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Doll Tor is a Bronze Age stone circle and cairn situated on moorland in the Peak District, Derbyshire. The monument comprises a roughly circular arrangement of upright stones surrounding a central burial mound or barrow, characteristic of funerary and ceremonial monuments erected during the second millennium BCE. The site remains substantially visible today, preserving evidence of prehistoric ritual practice and burial custom in the Pennine region. Its location on exposed moorland reflects the Bronze Age settlement patterns of upland Derbyshire, where such monuments served as prominent territorial and ancestral markers within the landscape.
Doll Tor stone circle and cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017664. View the official record →
Doll Tor is a Bronze Age stone circle and cairn situated on moorland in the Peak District, Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017664.
Doll Tor stone circle and cairn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Harboro' Cave (7.7 km), Blackstone's Low bowl barrow (8 km), Round Low bowl barrow (8 km).
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