#peakdistrict — Public Fediverse posts
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Evening sun for a ride.
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Um, that looks a bit evil. Anyone know what it is/was?
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Um, that looks a bit evil. Anyone know what it is/was?
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Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·The stunning Peak District town with historic mill pub offering riverside views
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Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·
The plan to build a 14-mile Manchester to Sheffield underground dual carriageway
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Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·
The £2 Greater Manchester bus with sensational views of the Peak District
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@Janet_52square Oh! So is that what "Whinstone Lee Tor" in the #PeakDistrict means? It's a gritstone area but I guess there could be a basalt outcropping
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@Janet_52square Oh! So is that what "Whinstone Lee Tor" in the #PeakDistrict means? It's a gritstone area but I guess there could be a basalt outcropping
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Very warm ride last night, well above my optimal operating temperature. Considerably cooler under trees than in the direct sun.
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Very warm ride last night, well above my optimal operating temperature. Considerably cooler under trees than in the direct sun.
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It's pretty amazing to me that I now live in a place where a view like this is just a normal part of walking home from the supermarket.
(#Leica III, post-war 50mm Elmar, Fomapan 100 in Rodinal)
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It's pretty amazing to me that I now live in a place where a view like this is just a normal part of walking home from the supermarket.
(#Leica III, post-war 50mm Elmar, Fomapan 100 in Rodinal)
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Terraced housing from river level.
Taken from down near the River Goyt in New Mills.
📷 OM-5ii, 12-45mm f/4 Pro
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Terraced housing from river level.
Taken from down near the River Goyt in New Mills.
📷 OM-5ii, 12-45mm f/4 Pro
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Take a break.
The Sett Valley, simulated orange filter black and white.
📷 OM-5ii, 12-45mm f/4 Pro
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Take a break.
The Sett Valley, simulated orange filter black and white.
📷 OM-5ii, 12-45mm f/4 Pro
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Not sure what was going on on Wednesday evening, but the roads around here were enjoyably quiet for cycling.
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Not sure what was going on on Wednesday evening, but the roads around here were enjoyably quiet for cycling.
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I went out to Cock Hill (yes, that is a real place) with @Greenteeth to photograph sunsets LIKE A NORMIE
As a result, I also had to use a digital camera and shoot in colour LIKE A NORMIE
Presumably as a punishment, I got absolutely devoured by bugs on the way back. I am now uncomfortably itchy.
The photo's nice though, so there's that.
(Leica M240 and an LTM Voigtlander 35mm Color Skopar)
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I went out to Cock Hill (yes, that is a real place) with @Greenteeth to photograph sunsets LIKE A NORMIE
As a result, I also had to use a digital camera and shoot in colour LIKE A NORMIE
Presumably as a punishment, I got absolutely devoured by bugs on the way back. I am now uncomfortably itchy.
The photo's nice though, so there's that.
(Leica M240 and an LTM Voigtlander 35mm Color Skopar)
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Very warm last night, but I enjoyed a bit of a sweaty ride.
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Yesterday evening was lovely for a cycling in the Peak District and a tail wind to help me home.
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Met an old friend. #peakdistrict #KinderScout
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Met an old friend. #peakdistrict #KinderScout
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Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, UK
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Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, UK
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Is Buxton Missing a Stone Circle?
If you spend any amount of time exploring the prehistoric landscapes of the Peak District, a curious question begins to emerge.
Why does Buxton appear to be missing a stone circle?
Pull up a chair, let’s have a chat…
The area surrounding the spa town is rich in prehistoric archaeology. A short journey in almost any direction reveals evidence of ancient activity. Arbor Low, often called the Stonehenge of the North, lies to the east. The Bull Ring henge at Dove Holes is one of the finest surviving Neolithic earthworks in Derbyshire. Doll Tor, the Nine Ladies, the Grey Ladies and numerous burial mounds, cairns and standing stones dot the wider landscape.Yet Buxton itself appears to sit within a curious gap.
At first glance this may not seem particularly unusual. Not every settlement requires a stone circle. Ancient communities were shaped by geography, water sources, trade routes, ritual practices and social changes that are often difficult to reconstruct thousands of years later. Nevertheless, Buxton occupies a position that might be expected to attract prehistoric activity.
