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| Dove Holes is situated high up on a shoulder below Black Edge, almost surrounded by quarries and split by the A6, along which heavy traffic roars relentlessly. This is a bleak spot with few obvious recommendations, but there is a very active Community Centre and a sense of community lacking in many of the smarter villages of the area. It even sports an 'international' beer and jazz festival held annually in early July.
The main point of interest here is the Bull Ring, a Stone Age henge monument similar to Arbor Low, and the next best example in the Peak. It is situated behind the school and church and accessed via the track to the Community centre. The bank and ditch, with a raised area in the centre, are clearly visible, but all the stones have gone - if they ever existed. Local tradition has it that the stones were used as sleepers for the Peak Forest Tramway, a crude early railway constructed in the 1790s to carry stone to the canal at Buxworth. Despite this loss the Bull Ring remains an impressive place, and walking around the bank with the roar of traffic on one side and the rumble of heavy earth-moving equipment on the other is a eerie experience. |
Nearby Places of Interest| Buxton Crescent | Buxton Crescent in the centre of Buxton, Derbyshire, is one of the finest Georgian buildings in England. The nearby Opera House is Frank Matcham's masterpiece and the Devonshire Hospital has the largest unsupported dome in Europe. | | Buxton Museum | Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Buxton, Derbyshire, is housed in the former Peak Hotel and has an excellent display on the history of the Peak District as well as an Art Gallery and the Boyd Dawkins collection. | | Buxton's Pavilion Gardens | Pavilion Gardens lie behind the Opera House in Buxton, Derbyshire. Built by Edward Milner in 1871, with the River Wye, the Octagon building, a bandstand and a railway. | | Chestnut Centre, Chapel-en-le-Frith | The Chestnut Centre otter and owl sanctuary has otters, owls, wild cats, foxes and other animals. Based near Ford Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. | | Chinley New Chapel | Chinley 'new' Chapel, Derbyshire, is a beautiful early nonconformist chapel. Founded by William Bagshawe, the 'Apostle of the Peak', and John Wesley preached here. | | Eldon Hole | Eldon Hole is one of the seven wonders of the Peak. It is the deepest local pothole; an alarming, evil-looking chasm in the side of Eldon Hill to the north of the village of Peak Forest, Derbyshire. | | Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Country Park | Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Country Park, Buxton, Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District. An interesting cavern, occupied from Roman times and before, with a country park which leads up to Solomon's Temple. |
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