Park Gate (Beeley Moor)

Ordnance Survey map reference: SK 281685.

Landranger map number: 119.

Latitude: 53.125 degrees.

Longitude: -1.35 degrees.

Architecture: Embanked with internal cairn..

Length of the major axis: 13.7 metres.

Length of the minor axis: 13.7 metres.

Height of the highest stone: 0.9 metres.

Shape: Circle.

Number of stones in the circle originally: .

Number of stones in the circle now: .

Impression of the site (10 amazing, 1 limp): 3

Burl rating of the circle: 5 (Uncertain Status).

Thom reference for the circle: -.

Astronomical alignments from this circle: -.

Excavations undertaken at this circle: -.

Details of any finds at this circle: -

This circle is not in state care.

Access to the circle:

This circle stands on land belonging to the Chatsworth estate and is not marked on the Landranger OS map. The nearest parking is just of a dirt road that joins the Beeley road as it passes the edge of a conifer plantation. From here a walk of 500m is required along the dirt road, past the plantation and then up onto the moors to the right about 40-50m away.

Park gate lies on marshland plateau. It's tallest stone stands just under 1m high, another stone would have stood about as high but is badly leaning. Other stones are much smaller, either fallen or broken. The centre of the circle contains a large pile of stones which is the remains of a cairn. The circle is in a ruinous state but still recognisable as a stone circle.

Park Gate or Beeley Moor. The largest remaining stone is on the right of the photograph.

Park Gate with Harland Edge in the background.