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CASTLETON | Peak District Derbyshire England - Full Village Walk in 4K
A walk through the village of Castleton Peak District England, filmed in 4K
This relaxing virtual walk takes us through the heart of Castleton Derbyshire to see what's happening in the village, what's open, what's there and things to do in Castleton UK
Castleton is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peakshole Water, a tributary of the River Noe, between the Dark Peak to the north and the White Peak to the south
Lying in the lee of mysterious Mam Tor, locally known as the 'Shivering Mountain', Castleton is one of the most beautifully-situated villages in the White Peak.
Castleton is a beautiful village situated at the head of the Hope Valley in the heart of the Peak District National Park. The village is popular for its show caves, history, shops, Christmas lights, garland ceremony, Winnats Pass, Cave Dale and for those wishing to walk on the numerous footpaths in the area . Surrounded by hillsides and overlooked by Mam Tor (the shivering mountain) and the ancient Peveril Castle.
Castleton is one of the most popular destinations for visitors to the Peak District. Maybe this is because it has everything the visitor might want - picturesque scenery, a ruined Norman castle, showcaves, interesting geology, good walks, places to eat and a pretty village. However, this also means that you must be prepared to share the village with the crowds, even on winter weekends.
Around the village square there are some fine old houses and cottages, including a Youth Hostel and some pubs. On the main road there are several shops selling Blue John (a local variety of Fluorspar with a fine colouring), jewellery made from this or souvenirs. One shop here houses the Ollerenshaw Collection, which contains a range of fine specimens of Blue John jewellery and artefacts.
Imposing ruins of Peveril Castle stand high above the village. Mentioned in the Domesday survey, Peveril Castle is one of England’s earliest Norman fortresses. Climb to the castle at the top of the hill to enjoy breath taking views over the Hope Valley.
There are 4 caves at Castleton accessible by guided tour. Treak Cliff cavern and Blue John cavern contain beautiful caves decorated with stalactites formations, and blue john stone. Peak cavern is the resurgence of a huge river system. In its enormous entrance are the remains of a rope-making walk. Speedwell mine is an old lead mine and visitors are taken along a flooded tunnel by boat.
Castleton is an outstandingly pretty village situated at the head of the lovely Vale of Hope, in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District National Park. I hope you enjoyed this virtual walk through the village to have a look around!
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Castleton Village Walk, English Countryside 4K
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No talking, just walking. Exploring the English Countryside. A nice gentle walk around the picturesque town of Castleton, in the Peak District. A lovely small beautiful village, with streams running through and traditional English pubs and shops. A short walk, but as enjoyable as any other.
My 21st of hopefully many video walks.
Time and date of walk: 4.30pm 25th May 2020 English Spring
Dave's walk difficulty rating: 1 / 5 An easy meander around the pretty village.
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Distance of this walk: 2,379 Steps 1.05 Miles / 1.69 km
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Castleton | Peak District | Walk | 4K
Walk around gorgeous Castleton, this picturesque village is filled with traditional stone cottages and natural beauty. Home to Winnats Pass, Mam Tor & Peak Cavern.
Castleton is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peakshole Water, a tributary of the River Noe, between the Dark Peak to the north and the White Peak to the south. The population was 642 at the 2011 Census.
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Date: 16th May 2023
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Distance: 0.9 miles / 1.4 km
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Castleton in The Peak District, Derbyshire 4K
Castleton sits at the Western end of the Hope valley, in the Peak District, one of the UK’s most popular destinations. Its overlooked by Peveril Castle, which sits above the main village, with the limestone canyon of Winnets Pass and the mountain of Mam Tor to the Northwest.
Cantered around the old market place and the church of St Edmunds, Castleton is one of the best examples of a traditional stone built Derbyshire village. Parking is available at the visitor centre which features an information Centre and shop in addition to a café next to the parking area. From here, you can explore the main street and side lanes where you will find a selection of souvenir shops, cafes and pubs.
Peakshore water runs through the village and some of the pathways run along side of the river. Locally, four of the famous Blue John Caves can be visited for a small charge.
If you need a longer stay, Castleton can offer a wide range of Hotels, Bed and breakfast and self catering houses with camping and caravan sites within easy reach of the village.
Castleton can be visited all year round, with access to some of the best walking, cycling, caving, hang-gliding and rock climbing in the North of England.
