Carl Wark Hillfort by munki-boy
Carl Wark Hillfort
Carl Wark Hillfort is in The Peak District National Park in England.
The site of Carl Wark lies just within the Yorkshire side of the border with Derbyshire, rising out of the boggy centre of the impressive Hathersage Moor, in the Peak District National Park.
There are remains of a drystone revetment wall, on the northwestern end, may date to the Iron Age, still survives over 2 metres in height. It is around 40 metres in length. To the south of it, there is a single interned entrance, which is in a poor state of repair. The whole inner area of the fort covered around 1 hectare.
Carl Wark is of unproven origin, thought to be Iron or Dark age in date, though Bronze age artifacts are also close by, including the remains of a cairn, ring cairn and field systems. It could be that Carl Wark started even earlier, possibly during the Neolithic.
Only a single, small scale excavation has ever been conducted here and it proved to be inconclusive.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Carl Wark Hillfort
Carl Wark Hillfort LiDAR Map
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Local History around Carl Wark Hillfort
There are some historic monuments around including:
Medieval farmstead and field system 525m south of Yarncliff QuarryStoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circleWinyards Nick prehistoric field systemStone circle on Ash Cabin Flat, 560m north east of Reservoir CottagesWayside cross west of Saltersitch BridgeCairn at Winyards Nick 470m south east of Mitchell FieldCairn, 600m north east of Stanage HouseCairnfield 860m north east of Ramsley LodgeCarl Wark slight univallate hillfortCairnfield and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton HallCairnfield 600m NNE of High Lees FarmEmbanked stone circle known as Wet Withens, and adjacent cairnCairn on Bamford Moor, 500m east of Great TorCallow prehistoric settlement and field system, Carr Head Moor, 300m ENE of Toothill FarmCairn on Bamford Moor, 850m north west of Crow ChinCairnfield 180m north east of Ramsley LodgePrehistoric standing stone 1,030m south west of triangulation point on High NebCairnfield and associated settlement, 450m south west of Leam Hall FarmMedieval enclosed field system and earlier remains at Sheffield PlantationMedieval field system and long houses at Lawrence FieldRedmires First World War Training AreaCairnfield, 580m ENE of Stanage HouseCairnfield, linear clearance and ring cairn 720m north west of Moor Edge FarmRing cairn and cairn on Ramsley Moor, 850m north east of Ramsley LodgeLead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford BrookStoke Flat South prehistoric field systemCairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark HillfortHordron Edge stone circle, 540m south east of Cutthroat BridgeRing cairn and cairnfield on Eaglestone Flat, 270m east of Eagle StoneWayside cross west of Fox LanePadley Hall: a medieval great houseEmbanked stone circle on Eyam Moor, 340m south of Leam Hall FarmNorth Lees ChapelFroggatt BridgeCairnfield 775m NNE of High Lees FarmPrehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley MoorRound cairn on Curbar EdgeWayside cross in Shillito WoodCairn on Bamford Moor, 960m north east of Clough HouseCairnfield 970m north west of Green's HouseSheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemCalver weir and water management system 200m north east of Stocking FarmStoke Flat East prehistoric field systemWaymarker and clapper bridge 130m south of Barbrook BridgeCamp Green ringworkRing cairn, 500m north west of Burbage BridgeLead smelting site on Bole Hill, west of Bolehill LodgeCairnfield 400m north east of Ramsley LodgeCairnfield 615m west of Moor Edge FarmLead smelting site on Ramsley Moor, 600m south west of Foxlane FarmLead smelt mill and wood-drying kiln in Froggatt Wood, 550m south of Haywood FarmCairnfield, 320m west of Leam Hall FarmToad's Mouth prehistoric field systemWayside and boundary cross known as Lady's CrossCairnfield and embanked stone circle 550m east of Barbrook ReservoirTwo ring cairns at Ciceley Low, 500m ESE of Parson House FarmAnglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyardSmall stone circle and central cairn on Eyam Moor, 370m south of Fern CottageGrindleford BridgeCairn on Bamford Moor, 975m north east of Clough HouseCairn on Bamford Edge, 570m north east of Clough HouseNewburgh Level at Red Rake MineCairnfield 320m north of Saltersitch Bridge, Eastern MoorsCairn 720m north east of Lady Wash FarmRound cairn on Curbar EdgeCairnfield and field system north of Eaglestone Flat, 450m south west of Swine StyCairn 380m south west of Burbage BridgeStanage Edge Roman roadStone circle, 960m north east of High Lees FarmTwo cairns at Crow ChinCairn on Bamford Moor, 680m north of High Lees FarmCairnfield 600m west of Highlow HallCairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage HouseCairn 880m south west of Leam Hall FarmThe Warren Romano-British settlement, 320m north west of North Lees HallCairnfield 630m north east of Stanage House.
