Bradwell Moor
Bradwell Moor is a moorland hill above the village of Bradwell in the Peak District, England. The summit is 471 metres (1,545 feet) high. The old Batham Gate Roman road crosses the moor, running from the Navio Roman fort near Brough-on-Noe to Aquae Arnemetiae (Buxton). Clement Lane follows the same historic route. A section of Batham Gate east of Peak Forest is protected as a Scheduled Monument, as are many old lead mines around the moor.
Lead mining in the area goes back to the Bronze Age, with larger activity in Roman times. The Cop Rake and Moss Rake mines (including Starvehouse Mine, New York Mine and Cop Mine) have mined near-surface ore since at least the 13th century (recorded as Wardlow Cop). Hope Quarry is a large limestone quarry on the northeast side of the moor between Castleton and Bradwell; it is now run by Breedon. In 1990 a Mesolithic stone-working site was found at Bradwell Moor Barn by the Trent & Peak Archaeological Trust, before the quarry operator Blue Circle excavated the area.
The Limestone Way long-distance path crosses Bradwell Moor, reaching its highest point at 461 metres (1,512 feet) a little west of the summit. Coordinates are about 53.320°N, 1.785°W.
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