Peak District
Bruntmoor
382M
1252FT
About Bruntmoor
Tucked into the White Peak plateau near Parsley Hay, this quiet limestone hill offers a gentle, pastoral character. Its grassy flanks are defined by the region’s characteristic drystone walls, providing clear, elevated perspectives over the nearby High Peak Trail and the rolling agricultural landscape of the southern Peak District.
Key Statistics
Rank
249th Highest in Peak District
Parent Range
The Peak District
Prominence
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37.9
Nearest Town
Parsley Hay
Geology
You are walking across the Monsal Dale Limestone Formation. This layer of limestone forms the natural foundation of Bruntmoor.
Classifications
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SK138647
Latitude
53.1792°N
Longitude
1.7950°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely derives from the Middle English 'brunt', meaning burnt, suggesting this area of the White Peak was once cleared by fire for grazing or was part of a managed moorland before the era of stone-walled enclosures.
- •The hill sits just west of the High Peak Trail, a popular walking and cycling route following the trackbed of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, which was one of the world's first long-distance railway lines.
- •From the summit, you can look westward across the limestone dales to identify the sharp, reef-knoll silhouettes of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill rising above the upper Dove Valley.
- •In a region of spectacular dales and dramatic gritstone edges, Bruntmoor is an understated summit primarily appreciated by Tump-baggers and the local sheep who live on its slopes.