Hollins Hill Explained

Hollins Hill
Elevation:450m (1,480feet)
Prominence:62m (203feet)
Location:Near Hollinsclough, Derbyshire, England
Coordinates:53.2081°N -1.9111°W
Grid Ref Uk:SK060679
Topo:OS Explorer OL24

Hollins Hill is a gritstone hill in the Derbyshire Peak District near the village of Hollinsclough. The summit is 450m (1,480feet) above sea level. The hill is the source of Swallow Brook, which flows into the River Dove running along the south side of the hill.[1]

The Bronze Age burial mound at the summit is a protected Scheduled Monument. Hollins Hill barrow features a bowl-shaped pit within a round cairn about 13m (43feet) wide. It was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1851 and subsequently by Micah Salt in 1894. Their finds included human bones, burnt from cremation, in a grave cut into the rock.[2]

The east side of the hill is designated as 'Open Access' land, following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.[3]

Hollins Hill is one of the 95 Ethels hills of the Peak District, launched by the countryside charity CPRE in 2021.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Hollins Hill . 4 Nov 2020 . Hill Bagging – Database of British and Irish Hills.
  2. Web site: Monument record MDR81 - Round cairn, Hollins Hill, Hartington Upper Quarter . 4 Nov 2022 . Derbyshire Historic Environment Record.
  3. Ordnance Survey. OL24 White Peak area. East sheet. 1:25000. Explorer.
  4. Web site: Gough . Julie . 2021-05-07 . Our Peak District hill walking challenge: climbing the 95 'Ethels' . 2021-05-13 . CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire . en-GB.