Crow Hill

About Crow Hill

This distinctive limestone reef knoll in the Upper Dove valley offers one of the most striking profiles in the Peak District. Often climbed alongside its neighbour, Parkhouse Hill, its sharp ridge provides an airy walk with clear views across the Staffordshire border and the verdant dales of the White Peak.

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• •The name likely originates from the Old English 'crumb' or 'croom', meaning bent or crooked, which accurately describes the hill's serrated, undulating limestone profile.
• •As a prehistoric reef knoll, the hill is rich in Gigantoproductus fossils; it is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and removing any geological samples is strictly prohibited.
• •Walkers usually tackle the peak alongside its sister hill, Parkhouse Hill, forming the 'Dragon’s Back' ridge, a route that offers clear views across to the plateau of High Wheeldon and the deep cleft of the Upper Dove valley.
• •During the summer solstice, a rare 'double sunset' can be observed from the southern flank of nearby Parkhouse Hill, where the sun disappears behind Chrome Hill only to briefly re-emerge from its northern slope.
• •The hill’s distinctive silhouette provided a dramatic backdrop for the final scenes of the BBC series Peaky Blinders, filmed on the slopes overlooking the ridge.
• •While the ridge is famously likened to the spine of a dragon, the polished local limestone is far more likely to behave like a banana skin when even slightly damp.