Hob Hurst's House

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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 Originally made with 13 stones, only five remain today.

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The barrow is in the guardianship of English Heritage and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [1]

It is situated on Harland Edge above Chatsworth House, near the highest part of Beeley Moor. [2]

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs alongside Gibbet Moor, past Hob Hurst's House and onto Beeley village. [3]

The barrow is 11 yards (10 m) in diameter and 4 feet (1.2 m) high, with a ditch and an external bank of 22 yards (20 m) diameter. [4]

The barrow was excavated in 1853 by Thomas Bateman, the "Barrow Knight". The dig found a stone-lined grave containing some scorched human bones plus some lead ore.

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References

Citations

  1. Historic England. "Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge (1008600)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. "MAGiC MaP : Harland Edge – Hob Hurst's House". Natural England, Magic in the Cloud.
  3. McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN   978-1909461536.
  4. Historic England. "Monument No. 311047". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. "Getting to the Roots of Folk Horror with Visionary Horror Game Developers". The Escapist.

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