Gib Hill

Gib Hill is a large burial mound in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. It is thought to be a Neolithic oval barrow with an Early Bronze Age round barrow superimposed at one end. It is located some 300 metres south-west of Arbor Low henge.

Gib Hill
Gib Hill burial mound
Locationnear Middleton-by-Youlgreave and Bakewell
RegionDerbyshire, England
Coordinates53°10′01″N 01°45′52″W
Typetumulus

Excavations

Three exploratory excavations were conducted in the 19th century: the first by the owner, Mr Thornhill in 1812, a second by William Bateman and S. Mitchell in 1824, and a third by Thomas Bateman in 1848.[1] The 1848 excavations uncovered a cist of early Bronze Age date, containing a cremation and food vessel.[1] The complex structure of the barrow suggests that it consists of a Neolithic oval barrow with an Early Bronze Age round barrow superimposed at one end.[2] This configuration can be seen clearly by looking up at the barrow from the north.[2]

Siting

Gib Hill is part of a complex of prehistoric monuments with Arbor Low.[1] The Neolithic barrow at Gib Hill was probably the first element in the complex.[2]

Notes
  1. GIB HILL, Pastscape, retrieved 27 September 2012
  2. History and Research: Arbor Low Henge and Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow, English Heritage, retrieved 27 September 2012
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