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Eldon Hill bowl barrow

0 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.32713, -1.82792

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Black Ant, Myrmica scabrinodis, Helophilus pendulus +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Black Ant, Myrmica scabrinodis, Helophilus pendulus +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yarrow, Musk Thistle +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yarrow, Musk Thistle +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Cicely, Spotted Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km

Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m
Named routeRef 6Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m
Named routeRef 6Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eldon Hill Cairn with view towards Slitherstone Hill

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eldon Hill Cairn with view towards Slitherstone Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Slitherstone and Linacre lead mines and a limekiln 725m south west of Rowter FarmHistoric site1.2 km→✦Gautries RakeHistoric site1.5 km→✦Coalpithole RakeHistoric site1.6 km→✦Mam Tor HillfortHistoric site2.8 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and two bowl barrows on Mam TorHistoric site2.8 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site3.7 km→

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