Long before the Romans arrived and dedicated the thermal waters to the goddess Arnemetia, the springs would almost certainly have been known to local communities. Across Britain, natural springs and unusual water sources frequently became places of ritual significance. Water was life. Water was mystery. Water emerged from beneath the earth carrying both practical and spiritual importance.The question therefore becomes whether the area around modern Buxton hosted prehistoric ceremonial activity that has since been lost, obscured or destroyed.
There is certainly evidence that people were present. The Peak District contains abundant traces of Neolithic and Bronze Age occupation. Routeways crossed the uplands. Burial monuments crowned prominent hills. Ceremonial sites were constructed across the limestone landscapes. Communities farmed, traded and buried their dead here long before recorded history.
The apparent absence of a surviving stone circle in Buxton may therefore reflect modern circumstances rather than prehistoric reality.
Urban development has transformed the landscape. Roman occupation altered the area significantly. Centuries of building, quarrying, agriculture and road construction have erased countless archaeological features across Britain. Some monuments survive because they stood in remote fields. Others vanished beneath towns and cities before antiquarians had the opportunity to record them.
Could Buxton once have possessed a ceremonial site now lost beneath streets, gardens or buildings?
It is not an impossible suggestion.
Alternatively, perhaps the sacred focus of the area was never a stone circle at all. Archaeologists have increasingly recognised that prehistoric ritual landscapes were diverse. Henges, timber circles, standing stones, springs, caves and burial monuments could all fulfil ceremonial functions. The modern tendency to focus on stone circles sometimes obscures the wider range of sacred places used by ancient communities.
This raises another intriguing possibility. Perhaps Buxton’s thermal waters were themselves the focus of ritual attention long before the arrival of the Romans. If so, the absence of a stone circle may not represent a missing monument but a different form of sacred landscape altogether.
As with so many mysteries of prehistory, certainty remains elusive. There is currently no clear evidence for a lost stone circle beneath Buxton. Yet the question remains an interesting one. In a county rich with prehistoric monuments, a town built around extraordinary natural springs occupies a landscape that seems surprisingly quiet.
Or perhaps the evidence is simply waiting to be found.
Sometimes the most interesting mysteries are not the monuments we can see, but the ones we think ought to be there.
#AncientMysteries #Buxton #Derbyshire #History #PeakDistrict #StoneCircle -
Is Buxton Missing a Stone Circle?
If you spend any amount of time exploring the prehistoric landscapes of the Peak District, a curious question begins to emerge.
Why does Buxton appear to be missing a stone circle?
Pull up a chair, let’s have a chat…
The area surrounding the spa town is rich in prehistoric archaeology. A short journey in almost any direction reveals evidence of ancient activity. Arbor Low, often called the Stonehenge of the North, lies to the east. The Bull Ring henge at Dove Holes is one of the finest surviving Neolithic earthworks in Derbyshire. Doll Tor, the Nine Ladies, the Grey Ladies and numerous burial mounds, cairns and standing stones dot the wider landscape.Yet Buxton itself appears to sit within a curious gap.
At first glance this may not seem particularly unusual. Not every settlement requires a stone circle. Ancient communities were shaped by geography, water sources, trade routes, ritual practices and social changes that are often difficult to reconstruct thousands of years later. Nevertheless, Buxton occupies a position that might be expected to attract prehistoric activity.
Long before the Romans arrived and dedicated the thermal waters to the goddess Arnemetia, the springs would almost certainly have been known to local communities. Across Britain, natural springs and unusual water sources frequently became places of ritual significance. Water was life. Water was mystery. Water emerged from beneath the earth carrying both practical and spiritual importance.The question therefore becomes whether the area around modern Buxton hosted prehistoric ceremonial activity that has since been lost, obscured or destroyed.
There is certainly evidence that people were present. The Peak District contains abundant traces of Neolithic and Bronze Age occupation. Routeways crossed the uplands. Burial monuments crowned prominent hills. Ceremonial sites were constructed across the limestone landscapes. Communities farmed, traded and buried their dead here long before recorded history.
The apparent absence of a surviving stone circle in Buxton may therefore reflect modern circumstances rather than prehistoric reality.
Urban development has transformed the landscape. Roman occupation altered the area significantly. Centuries of building, quarrying, agriculture and road construction have erased countless archaeological features across Britain. Some monuments survive because they stood in remote fields. Others vanished beneath towns and cities before antiquarians had the opportunity to record them.
