Hob Hurst's House

{{Short description|Bronze Age barrow in Derbyshire, England}}

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Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age barrow on Beeley Moor near Bakewell in Derbyshire. It is unique in that instead of the normal round shape, Hob Hurst's barrow is rectangular. Originally made with 13 stones, only five remain today.

The barrow is in the guardianship of English Heritage and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.{{National Heritage List for England |num=1008600|desc=Hob Hurst's House: a square, banked and ditched burial cairn with cist on Harland Edge|access-date=15 February 2014}}

It is situated on Harland Edge above Chatsworth House, near the highest part of Beeley Moor.{{cite web |title= MAGiC MaP : Harland Edge – Hob Hurst's House |url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=moncIndex&xygridref=428743,369235&startScale=10000 |publisher= Natural England, Magic in the Cloud}}

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs alongside Gibbet Moor, past Hob Hurst's House and onto Beeley village.{{Cite book|last=McCloy|first=Andrew|title=Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park|publisher=Friends of the Peak District|year=2017|isbn=978-1909461536}}

The barrow is {{convert|11|yd}} in diameter and {{convert|4|ft}} high, with a ditch and an external bank of {{convert|22|yd}} diameter.{{PastScape|mnumber=311047 |access-date=5 October 2015}}

The barrow was excavated in 1853 by Thomas Bateman, the "Barrow Knight". The dig found a stone-lined grave containing some scorched human bones plus some lead ore.