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Castleton [4K] 2022 | Beautiful Village in England | Derbyshire Peak District Village |
Castleton is a beautiful village situated at the head of the Hope Valley in the heart of the Peak District National Park. The village is popular for its show caves, history, shops, Christmas lights, garland ceremony, Winnats Pass, Cave Dale and for those wishing to walk on the numerous footpaths in the area . Surrounded by hillsides and overlooked by Mam Tor (the shivering mountain) and the ancient Peveril Castle.
A short history…
Castleton was founded after the building of Peveril Castle in 1086, the castle was built by William Peveril, son of William the Conqueror. There was possibly an Anglo Saxon settlement on the east side of the village near Hope as there is an embankment running through the village, and s shaped strip fields on the east side, known as furlongs. The village developed under the protection of the garrison and grew and prospered from this period. The population was made up of farmers, retailers, men at arms and others. The village was on the main packhorse routes and an important stopover in coaching days in later centuries. It was also an important lead mining and market village. The oldest part of the village is by the river, Peakshole Water near Cavern Walk. Along Back Street can be seen several folds where houses were built around 3 sides of the courtyard, which had a narrow opening onto the street, where animals were penned at night.
This picturesque village is now designated a conservation area and much of its history can be read in its layout and architecture.
Geology:
Castleton is on the boundary of the northern gritstone ‘Dark Peak’, and the southern limestone ‘ White Peak’.
The ridge to the north marks the beginning of the gritstone / shale beds giving rise to the high gritstone moorland plateaux. The gritstone shale bands can be seen in the face of Mam Tor and the instability of the shale beds is illustrated in the massive landslip on the A 625 at Mam Tor.
The hills to the south of the village are ancient coral reefs made of carboniferous limestone and behind them is the massive limestone laid down in a warm coral sea. The cave and underground river systems contain spectacular formations. The joints and cracks have been mineralised and contain veins of lead, fluorspar, barytes and calcite.
In Treak Cliff hill, a very pretty form of fluorspar, only found in this area, can be seen in two show caves. It is known as Blue John and is mined to make jewellery, which is sold locally. The mineral crystals were impregnated naturally during the formation with hydro – carbons, possibly altered by latent radio-activity in the rocks, to give them an attractive blue and yellow banding.
Castleton Garland Day, 29th May:
Oak Apple Day on the 29th May, was once celebrated throughout the country in commemoration of Charles II regaining the throne. The Garland’ itself is a beehive shaped head-dress, covered with wild flowers and greenery, worn by the King over his head and shoulders. The King and his Consort are dressed in Stuart costume and lead the Garland procession on horseback with music and dancing in the village.
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CASTLETON | A walk through Castleton Village in the Peak District Derbyshire England
CASTLETON | A walk through the village of Castleton in the Peak District Derbyshire England
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Here's a gentle wander through the beautiful village of Castleton Derbyshire from one end of the village to the other.
This Castleton Peak District tour shows all the pubs, businesses, restaurants, hotels and bed and breakfast places in the village so you can see what it's like here in Castleton England.
If you're a visitor who's coming to the village for a day trip or maybe you are here to go hiking up Mam Tor or exploring the peak district countryside, you'll want to take a walk through Castleton Town and maybe stop off for something to eat or drink.
There's plenty to see and do here, whether it's a walk up to Peveril Castle or maybe Speedwell Cavern or perhaps to buy some of the famous Blue John that you can buy here
No matter what your reason for coming to Castleton is you'll have a great time in this lovely Derbyshire village here in the Peak District of England.
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Mam Tor from Castleton | Peak District | England | 4K
At a height of 517 meters (1,696 ft), Mam Tor is one of the most well-known hills in the Derbyshire, Peak District. Kinder Scout gets a shoutout for being the highest point but the Mam Tor walk is the one that’s been hiked by more people. (Voted the 10th best walk by the public in the top 100 UK walks).
Mam Tor is known as the ‘Mother Hill’, the name came from the number of landslides in the area resulting in lots of new mini hills. And the history doesn’t stop there as there’s evidence that dates back to the Iron Age, where Mam Tor was an Iron Age hill fort!
I did the walk from Castleton village on a very hot September day. It was 30 degrees which is very unusual for England this time of year.
Peak District National Park Derbyshire England 4K Drone Video
The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. It is mostly in northern Derbyshire, but also includes parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire. An area of great diversity, it is mostly split into the Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and the geology is gritstone, and the limestone area of the White Peak.
The Peak District National Park became the first national park in the United Kingdom in 1951. With its proximity to the cities of Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and Sheffield, and access by road and rail, it attracts millions of visitors every year. It is estimated that 20 million people live within one hour's journey of the Peak District.
