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Calton Hill

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Calton Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, covering 0.05 km². It is one of 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Peak District National Park.

Buxton Station is about 6.1 km away to the north-west. For more of the same, The Wye Valley and Topley Pike and Deep Dale are close by.

More places to visit near Calton Hill

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 along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

0.4 km SE · spans 6 counties

Photo of Chee Dale, a gorge near Tideswell in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Chee Dale

Gorge near Tideswell

Deep limestone dale where the Wye squeezes between crags, crossed by stepping stones beneath overhanging cliffs.

3 km NE

Photo of Buxton, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Buxton

Village

Elegant spa town of Georgian crescents and a domed Opera House, England's highest market town, built on its warm mineral spring.

6.2 km W · Derbyshire

Photo of Magpie Mine, a landmark near Ashford-in-the-Water in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Magpie Mine

Landmark near Ashford-in-the-Water

The best-preserved lead mine in Britain, its Cornish engine house and chimney standing stark on the fields above Sheldon.

6.3 km SE

Photo of Solomon's Temple, a folly near Buxton, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Solomon's Temple

Folly near Buxton

Victorian fortified tower on Grin Low above Buxton, built as a folly on a Bronze Age burial mound with wide-ranging views.

6.4 km W