Gib Hill Barrow Cairn, Peaks District National Park, Derbyshire, England
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 53° 10.012 W 001° 45.888
30U E 582572 N 5891546
Gib Hill Barrow is a burial mound covered with a rock cairn in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.
Waymark Code: WMEJQ3
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ddraig Ddu
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This is an example of a burial mound with a mound of rocks covering it. It is now heavily overgrown, but still retains it shape underneath. The illustration below shows what this burial site with its rock cairn would have looked like in the distant past.

Cairn Location: On a walk

Cairn Purpose: Grave Memorial

Types of rock: Limestone rocks under grass cover

Cairn Condition:

Type if different from above list: Not listed

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