| Wolfscote Hill | |
| Elevation: | 388m (1,273feet) |
| Prominence: | 102m (335feet) |
| Location: | Hartington, Derbyshire, England |
| Coordinates: | 53.1219°N -1.7967°W |
| Grid Ref Uk: | SK137583 |
| Topo: | OS Explorer OL24 |
Wolfscote Hill is a limestone hill near the village of Hartington in the Derbyshire Peak District. The summit is 388m (1,273feet) above sea level.[1]
The south side of the hill is access land, in the care of the National Trust. The land is part of the charity's White Peak estate.[2] The 34 acres of land were bequeathed to the National Trust, with common rights, by Lady McDougall in 1939.[3] The hill overlooks the River Dove running through Wolfscote Dale to the west, Biggin Dale to the east and Hartington to the north.[4]
The Bronze Age burial mound at the summit is a protected Scheduled Monument. Wolfscote Hill bowl barrow features a cairn over 20m (70feet) wide with a surrounding ditch. It was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1843 and subsequently by Samuel Carrington in 1851. Their finds included a stone cist containing the skeletons of two children.[5]
Wolfscote Hill is one of the 95 Ethels hills of the Peak District, launched by the countryside charity CPRE in 2021.[6]