From this position it is clear that the round barrow, Gib Hill, is a very prominent feature in this landscape. It certainly didn’t escape the attention of Thomas Bateman, a local antiquarian who excavated a great many barrows in and around the Peak District during the 1800s.
Archaeologist, John Barnatt, describes the unusual way in which Thomas Bateman tackled Gib Hill:
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