Wonders of the Peak

Buxton Museum & Art Gallery

‘Arbelows’ – a capital British monument

Edited by Joe Perry (Buxton Museum and Art Gallery) | Added on

Arbor Low was a source of fascination to early antiquarians. The Chesterfield-born Reverend Samual Pegge (1704-1796) included an illustration of the monument in his pamphlet, A Disquisition on the lows or barrows in the Peak of Derbyshire particularly that capital British monument called Arbelows.

The illustration was one of thousands pasted in Isabella Thornhill’s copy of the Lyson’s Magna Britannia.

Derbyshire Record Office catalogue number: D258/54/3

Whilst Pegge’s illustration could be accused of using a little artistic license, it does show the monument in a form similar to that we see today. The picture clearly shows the stones lying down, with two entrances in the ditch and bank, and the large barrow that is built into part of the henge.

This illustration has been taken from Derbyshire Record Office’s copy of Lysons’ Magna Britannia.

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Connections in the Landscape

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Connections in the Museum

The objects below can be found in the Wonders of the Peak exhibition. Each has a connection to ‘Arbelows’ – a capital British monument.

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