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Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm

England
List entry 1018094
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018094
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SK 22111 84533
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a circular arrangement of stones typical of the later prehistoric period, when such monuments served ritual, astronomical, or territorial functions across the British uplands. Like comparable stone circles in the Peak District and wider Pennine region, this example reflects the cultural practices and monumental building traditions of Bronze Age communities. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ceremonial activity in the East Midlands.

Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018094. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm?

Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018094.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm?

Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm 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 1018094.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyard (8.1 km), Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle (8.5 km), Stoke Flat East prehistoric field system (8.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Anglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyard
8.1 km
Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle
8.5 km
Stoke Flat East prehistoric field system
8.7 km
Froggatt Bridge
8.8 km
Stoke Flat South prehistoric field system
9.2 km
Round cairn on Curbar Edge
9.5 km
Calver weir and water management system 200m north east of Stocking Farm
9.9 km
Prehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley Moor
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm

Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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