Inhabited from the Mesolithic era, evidence exists from the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Settled by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons, the area remained largely agricultural and mining grew in importance in the medieval era. Richard Arkwright built his cotton mills at the start of the Industrial Revolution. Quarrying became important as mining declined. Tourism grew after the advent of the railways, visitors attracted by the landscape, spa towns at Buxton and Matlock Bath, Castleton's show caves, and Bakewell, the national park's only town.
Tourism remains important for its towns and villages and their varied attractions, country houses and heritage sites. Outside the towns, walking on the extensive network of public footpaths, cycle trails, rock climbing and caving are popular pursuits. The Friends of the Peak District's 190-mile (310 km) Boundary Walk is a new long-distance trail addition.
The Peak District is at the southern end of the Pennines and much of the area is upland above 1,000 feet (300 m). Its high point is Kinder Scout at 2,087 ft (636 m). Despite its name, the landscape generally lacks sharp peaks, and is characterised mostly by rounded hills, plateaus, valleys, limestone gorges and gritstone escarpments (the edges). The area, mostly rural, is surrounded by conurbations and large urban areas including Manchester, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Derby and Stoke-on-Trent.
The national park has a formal boundary and covers most of the Dark Peak and White Peak, but the wider Peak District is less well defined. The Dark Peak is largely uninhabited moorland and gritstone escarpments in the northern Peak District and its eastern and western margins. It encloses the central and southern White Peak which is where most settlements, farmland and limestone gorges are located. Three of Natural England's National Character Areas (NCAs) include the landscape. The Dark Peak NCA includes the northern and eastern parts of the Dark Peak while the White Peak NCA covers most of the White Peak. The western margins of the Dark Peak are in the South West Peak NCA, where farmland and pastured valleys are found as well as gritstone edges and moorland. Outside the park, the wider Peak District is often considered to include the area approximately between Disley and Sterndale Moor, and some of the outer fringes and foothills, including the Churnet and lower Derwent Valleys. The region is mostly surrounded by lowlands with gritstone moorlands of the South Pennines to the north.
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Peak District, England | Castleton - Winnats Pass - Mam Tor | Best hike in Peak District
This is our (HereWeGo) visit to Peak District National Park vlog. Here we hike to the top of Mam Tor and its ridge, via Winnats Pass. We start our walk from the beautiful town of Castleton located in Hope Valley of Peak District. This part of the Peak District National Park is easily accessible from Manchester.
Enjoy the amazing scenery in this video along this hike, from the Winnats Pass to Mam Tor top and the charming town of Castleton.
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CASTLETON | Walk through Castleton Village, Peak District, England
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A walk through the village of Castleton in Hope Valley in the peak district, including views of the castle, shops, tea-rooms, pubs, restaurants, hotels and bed and breakfasts.
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Winnats Pass [4K] 2022 | Castleton Derbyshire | National Trust Peak District |
Winnats Pass (or Winnats, as shown on some Ordnance Survey maps) is a hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. The name is a corruption of 'wind gates' due to the swirling winds through the pass. It lies west of the village of Castleton, in the National Trust's High Peak Estate and the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. The road winds through a cleft, surrounded by high limestone ridges. At the foot of the pass is the entrance to Speedwell Cavern, a karst cave accessed through a flooded lead mine, and which is a popular tourist attraction.
In the 1930s Winnats Pass was the location used for annual access rallies in support of greater access to the moorlands or the Peak District, around the time of the Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout. At their peak these were attended by up to 10,000 people.
The permanent closure of the main A625 road at Mam Tor in 1979 due to subsidence has resulted in Winnats Pass being heavily used by road traffic. However, the narrowness of the road and its maximum gradient of over 28% (1 in 3+1⁄2) has caused it to be closed to buses, coaches and vehicles over 7.5 tonnes in weight. The road regularly features in the Tour of the Peak cycle race each autumn.
The gorge of Winnats Pass was once thought to have originated as a giant collapsed cavern; however, this idea has since been superseded. Winnats Pass can be seen to cut steeply down through Lower Carboniferous limestone rocks. These were formed approximately 340 million years ago as a reef fringing a shallow lagoon, with deeper water beyond. The presence of a small outcrop of fossiliferous rock (known as 'beach beds') at the base of Winnats Pass, close to Speedwell Cavern, suggests that a contemporary underwater cleft or canyon once existed within the active reef which caused the build up of shelly and crinoidal remains at its base. All these sediments were subsequently buried together under Namurian sandstones and shales in the subsequent Upper Carboniferous period. They were subsequently uplifted, but were only re-exposed by periglacial erosion towards the end of the Pleistocene. Melting water would have flowed along any lines of weakness within the reef limestone, such as those created by the presence of the original underwater cleft in the reef, carving out the gorge seen today.
