Margery Hill
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| Margery Hill | |
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 Margery Hill cairn |
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| Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
| Location | South Yorkshire,  England |
| Range | Peak District |
| Prominence | c. 51 m |
| OS grid reference | SK189957 |
Margery Hill is a 546 m hill on the Howden Moors in South Yorkshire, England. It lies towards the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the north east and Howden Reservoir to the south west. The area is managed by the National Trust, as part of their High Peak estate.
The summit cairn has recently been shown to be a Bronze Age burial mound, after the peat in the area was dated at a uniform age of around 3500 years, indicating a constructed rather than natural origin.[1] The area has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by English Heritage.
[edit] References
- ^ High Peak Estate, The National Trust. 'Margery Hill Cairn' (notice)
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