Peak District
Briery Busk
311M
1020FT
About Briery Busk
Rising above the Little Don Valley near Stocksbridge, this modest Peak District Tump marks the transition from industrial valley to open moorland. It offers a grounded perspective of the Underbank and Midhope Reservoirs, with the higher gritstone edges of the Langsett Moors forming a rugged backdrop to the west.
Key Statistics
Rank
404th Highest in Peak District
Parent Range
The Peak District
Prominence
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32
Nearest Town
Stocksbridge
Geology
You are walking on layers of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone. These rocks form the Pennine Lower Coal Measures, featuring the sturdy Greenmoor and Loxley Edge sandstones.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SK267994
Latitude
53.4906°N
Longitude
1.5991°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely derives from the Middle English 'brere' (briar) and the Old Norse 'buskr' (bush), suggesting a thorny thicket that once characterised this hillside above the valley floor.
- •Sitting at the eastern edge of the Peak District, the summit provides a clear line of sight down the valley to the industrial skyline of Stocksbridge and across the water of Underbank Reservoir.
- •Though frequently bypassed by those heading for the higher Langsett Moors, it is a key landmark for walkers navigating the network of bridleways and footpaths between Midhope and the Underbank woodland.
- •As a Tump with a modest 311-metre stature, it offers all the elevation needed to see the weather coming without the inconvenience of having to navigate through a peat bog to reach it.