Hieracium naviense is a species of hawkweed whose only world location is found at Winnats Pass. It is a native perennial plant, first discovered growing on limestone outcrops in 1966. According to the Flora of Derbyshire, it has been refound there on a number of occasions since, most recently in 2013.
A local legend is that the pass is haunted by a young couple Alan and Clara who eloped in 1758, only to be robbed and murdered by miners as they headed through Winnats Pass, on their way to Peak Forest Chapel. The miners hid their bodies in a mine shaft where they were discovered 10 years later.
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Castleton is a charming village near Sheffield, located in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District of England. It is situated in the Hope Valley, near the border with the county of South Yorkshire, and is surrounded by stunning landscapes and picturesque countryside.
One of the most notable features of Castleton is its rich history and historic buildings. The village is home to a number of historic landmarks, including the 12th century Peveril Castle and the 13th century St. Edmund's Church. Peveril Castle is a well-preserved Norman fortress that sits atop a rocky hill overlooking the village, and is a popular attraction for visitors. St. Edmund's Church, also known as the Castleton Church, is a beautiful Gothic-style building that is known for its stained glass windows and historic tombstones.
In addition to its historic landmarks, Castleton is also known for its outdoor activities and beautiful natural surroundings. The village is located in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District, an area known for its stunning landscapes and outdoor recreation opportunities. The surrounding hills and forests offer a wide range of hiking and walking trails, as well as opportunities for climbing, mountain biking, and other outdoor activities.
One of the most popular events in Castleton is the annual Castleton Show, which has been held every year since 1872. The Castleton Show is an agricultural show that features a variety of livestock, farming demonstrations, and traditional rural crafts. It is a popular event among locals and visitors alike, and offers a unique glimpse into the history and traditions of the Derbyshire countryside.
Overall, Castleton is a beautiful and historic village that offers something for everyone. Its rich history, beautiful natural surroundings, and wide range of outdoor activities make it a must-visit destination for anyone interested in exploring the Derbyshire Peak District.
We visit the village of Castleton in the Hope Valley part of the Peak District in Derbyshire. Famous for nearby Mam Tor, the Blue John Caverns and the amazing hiking and walking paths, Castleton is well worth a visit so let's explore!
Castleton lies close to Sheffield and Bakewell in the countryside and it's a lovely place to visit for a day out or a walking day in the Peak District.
We head down through the village, take a look at Peveril Castle that looks down on Castleton and we have a look at the pubs including The Castle, The Bulls Head, Ye Olde Nags Head, The George and Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
In Castleton you will find shops selling Blue John jewellery, with Blue John being a semi-precious stone from the nearby mines and caverns here.
Close to Castleton village are the devils arse, the blue john mines and you can visit these for a proper look around.
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Mam Tor [4K] 2022 | Peak District Walk | Castleton Derbyshire |
Mam Tor is a 517 m (1,696 ft) hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means mother hill, so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of mini-hills beneath it. These landslips, which are caused by unstable lower layers of shale, also give the hill its alternative name of Shivering Mountain.
In 1979, the continual battle to maintain the A625 road (Sheffield to Chapel en le Frith) on the crumbling eastern side of the hill was lost when the road officially closed as a through-route, with the Fox House to Castleton section of the road being re-designated as the A6187.
The hill is crowned by a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age univallate hill fort, and two Bronze Age bowl barrows. At the base of the Tor and nearby are four show caves: Blue John Cavern, Speedwell Cavern, Peak Cavern and Treak Cliff Cavern where lead, Blue John, fluorspar and other minerals were once mined. Mam Tor was declared to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak by Thomas Hobbes in his 1636 book De Mirabilibus Pecci.
Simon Jenkins rates the panorama from Kinder Scout to Stanage Edge as one of the top ten in England.
Mam Tor is on the southern edge of the Dark Peak (sandstones) and overlooks the White Peak (limestones), including the dry gorge of Winnats Pass. It is a dominating link between the eastern end of Rushup Edge and the western end of the Great Ridge, which together separate the Hope Valley to the south from Edale to the north, and is a popular ridgewalk.
