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Carl Wark

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enclosed by natural cliffs enhanced with man-made fortifications. The eastern and north-eastern sides of this enclosure are faced with vertical cliffs of up to 10 metres (33 ft) in height. The southern edge of the enclosure consists of large earth-fast boulders that have been reinforced with millstone grit blocks, forming a wall 2–2.5 metres (6.6–8.2 ft) high. A rampart across the western end of the promontory completes the enclosure. The rampart is 40 metres (130 ft) long and 8 metres (26 ft) wide at its base, rising to a height of 3 metres (9.8 ft). It is constructed of a
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possibly in the 5th or 6th century as it is similar in construction techniques to some ramparts of this period in Scotland. Some more recent historians agree with the view that the fortifications date from 'the Romano-British period at the start of the Dark Ages, maybe about 500 AD'. Norman Price
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The promontory is approximately 230 metres (750 ft) long and 60 metres (200 ft) wide, oriented south-east to north-west. It gently slopes down to the west; at the peak of the promontory an area of 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres)—180 metres (590 ft) long, 60 metres (200 ft) wide—is
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bank that is lined on its outer face with gritstone blocks. Within the southern wall, about 10 metres (33 ft) from the western rampart there is a 2-metre (6.6 ft) wide entrance. This entrance is a curved passage through the rock face with 2.5-metre (8.2 ft) walls on each side.
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also dismissed Rooke's idea that the enclosure had a sacred use, writing that it may have been used as a temporary fortified camp or refuge. Following a limited excavation of the turf embankment by Frank Gerald Simpson in 1950,
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The date and purpose of the construction of the rampart at Carl Wark are uncertain. It has been described as being "unlike any other found in Northern England." It is widely postulated to be a
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is uncertain. Rooke used the name "Cair's Work" in his 1785 description, whereas Bateman used "Carleswark". Sheffield historian and folklorist
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wrote that the site "bears the marked characteristics of an ancient British fort", whilst antiquarian and barrow-digger
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Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills, in the Counties of Derby, Stafford, and York, from 1848 to 1858
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situated in Hathersage Moor. From the north it is overlooked by the higher 434 metres (1,424 ft) peak of
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in origin, meaning 'The Old Man's Fort', where the 'Old Man' refers to the devil—suggesting that the
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A key to English Antiquities: with special reference to the Sheffield and Rotherham district
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origin, perhaps dating from the 8th to the 5th centuries BC, though a similar enclosure at
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about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the north-east. Historically this was within the
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meaning fort or rampart as a possible origin - Cair being an old spelling variant.
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Sheffield's Golden Frame: the moorland heritage of Burbage, Houndkirk and Longshaw
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Sheffield's Golden Frame: the moorland heritage of Burbage, Houndkirk and Longshaw
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At the south end of the rampart there are the remains of a shelter, possibly a
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refers to a rock on the site named "Cair's Chair" suggesting the Welsh word
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was filmed nearby at Carl Wark with Higger Tor visible in the background.
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stated that he thought the encampment had been set up as a defence against
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in the area regarded the enclosure as ancient and mysterious. The 1802
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period, perhaps with multiple uses and phases of construction.
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Hathersage Moor from the south showing Carl Wark overlooked by
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The Mystery of Carl Wark: Peak District Fortress or Folly?
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Index


Higger Tor
promontory
Peak District National Park
Sheffield
Iron Age
hill fort
scheduled monument

Higger Tor

Burbage Brook
grid reference
SK259814
Hathersage
Sheffield City Centre
ancient county
Derbyshire
City of Sheffield
ceremonial county
South Yorkshire
Millstone Grit
outcrop
Higger Tor
Burbage Brook
Burbage Rocks
escarpment
River Derwent

turf

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