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Cairnfield and embanked stone circle

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Standing remainssubstantial fabric survives to stand in front of

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Cairnfield and embanked stone circle is a stone circle in Derbyshire. It is one of six stone circles the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits inside the Peak District National Park.

Other ancient sites nearby include Carl Wark hillfort and Wet Withens. Grindleford Station is 3.7 km away to the north-west.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Cairnfield and embanked stone circle

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

You’re inside itNational Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

Photo: Curbar Edge, a viewpoint near Baslow in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Curbar Edge

Viewpoint near Baslow

Gritstone edge sheltering the village below, with sweeping views over the Derwent Valley and a scatter of abandoned millstones.

3.4 km SW

Photo: Froggatt Edge, a viewpoint near Grindleford in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Froggatt Edge

Viewpoint near Grindleford

Wooded gritstone edge above Froggatt village, running north from Curbar with climbing crags and moorland views.

3.6 km W

Photo of Fischer's Baslow Hall, a restaurant in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Fischer's Baslow Hall

Restaurant · With rooms near Baslow

An Edwardian manor-house restaurant with rooms on the edge of the Peak District near Chatsworth.

5.9 km SW

Photo of Eyam, a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Eyam

Village

The gritstone 'plague village' that quarantined itself in 1665-66, its cottages still marked with the names of the dead.

6.4 km W · Derbyshire

Photo of Hathersage Swimming Pool, a lido in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Hathersage Swimming Pool

Lido near Hathersage

A heated 1936 open-air pool in the Hope Valley, with its original bandstand beside the water and open all year.

6.6 km NW