Mam Tor is made of rocks of Carboniferous age, approximately 320 million years old. The base of Mam Tor is composed of black shales of the Bowland Shale Formation of Serpukhovian age overlain by turbiditic sandstone of the Mam Tor Sandstone Formation of Bashkirian age.
A feature of Mam Tor is the active landslide which invades its southeast side almost to the summit, and interrupts the ramparts of the hillfort, unless its builders used it as part of the defences. This rotational landslide began roughly 4,000 years ago. The toe is a debris flow. The landslide is due to weak shales underlying sandstones, a common phenomenon all around the Dark Peak, notably at Alport Castles, Longdendale, Glossop and Canyards Hills, Sheffield. Indeed, three larger landslides occur on the north side of Mam Tor, one of them cutting the main ridge at Mam Nick which allows a minor road over into Edale; another creates the striking crag of Back Tor well seen from Mam Tor.
Evidence for the continued movement of the slide mass is demonstrated graphically by the severe damage to the old Mam Tor road that traversed this flow. The road was built at the beginning of the 1800s and was subsequently relaid until local authorities closed it in 1979. Layers of tarmac and gravel are up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) thick in places, demonstrating the numerous efforts to keep the road open. A short tunnel could readily have been made avoiding the landslip zone, but the opportunity to exclude heavy business and lorry traffic from the middle of the National Park was preferred. A local diversion for light vehicles follows the limestone gorge of Winnats Pass. This is one of the most extreme cases of geological problems affecting main transport systems in Britain, comparable with the railway at Dawlish.
Current mean annual movement is up to 0.25 m; this increases greatly when winter rainfalls exceed thresholds of both 210 mm/month and 750 mm in the preceding six months. The debris flow poses no threat to any inhabited buildings; however, small farm buildings lying in the flow's path may soon be overwhelmed assuming a flow rate similar to that of the present. The 2000 study suggests that deep drainage may be the most effective means of stabilising the flow, though this may not completely stop movement.
The summit of Mam Tor is encircled by a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age univallate hill fort. Radiocarbon analysis suggests occupation from around 1200 BC. The earliest remaining features are two Bronze Age burial mounds, one just below the summit and the other on the summit itself, though now buried under the paving. At a later stage over a hundred small platforms were levelled into the hill near the summit, allowing inhabited timber huts to be constructed. The hill fort and burial mounds are a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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4K Drone Video: Mam Tor, Castleton, The Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England
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Peak Cavern: The Devils Arse - Castleton, Hope Valley, Peak District, Derbyshire, England
Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil's Arse, is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Peakshole Water flows through and out of the cave, which has the largest cave entrance in Britain. Unlike the other show caves in the area, Peak Cavern is almost entirely natural; the only artificial part of the cave was blasted to bypass a low tunnel that was only accessible by lying down on a boat. The cave system is the largest in the Peak District, and the main entrance is the largest cave entrance in Britain. Until 1915, the cave was home to some of Britain's last troglodytes, who lived in houses built inside the cave mouth and made a living from rope making, while the depths of the cave were known as a haven for bandits. In legend, it was where thieves' cant was created by a meeting between Cock Lorel, leader of the rogues, and Giles Hather, the King of the Gypsies. Several passages lead from the entrance, known as The Vestibule. The only one open to the public is Lumbago Walk, named as traversing it requires most adults to stoop. The route continues through two main caverns, The Great Cave and Roger Rain's House, and into a passage, Pluto's Dining Room – This is now the furthest point currently open to the public. There's a slide at the end of the show cave that was used to film the BBC's adaption of Chronicles of Narnia, which was left behind after filming and now only cavers use it when going into the further chambers of the cave system.
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Odin Mine [4K] Peak District 2022 | Castleton Derbyshire England Peak District |
Odin Mine is a disused lead mine in the Peak District National Park, situated at grid reference SK133835. It lies on a site of 25 hectares near the village of Castleton, England. It is the oldest documented mine in Derbyshire and is thought to be one of the oldest lead mines in England. The mine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and has biological and geological significance within the Castleton Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The origins of Odin Mine are unclear; many Peak District guidebooks and sources say that the mine was first worked by the Romans and subsequently by the Saxons and the Danes. Trevor D. Ford states It was probably worked in Roman times, again in the Dark Ages and in Norman times.
