English Heritage sites near Ilam Parish
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
7 miles from Ilam Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
CROXDEN ABBEY
9 miles from Ilam Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
10 miles from Ilam Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
14 miles from Ilam Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
WINGFIELD MANOR
15 miles from Ilam Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
PEVERIL CASTLE
19 miles from Ilam Parish
Founded soon after 1066 by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's most trusted knights, Peveril Castle offers breathtaking views of the Peak District from its position high above Castleton.
Churches in Ilam Parish
Ilam Holy Cross
Pubs in Ilam Parish
Izaak Walton Hotel
Dovedale, Ilam, DE6 2AY
(01335) 350981
izaakwaltonhotel.com/