history of the area around the henge of Arbor Low and Gib Hill situated near to Monyash... continues... |
Posted by juamei23rd April 2012ce |
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Visited this site a few years ago. When we arrived the sun was out and there was this guy sitting on the centre stone playing an acoustic guitar, it was really chilled out. We went to look at the mounds, carried on into the next field and came upon a massive hole cut deep into the ground, and I mean massive. I thought it was maybe an old mine or something, it looked man made, odd thing is you could'nt really see it until you reached it. After a while we made it back to the circle, the guitar player was gone and the sky was overcast, I was amazed at how sheltered the inside of the circle felt, no breeze, no sound, it was an incredibly calming experience like I had shut the door on the world and its worries. This is a site I will visit again, many times. |
Posted by AGrace 23rd August 2005ce Edited 23rd August 2005ce |
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wed.22nd may 02 got unnecessarily lost on the way here from stanton moor! stupidly left my camera in the van too! never mind, a majestically wild and windy early evening spent here was well worth it.. i was overwhelmed by this place; in stark contrast to the nine ladies , arbor low is awesomely free; beautiful big sleepy grey stones set in a surprisingly large henge .. the skies were sweeping so quickly across as i sat there, i forgot all sense of time..the way the bank rises up so steeply almost makes you feel as though you've gone down into the hill whilst still being aware that you are on top of it! i wondered whether the stones might have stood upright at some point, but somehow it seemed wholly appropriate that they were recumbent, almost echoing the land spread out before them. as i stood on the hill behind looking down at the henge and stones, it struck me that it looked utterly perfect just as it was! gooorrrgeous.... x |
Posted by lissy 9th June 2002ce |
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One small thing that julian says above which is not confirmed is that the long stones were standing. This has never been proven and in fact the earth below the stones was found not to 'be deeply disturbed' therefore implying that they have always been recumbant Oh and don't forget to walk widdershins thrice around the bank for a healthy life (according to my great gran who used to live at the farm when she was very young!) |
Posted by joe23 8th February 2002ce |
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We arrived at the farm car park, after just reading Julian's note about the barking dogs. Sure enough stood waiting in the car park, unchained, was one of these dogs! We sat in the car for a while, the dog strolled over and plonked itself outside my door, then just stared. Images of savaged ankles ran through my paranoid brain. Eventually my mate braved it and got out of the car, to which the dog rolled over - it only wanted to be petted! So much for the barking guard dogs! Next the dog proceeded to lead us round the site - first the henge and circle, waiting on the burial mound as we took it all in, then ran over the field to Gib Hill, again waiting while we took it in. Once we were done it was off into a nearby field and just ran round and round as we drove off. And it didn't even expect any payment. My advice for future visitors: Take some dog biscuits! O yeah, and the site is amazing! |
Posted by IronMan4th February 2002ce Edited 19th December 2002ce |
| A truly fantastic place with great power, and energy. However, watch out for the cows, the may not let you leave!! |
Posted by holly_golightly 18th November 2001ce |
| arbor low; an incredible site, feel as if you are on top of the world. powerful; whatever you do here is multiplied a thousand times. |
Posted by greentara 12th October 2001ce |
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Arbor Low Environs ProjectWelcome to the Arbor Low Environs Project website. This is a new project which will be exploring the landscape surrounding the henge of Arbor Low in the Peak District. The project is a collaboration between archaeologists, students, volunteers and farmers. The project has a number of questions which it seeks to address, including how has this landscape been experienced through time? For some it seems that a monument such as Arbor Low exists in isolation, built by unknown hands at some unknown point in time in the past, for some as yet unknown reason. This project will be bringing together the various strands of what we do know and trying to develop a new, broader understanding of not only the monument but the landscape around it. == Unfortunately the 2012 digging season is over but they are planning 5 years of work. |
Posted by juamei 23rd April 2012ce |
Arbor Low and Gib Hill Conservation PlanPDF document about the site. |
Posted by Chris Collyer25th February 2010ce |
I dig SheffieldInfo on Arbor Low. Photo's of finds......and some great watercolours by Thomas Bateman, his aerial view of the henge is great. Use the map on the site to find the Arbor Low section. |
Posted by stubob28th April 2003ce Edited 28th April 2003ce |
English Heritages Geophysical databaseThe Geophsyical report on the area |
Posted by fitzcoraldo3rd April 2003ce |
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Arbor Low (Stone Circle) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
   
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Posted by Ratty 12th October 2012ce |
Arbor Low (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
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My first visit to Arbow Low, and a great visit it was. The whole family all marched up there, leaving two quid in the little metal box for the two adults in our party. After a while our youngest got bored but my daughter and I stayed and had a really good time exploring each stone and walking around the entire site, we even had the place to ourselves for a while. It was a beautiful hot dry day, a little overcast at times but when the sun broke through directly the light on the stones was amazing. This place has a real energy, it had a deep feeling of peace about it and is magnificent in scale. If you're up this way then you have to call in and spend some time in the wonderful Arbor Low. |
Posted by texlahoma14th September 2012ce |
Gib Hill (Artificial Mound) — Fieldnotes |
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I'm with Jane on this being very reminiscent of Silbury, albeit a very small one, perhaps more Silbaby that Silbury then. Anyhow, the view across to Arbor Low is great from here and the landscape itself very beautiful. Access couldn't be better or easier though, and still the building and farm building do not impose themselves while I sit here dreaming. |
Posted by texlahoma 14th September 2012ce |
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Arbor Low (Stone Circle) — Images |
 
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