Gib Hill Barrow

Gib Hill lies about 200 metres south-west of Arbor Low and contains two superimposed burial monuments. The earlier oval barrow belongs to the Neolithic tradition of mound building associated with Britain’s early farming communities. A later, steep-sided bowl barrow was constructed over its south-western end. Excavation evidence also suggests that smaller burial mounds existed on the site before the large oval mound was raised. This sequence makes Gib Hill a record of repeated use rather than a single grave. William Bateman and Samuel Mitchell investigated it in 1824, and Thomas Bateman returned in 1848. These excavations explored only part of the monument; substantial deposits remain around the excavated areas. Its association with Arbor Low and other nearby barrows places it within a wider landscape of prehistoric ceremony and burial. Exact dates for every phase are not established. Period: Neolithic oval barrow with a later round barrow Grid reference: SK 15834 63325 Protection: Scheduled monument Source: Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1011088 (Open Government Licence). © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Banner photo: "Gib Hill burial mound, Peak District, Derbyshire" by MichaelMaggs, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.