Hob Hurst's House

Hob Hurst's House
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Also known as: Hob Hursts House, Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge, 海博·靴斯墓

Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age barrow on Beeley Moor near Bakewell in Derbyshire [1]. The barrow is in the guardianship of English Heritage and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument [1]. It is situated on Harland Edge above Chatsworth House, near the highest part of Beeley Moor [1]. The barrow was excavated in 1853 by Thomas Bateman, the "Barrow Knight" [1]. The dig found a stone-lined grave containing some scorched human bones plus some lead ore [1].

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TypeBarrow
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.2201° N, 1.5700° W

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