Scarcliffe is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.

Retail in Scarcliffe

There are great places to visit near Scarcliffe including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.

Don't miss Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort's ancient sites if visiting the area around Scarcliffe.

Places near Scarcliffe feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Arbor Low Henge.

There are a several good towns in the Scarcliffe area like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

Caves to visit near Scarcliffe include Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

The area around Scarcliffe boasts some of the best old mines including Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

There are a several good mountains in the area around Scarcliffe like Kinder Scout.

The area around Scarcliffe boasts some of the best hiking areas including Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

Errwood Reservoir is a great place to visit close to Scarcliffe if you like lakes.

Scarcliffe's best nearby hills can be found at Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

Scarcliffe's best nearby ruins can be found at Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool are great places to visit near Scarcliffe if you like rivers and streams.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Scarcliffe area like Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

There are a number of historic buildings near Scarcliffe including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

There are a several good cities in the area around Scarcliffe like Derby.

Shopping Centres to visit near Scarcliffe include Derbion.

Scarcliffe History

There are some historic monuments around Scarcliffe:

• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• Pleasley Colliery
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• King's Mill viaduct
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Bowl barrow, 240m SSE of Woodend Farm
• Tramway embankment
• Mound on Hamilton Hill
• Ash Tree Cave
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Skegby Manor House, immediately south east of Pond Cottage
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Standing cross
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall
• Langwith Cave