However, there is no historical evidence to back this up. The use of the name “Odin” is often cited as evidence that the mine was named by the Danes after their chief god. This is backed up by evidence that prior to the 19th century the mine was commonly called Oden in mining records, which is more in common with the traditional Danish spelling. The first mention of the mine in official records was in 1280 when a poacher John of Bellhag was put on trial for hunting at Bactor Wood in Castleton and at the entrance to Odin Mine. In the early days before explosives, the rock was weakened by fire setting: this involved heating the rock overnight by leaving fires lit and then cooling the rock with water the next morning causing the rock to shatter.
The Romans had great need for lead, especially for the plumbing systems in their dwellings. They mined the ore galena extensively during their time in Britain, so it is possible that Odin Mine does have Roman origins. The mine is not mentioned again in documents until 1663. In the early 18th century Richard Bagshawe, later to become High Sheriff of Derbyshire, had a considerable stake in the mine. The Bagshawe family retained their interests at Odin until the 1850s. The mine was worked continuously throughout the 18th century with annual ore extraction varying between 100 and 800 tonnes per annum. In April 1706 a rich vein of lead was struck: 41 men and eight women were working at the site and the mine reached 500 metres into the hillside beneath Mam Tor.
Drainage problems in the mine meant that a proposal to build a low-level sough was put forward in 1772 but this was not completed for many years, probably not until the 1840s. It was driven up from Hollowford Brook at Trickett Bridge in Castleton to the workings. The mine produced extensive spoil and this was used by the Manchester and Sheffield Turnpike company in 1802 when constructing a new road between the two places. The spoil contained fluorspar, calcite, and barite which was extracted in later years when their value became known. There was a gap in production between 1848 and 1852 and the Bagshawe family withdrew their interests from the mine in September 1856, handing over ownership to Robert How Ashton of Losehill Hall. Lead production at the mine stopped in 1869, although some working took place in 1908 and 1909 when considerable amounts of fluorspar and barite were excavated from the Mam Engine Shaft.
The veins of lead in the Castleton area formed 280 million years ago when a fault in the local Carboniferous limestone allowed mineralising fluids to flow into fissures in the rock, pushed up by great pressure from beneath the Earth's surface. Lead and sulphate combined to form the lead ore galena. In its heyday, the mine was a complex system of levels and shafts that extended for approximately 1500 metres into the Edale shales beneath the nearby Mam Tor. In the early days the mining was open cast, forming a gorge in the hillside with the water diverted by a leat to the north to keep the workings dry. Later the miners followed the vein of lead underground. The vein is exposed on the surface in a small limestone outcrop at the entrance to the mine and then continues underground just south of due west in the limestone under the Edale shales of Mam Tor. The 1769 plans of the mine show that there were several branch veins leading from the main lead workings. There are several small pipe caverns contained within the mine; the most prominent of these is Odin Cave (called Gank Hole by the miners) which was formed by groundwater opening out a void between limestone boulders. There is no evidence that Blue John was ever mined at Odin although the adjacent Treak Cliff Cavern regularly mines the rock in areas not open to visitors.
The site of Odin Mine is owned by the National Trust. It consists of a limestone gorge, the original early workings before they went underground to follow the veins of ore. It looks like a natural limestone ravine with the workings now disguised by natural vegetation. To the left of the gorge is the two-metre-wide Odin Cave, which goes about 10 metres underground. The remaining spoil heaps are a protected archaeological site and support a wide variety of plants.
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Castleton | High Peak | Walk | 4K
This is my second walk around the quaint Castleton, this time starting at Peak Cavern (the Devils Arse) and heading through the gorgeous cottages into the village.
We stop to take in the Peakshole Water and some of the unique little shops before heading to Castleton War Memorial.
Then down Castle Street with the view of Peveril Castle looking down from behind. Finally ending on How Lane past The Peak Hotel & Ye Old Cheshire Cheese Inn.
Castleton is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peakshole Water, a tributary of the River Noe, between the Dark Peak to the north and the White Peak to the south.
Castleton village was mentioned as Pechesers in Domesday Book in 1086 where Arnbiorn and Hundingr held the land of William Peverel's castle in Castleton. This land and Peverel's castle were amongst the manors belonging to William Peverel that also included Bolsover and Glapwell.
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Local time: 5:00 pm
Date: 16th June 2023
Temp: 18°C / 64°F
Distance: 0.7 miles / 1.2 km
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[4K] Peveril Castle & Peak Cavern at Castleton, Peak District National Park ｜峰區國家公園
Peveril Castle is one of England's earliest Norman Fortresses. It was built by Henry II in 1176.