Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow located at Long Rake, Monyash, Derbyshire DE45 1JS, UK

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Prehistoric monument consisting of a limestone block circle & an ancient nearby burial mound.

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James Littlewood

5 Google Rating

Well-preserved Neolithic henge in the White Peak area. Massive earthworks provide good vantage point

5/ 5

Well-preserved Neolithic henge in the White Peak area. Massive earthworks provide good vantage points onto the circle and surrounding landscape. Evidence of an earth ridge that connected the henge to the Neolithic oval barrow some 300m or so away lies to the south west. VR and GR stone markers circumscribe the protected areas and show the Statutory Protection awarded to the features in Victorian and Georgian times. One of the best preserved henge monuments in the UK. Car park area has room for four or five cars. Entrance at £1 per adult, children can access for free, is well worth the price.

Barry Pether

4 Google Rating

Nice short walk through the sheep fields. There are a couple of styles to negotiate if you want to d

4/ 5

Nice short walk through the sheep fields. There are a couple of styles to negotiate if you want to do both mounds, but the stone circle is accessed through two gates. Nice bit of history considering this is 2000 years older than stonehenge. As it is a national trust property there are a couple of information boards containing some historical facts. If you have a spare half hour it is worth a visit.

darren mcgarry (Adrenochrome)

4 Google Rating

Really nice views etc. from up there. It's an amazing feat of human engineering really when look aro

4/ 5

Really nice views etc. from up there. It's an amazing feat of human engineering really when look around at the surrounding landscape. Definitely worth a visit. Not much parking nearby - Farmer charges a pound to cross through his farm to the stone circle. Having said that...it's easily with it.

Chris Molyneux

5 Google Rating

Arbor Low is a lovely Neolithic stone circle or henge with a ditch and bank enclosure. The stones ar

5/ 5

Arbor Low is a lovely Neolithic stone circle or henge with a ditch and bank enclosure. The stones are all laying down but that doesn't detract from the scale of the monument. In the next field is the nearby Bronze Age round barrow called Gib Hill. Easy access to both can be achieved by using the small English Heritage car park next to the farm house. Discretionary £1 parking donation.

Rosemary Duckworth

5 Google Rating

Recumbent stone circle with henge bank and ditch in a wonderful location on high ground with views a

5/ 5

Recumbent stone circle with henge bank and ditch in a wonderful location on high ground with views all round. The day we went the place couldn't have looked better fantastic weather and sky. Remarkable. Pay £1 for access across private land

Etienne Bresch

5 Google Rating

Arbor Low sits on private farmland and is easily accessed. Just watch out for potholes on the small

5/ 5

Arbor Low sits on private farmland and is easily accessed. Just watch out for potholes on the small road that leads from the Long Rake road to the car parking area. You are then asked to pay a nominal fee (£1 per adult) just before you head off through stiles and gates. There is a good illustrative panel with details and an artist's impression of what the place might have looked like several thousand years ago. As it's grazing land all around, try to stick to paths and stay close to low stone walls. Arbor Low Henge as it is also known once had up to 43 standing stones, now all laying on their side and you can only imagine what the original setup was like. In the centre lie two large stones that would have formed a 'cove'. The site is one of great significance and importance in the Derbyshire area. From it you can also see Gib Hill Barrow, a burial mound just to the southwest. The presence of tumulus structures does remind a little of the Stonehenge area, but on a smaller scale, and much less frequented by tourists. I went on a windy drizzly day and was alone the whole time of my visit (save for several groups of sheep).

Peter Robinson

5 Google Rating

Fascinating circle and for a pound you can really get a picture of life in its time. You can hug, ru

5/ 5

Fascinating circle and for a pound you can really get a picture of life in its time. You can hug, rub and lie on the stones for that extra sensation of a link with the past. Not a difficult walk but not for wheelchairs. Parking for about 5/7 cars.

Colin Dix

5 Google Rating

Ancient monument, full of mystery and a real feeling you are in touch with our distant past. Frequen

5/ 5

Ancient monument, full of mystery and a real feeling you are in touch with our distant past. Frequently visit this place, it makes me feel good and at peace with the world. Wish I could take that with me when I leave.

Michael Ball

5 Google Rating

Surprisingly easy to find and stunning place to visit at sunset on a sunny day. It reminded me of a

5/ 5

Surprisingly easy to find and stunning place to visit at sunset on a sunny day. It reminded me of a miniature Avebury without the village in the middle. You have a small car park at the farm where you enter (pay your pound in the green box if no-one's on hand to collect your one pound parking fee) and walk through a field to reach the site. Be wary of the cows in the field if you have a dog with you, and keep it under control. The actual stone circle sits in the middle of a huge round ditch (the henge) with plenty of good vantage points over the site. Also walk back through the cow field to see Gib Hill, the Neolithic burial barrow older than the stone circle itself. And be careful of the bumpy gravel track you drive down on the way to the site!

hedgerowpete

5 Google Rating

Brilliant place to visit. You do drive up the farm track. Park on the top right drive corner. A quic

5/ 5

Brilliant place to visit. You do drive up the farm track. Park on the top right drive corner. A quick read of the info board gives you a route to the stones. Please drop a quid in the honesty box as its well worth it. And dont forget close all farm gates properly

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