Combs Edge promontory fort

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Combs Edge promontory fort is a promontory fort in Derbyshire. It is one of three promontory forts the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits within the Peak District National Park.

Chapel-en-le-Frith Station is 1.1 km away to the north. The nearest other promontory fort is Murder Stone, 7.4 km to the west.

Full name: Promontory fort on Combs Edge

More at the National Heritage List entry

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