Glossop
Glossop is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.
Glossop postcode: SK13 8BP
There are great places to visit near Glossop including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.
Don't miss Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort's ancient sites if visiting the area around Glossop.
Don't miss Arbor Low Henge's historic monuments if visiting the area around Glossop.
Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope are great places to visit near Glossop if you like towns.
The area around Glossop features a number of interesting caves including Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.
Don't miss Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine's old mines if visiting the area around Glossop.
Kinder Scout is one of Glossop's best, nearby mountains to visit in Glossop.
Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley are some of Glossop best hiking areas to visit near Glossop.
Errwood Reservoir is one of Glossop's best, nearby lakes to visit in Glossop.
Shining Tor, and Higger Tor are great places to visit near Glossop if you like hills.
The area around Glossop boasts some of the best ruins including Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
Rivers and Streams to visit near Glossop include River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
Glossop has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Glossop area like Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
Derby is a great place to visit close to Glossop if you like cities.
Derbion is a great place to visit close to Glossop if you like shopping centres.
Glossop History
There are some historic monuments around Glossop:
Places to see near Glossop
History of Glossop
There is evidence of a Bronze Age burial site on Shire Hill (near Old Glossop) and other possibly prehistoric remains at Torside (on the slopes of Bleaklow). The Romans arrived in 78 AD. At that time, the area was within the territory of the Brigantes tribe, whose main base was in Yorkshire. In the late 1st century the Romans built a fort, Ardotalia, on high ground above the river in present-day Gamesley. The site of this fort was rediscovered in 1771 by an amateur historian, John Watson. It subsequently acquired the name Melandra Castle. The extensive site has been excavated, revealing fort walls, a shrine and the fort headquarters. The area has been landscaped to provide parking and picnic areas.
