Cup and Ring Stone
The area's best-known archaeological feature is the cup-and-ring-marked stone (petroglyph) located at Ordnance Survey grid reference SK274724.
The carved stone was discovered in the 1940s and has subsequently been buried under a replica to protect it from weathering and other damage. Another replica is on display in the Weston Park Museum.
The area was excavated by archaeologists from the Peak District National Park Authority and the University of Sheffield in 1998 and 1999.
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