Could Buxton once have possessed a ceremonial site now lost beneath streets, gardens or buildings?
It is not an impossible suggestion.
Alternatively, perhaps the sacred focus of the area was never a stone circle at all. Archaeologists have increasingly recognised that prehistoric ritual landscapes were diverse. Henges, timber circles, standing stones, springs, caves and burial monuments could all fulfil ceremonial functions. The modern tendency to focus on stone circles sometimes obscures the wider range of sacred places used by ancient communities.
This raises another intriguing possibility. Perhaps Buxton’s thermal waters were themselves the focus of ritual attention long before the arrival of the Romans. If so, the absence of a stone circle may not represent a missing monument but a different form of sacred landscape altogether.
As with so many mysteries of prehistory, certainty remains elusive. There is currently no clear evidence for a lost stone circle beneath Buxton. Yet the question remains an interesting one. In a county rich with prehistoric monuments, a town built around extraordinary natural springs occupies a landscape that seems surprisingly quiet.
Or perhaps the evidence is simply waiting to be found.
Sometimes the most interesting mysteries are not the monuments we can see, but the ones we think ought to be there.
#AncientMysteries #Buxton #Derbyshire #History #PeakDistrict #StoneCircle -
Peak District National Park Celebrates 75th Anniversary (1951-2026):
timeline of major Peak District events
https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/learning-about/news/mediacentre/timeline-of-major-peak-district-events#PeakDistrict #SolarPunkSunday #PeakDistrictNationalPark #UK #NationalParks #UKNationalParks #Hiking #Walks #History
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Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·
Peak District hotel and Michelin-recognised Lancashire restaurant among winners at national awards
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Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·
Peak District named one of the best locations in the UK for a sunset hike
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Had no luck in the Microwave Contest on Sunday, so went out with a mate today to test my 24GHz gear to make sure it still works. 59+10dB both ways over a rain soaked 31km path between Stanage Edge and the Cat & Fiddle. #PeakDistrict #MicrowaveRadio #uWaves #Microwaves #AmateurRadio #AmateurFunk #24GHz
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Had no luck in the Microwave Contest on Sunday, so went out with a mate today to test my 24GHz gear to make sure it still works. 59+10dB both ways over a rain soaked 31km path between Stanage Edge and the Cat & Fiddle. #PeakDistrict #MicrowaveRadio #uWaves #Microwaves #AmateurRadio #AmateurFunk #24GHz
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#1268 John Barnatt - Stone Circles of the Peak. Turnstone Press, London, 1978, 1st edition.
#JohnBarnatt #TurnstonePress #StoneCircles #Megaliths #Archaeology #PeakDistrict #BookOfTheDay
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#1268 John Barnatt - Stone Circles of the Peak. Turnstone Press, London, 1978, 1st edition.
#JohnBarnatt #TurnstonePress #StoneCircles #Megaliths #Archaeology #PeakDistrict #BookOfTheDay
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Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·
The nature reserve in Greater Manchester right by the perfect beer garden for a sunny pit stop
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UK’s best pasta restaurant named and it’s a ‘little slice of Sicily’ in quaint market town | UK | Travel https://www.diningandcooking.com/2587674/uks-best-pasta-restaurant-named-and-its-a-little-slice-of-sicily-in-quaint-market-town-uk-travel/ #ATavolaGastronomiaSiciliana #EatingOut(section) #Food(section) #Italia #Italian #ItalianAwards2026 #ItalianRegionalCuisine #italiano #italy #Manchester #NewMillsDerbyshire #PeakDistrict #RegionalCuisine #Restaurants #SicilianCuisine #sicily
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UK’s best pasta restaurant named and it’s a ‘little slice of Sicily’ in quaint market town | UK | Travel https://www.diningandcooking.com/2587674/uks-best-pasta-restaurant-named-and-its-a-little-slice-of-sicily-in-quaint-market-town-uk-travel/ #ATavolaGastronomiaSiciliana #EatingOut(section) #Food(section) #Italia #Italian #ItalianAwards2026 #ItalianRegionalCuisine #italiano #italy #Manchester #NewMillsDerbyshire #PeakDistrict #RegionalCuisine #Restaurants #SicilianCuisine #sicily
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UK’s best pasta restaurant named and it’s a ‘little slice of Sicily’ in quaint market town | UK | Travel https://www.diningandcooking.com/2587674/uks-best-pasta-restaurant-named-and-its-a-little-slice-of-sicily-in-quaint-market-town-uk-travel/ #ATavolaGastronomiaSiciliana #EatingOut(section) #Food(section) #Italia #Italian #ItalianAwards2026 #ItalianRegionalCuisine #italiano #italy #Manchester #NewMillsDerbyshire #PeakDistrict #RegionalCuisine #Restaurants #SicilianCuisine #sicily
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#fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Jenseits'
Beyond the Crush and Noise, a path over the hills through a stile on the Monsal Head Trail.
