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‘A Neolithic miracle’: readers’ favourite ancient UK sites

Sunset at the Nine Stones Close stone circle in the Peak District.
Sunset at the Nine Stones Close stone circle in the Peak District. Photograph: Doug Blane/Peak District Pictures/Alamy

Explore the Peak District’s ‘hermit’s cave’

Cratcliffe and Robin Hood’s Stride are a collection of gritstone crags and boulders nestled against a Derbyshire hillside not far from Bakewell. It’s a beautiful place with a magical feel. Carved into the base of the cliff is a small chapel – the “hermit’s cave” – and in the next field, the Nine Stones Close stone circle is over two metres high and 3,000 years old. Only four stones remain. Rowtor Rocks, a nearby jumble of boulders, has a plethora of little dwellings carved into the rocks that you can explore. No wonder the local pub is called The Druid Inn...
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