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Markland Grips is a hillfort located in Derbyshire, England, and is registered as a scheduled monument. The site occupies a prominent promontory position and exhibits the defensive earthwork characteristics typical of Iron Age hillforts. The fort's layout and construction reflect the settlement and defensive strategies employed during the later prehistoric period. Its prominent location in the Derbyshire landscape would have afforded commanding views over the surrounding terrain and valuable resources in the region.
Markland Grips promontory fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011428. View the official record →
Markland Grips is a hillfort located in Derbyshire, England, and is registered as a scheduled monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011428.
Markland Grips promontory fort 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 1011428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ash Tree Cave (1.2 km), Standing cross, Clowne (1.8 km), Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183 (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Markland Grips promontory fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Markland Grips promontory fort stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.