#AltText #amateurPhotography #canonEOS5dMkii #colourPhotography #countryside #dryStoneWall #England #hiking #landscape #landscapePhotography #myPhoto #myWork #NoAI #No2AI #OC #PeakDistrict #photography #rural #sheep #stile #UK #walking #walkingInEngland @photography -
#fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Jenseits'
Beyond the Crush and Noise, a path over the hills through a stile on the Monsal Head Trail.
#AltText #amateurPhotography #canonEOS5dMkii #colourPhotography #countryside #dryStoneWall #England #hiking #landscape #landscapePhotography #myPhoto #myWork #NoAI #No2AI #OC #PeakDistrict #photography #rural #sheep #stile #UK #walking #walkingInEngland @photography -
#fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Jenseits'
Beyond the Crush and Noise, a path over the hills through a stile on the Monsal Head Trail.
#AltText #amateurPhotography #canonEOS5dMkii #colourPhotography #countryside #dryStoneWall #England #hiking #landscape #landscapePhotography #myPhoto #myWork #NoAI #No2AI #OC #PeakDistrict #photography #rural #sheep #stile #UK #walking #walkingInEngland @photography -
#fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Jenseits'
Beyond the Crush and Noise, a path over the hills through a stile on the Monsal Head Trail.
#AltText #amateurPhotography #canonEOS5dMkii #colourPhotography #countryside #dryStoneWall #England #hiking #landscape #landscapePhotography #myPhoto #myWork #NoAI #No2AI #OC #PeakDistrict #photography #rural #sheep #stile #UK #walking #walkingInEngland @photography -
#fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Jenseits'
Beyond the Crush and Noise, a path over the hills through a stile on the Monsal Head Trail.
#AltText #amateurPhotography #canonEOS5dMkii #colourPhotography #countryside #dryStoneWall #England #hiking #landscape #landscapePhotography #myPhoto #myWork #NoAI #No2AI #OC #PeakDistrict #photography #rural #sheep #stile #UK #walking #walkingInEngland @photography -
Nestled in the heart of Bakewell, the tranquil riverside reflects the charm of the Peak District with its stone cottages and lush greenery. A gentle curve of the scenic waterway is lined with willows and shrubs, where flocks of gulls rest in the calm shallows. The surrounding countryside views stretch to wooded hills, creating a peaceful backdrop perfect for nature photography. Popular with visitors exploring the historic market town and nearby walking trails, it embodies the serene beauty of #PeakDistrict #CountrysideViews #StoneCottages #ScenicWaterway #NaturePhotography.
Taken Sep 2018
#SilentSunday #ShotOniPhone #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #PeakDistrict #CountrysideViews #StoneCottages #ScenicWaterway #NaturePhotography #RiversideCresent #Bakewell #England #UnitedKingdom
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Nestled in the heart of Bakewell, the tranquil riverside reflects the charm of the Peak District with its stone cottages and lush greenery. A gentle curve of the scenic waterway is lined with willows and shrubs, where flocks of gulls rest in the calm shallows. The surrounding countryside views stretch to wooded hills, creating a peaceful backdrop perfect for nature photography. Popular with visitors exploring the historic market town and nearby walking trails, it embodies the serene beauty of #PeakDistrict #CountrysideViews #StoneCottages #ScenicWaterway #NaturePhotography.
Taken Sep 2018
#SilentSunday #ShotOniPhone #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #PeakDistrict #CountrysideViews #StoneCottages #ScenicWaterway #NaturePhotography #RiversideCresent #Bakewell #England #UnitedKingdom