Margery Hill

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Margery Hill is a 546 m hill (SK 189957) on the Howden Moors whose summit is the highest point in South Yorkshire, England.^[1] 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.^[2] The area has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by English Heritage.

[edit] References

1. ^ Dawson A. 'The County Tops' in The Relative Hills of Britain, Cicerone Press, 1992 (ISBN 1-85284-068-4)
2. ^ High Peak Estate, The National Trust. 'Margery Hill Cairn' (notice)

[edit] External link

• The Central Archaeology Service, fieldwork projects: Margery Hill, South Yorkshire