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2018.06.20 - IRON AGE & Beyond - Junct Sheffield Rd (A621) & Rd to Curbar, ~SW/W to Gardom's Edge, ~S along Edge to ~SK272733, ~SE into woods for ~150m then ~S for ~350m returning SW to Edge*1, ~S then SE (well below Moorside Farm) to cross at ~SK278722 A619 Rd & Hearthy Lea Brook (FB), follow Brook ~ESE to ~SK284716 then S to track, ~WSW on track turning S on East side of Bunkers Hill Woods to Hob Hurst's House*2, return to / follow south edge of Woods then S over moorland to SK284684 (on 'Other Route Track'), ~S/SE on Permissive FP into Hell Bank Plantation, cross Beeley Brook & follow it SW, re-cross brook and ~WSW to road into Beeley, pass church, cross B6012 Rd, head ~NNW to bridge across River Derwent, Calton Lees, ~W to Calton Houses, Calton Pastures (below pond), ~W thru Manners Wood, Golf Course, over Monsal Trail, into Bakewell - leader Simon Gray - Wednesday   

Notes - supplied by Simon

The part (underlined) of route passes two of the many Neolithic features of Gardom Edge

Near East end Bunkers Hill Wood

1 - starting up to Gardom's Edge
2 - trees ahead give line of Gardom's Edge
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5 - now on Gardom's Edge
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9 - en route to the Triangular monolith (next Picture)
10 - Triangular monolith - see note 1a
11 - Rock Art - see note 1b
12 - Rock Art - see note 1b

13 - Rock Art - see note 1b
14 looking at Great Longstone Ridge - see E.R. emplantment
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16 Nelson's Monument and 'Three Ships' (engraved 'boulders' with a ships name) on Birchen Edge
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18 Baslow
19 Moorsde Farm - waiting for the barn roof to totally collapse? (Nelson's Monument & 3 'ships' on Birchen Edge behind)
20 - Moorside farm - horses & cattle
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22 down from the A619 road and onto the the footbridge crossing Hearthy Brook
23 - group picture - less 2 photographers; one disabled withdrawing from walk; and others checking bus for him before rejoining walk.
24 passing bush of Dog Roses?
25 Thistles
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29 - Foxgloves

30 - a glimpse back at Moorside Farm
31 continuing along Hearthy Lea Brook
32 Water Forget-me- nots - in boggy area alongside Hearthy Lea Brook 

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34 coming up North from Hearthy Lea Brook - New Bridge Farm behind? 
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37 on Track on West edge of Gibbet Moor
38 zoomed into Skyline ahead - south point of Bunker's Hill Wood
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43 Welcoming information notice at Hob Hurst House
44 returning from inspection of Hob Hurst House embankments
45 on South East edge of Bunker's Hill Wood - Harland Edge behind
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47 early Heather - in sheltered area?
48 lunch - near track which leads to Beeley  Hillsop (1.3km to West)
49 en route to Permissive Footpath on South East side of Beeley Brook
50 Hell Bank Plantation - Beeley Brook beyond these trees
51 Beeley Brook
52 re-crossing Beeley Brook in Hell Bank Plantation
53 track (joined from Hell Bank Plantation) leading to Beeley
54 Beeley
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56 Beeley Church

57 - a depressing Tombstone recording infant mortality
58 - Beeley's one time Vicarage opposite the Church

59 -  heading towards the bridge carrying the B6012 road over The River Derwent at the southern end of Chatsworth Estate. Winter pond yet to dry up.
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61- Fishermen in The River Derwent to North of bridge
62 - leaving Bridge area and heading towards Calton Lees
63 Calton Lees
64 - same buildings as above seen from different angle?
65 Calton Houses (renovated as holiday properties for rental?)
66 stragglers on the way to Calton Houses
67 Calton Houses again 
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69 On Calton pastures
70 descending down to cross Manner's Wood on way to Bakewell
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73 - Bakewell's Church
74 - Canada Geese on The River Wye

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