High Peak Estate
National Trust sign on Derwent Edge on the Dark Peak Estate.
The High Peak Estate is an area of Pennine moorland in the ownership of the National Trust in the Dark Peak area of Derbyshire, England.
Coordinates: 53°21′58″N 1°48′58″W / 53.366°N 1.816°W
The National Trust High Peak Estate is to be known as the 'Dark Peak Area' from summer 2010 which is now part of the Peak District Estate. The Peak District Estate also includes the White Peak Area (formerly South Peak) and the Longshaw Estate near Sheffield and includes a number of sites of interest including:
- Alport Castles (a spectacular natural landslip)
- Bleaklow (a massive expanse of wild, windswept moorland)
- Derwent Edge
- Kinder Scout (the moorland plateau that was the site of 1932's Mass Trespass) - Kinder Scout is the highest point in the Peak District.
- Mam Tor
- Odin Mine (one of the oldest lead mines in the county)
- Snake Pass - to the east of the estate
- Winnats Pass - to the north of Castleton
See also
External links
- High Peak Estate information at the National Trust
- Peak District, National Trust
- Peak District Plane Wreck information
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