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:
Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford BrookCairn, 600m north east of Stanage HouseStone circle, 960m north east of High Lees FarmMedieval field system and long houses at Lawrence FieldNewburgh Level at Red Rake MineCairnfield 600m west of Highlow HallCairnfield 400m north east of Ramsley LodgeEmbanked stone circle on Eyam Moor, 340m south of Leam Hall FarmWayside cross west of Fox LaneCamp Green ringworkCairnfield and field system north of Eaglestone Flat, 450m south west of Swine StyHordron Edge stone circle, 540m south east of Cutthroat BridgeNorth Lees ChapelRing cairn and cairnfield on Eaglestone Flat, 270m east of Eagle StoneCairnfield and embanked stone circle 550m east of Barbrook ReservoirStoke Flat East prehistoric field systemAnglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyardCairn 720m north east of Lady Wash FarmThe Warren Romano-British settlement, 320m north west of North Lees HallPrehistoric standing stone 1,030m south west of triangulation point on High NebCairnfield, 320m west of Leam Hall FarmCairn 880m south west of Leam Hall FarmTwo ring cairns at Ciceley Low, 500m ESE of Parson House FarmRedmires First World War Training AreaCallow prehistoric settlement and field system, Carr Head Moor, 300m ENE of Toothill FarmRound cairn on Curbar EdgePadley Hall: a medieval great houseRound cairn on Curbar EdgeCairnfield, 580m ENE of Stanage HouseCairn 380m south west of Burbage BridgeCairnfield and ring cairn 490m south of Offerton HallCairnfield 615m west of Moor Edge FarmCairnfield 630m north east of Stanage HouseMedieval farmstead and field system 525m south of Yarncliff QuarryStanage Edge Roman roadSmall stone circle and central cairn on Eyam Moor, 370m south of Fern CottageCalver weir and water management system 200m north east of Stocking FarmCairn on Bamford Moor, 975m north east of Clough HouseCairnfield 180m north east of Ramsley LodgeCairn on Bamford Moor, 960m north east of Clough HouseStoke Flat South prehistoric field systemCairnfield 600m NNE of High Lees FarmCairnfield 775m NNE of High Lees FarmToad's Mouth prehistoric field systemCairn at Winyards Nick 470m south east of Mitchell FieldCairns at Winyards Nick, 680m WSW of Carl Wark HillfortStoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circleCarl Wark slight univallate hillfortWaymarker and clapper bridge 130m south of Barbrook BridgeCairnfield 320m north of Saltersitch Bridge, Eastern MoorsMedieval enclosed field system and earlier remains at Sheffield PlantationWayside and boundary cross known as Lady's CrossSheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemWinyards Nick prehistoric field systemTwo cairns at Crow ChinCairn on Bamford Moor, 680m north of High Lees FarmLead smelting site on Ramsley Moor, 600m south west of Foxlane FarmCairn on Bamford Moor, 850m north west of Crow ChinEmbanked stone circle known as Wet Withens, and adjacent cairnCairnfield and associated settlement, 450m south west of Leam Hall FarmRing cairn and cairn on Ramsley Moor, 850m north east of Ramsley LodgeCairnfield, linear clearance and ring cairn 720m north west of Moor Edge FarmLead smelt mill and wood-drying kiln in Froggatt Wood, 550m south of Haywood FarmLead smelting site on Bole Hill, west of Bolehill LodgePrehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley MoorRing cairn, 500m north west of Burbage BridgeFroggatt BridgeCairnfield 970m north west of Green's HouseCairnfield, 870m north east of Stanage HouseWayside cross west of Saltersitch BridgeCairn on Bamford Moor, 500m east of Great TorCairn on Bamford Edge, 570m north east of Clough HouseStone circle on Ash Cabin Flat, 560m north east of Reservoir CottagesGrindleford BridgeWayside cross in Shillito WoodCairnfield 860m north east of Ramsley Lodge.
