Three
Men of Gardom's Bronze Age Cairn
East of Baslow, Derbyshire OS
Map Ref SK271547278
There
are two things that are immediately obvious when you visit this site. One is the
three conical mounds of stone that give the site it's name - they are said to
commemorate three shepherds (or even drunken priests) who lost their life near
here during a storm. Although these only date from the 18th century they are built
on top of a low Bronze
Agebarrow
or cairn
constructed of boulders but now mostly covered in earth and grass. The other noticeable
feature is the spectacular view to the west over Baslow and the River Wye to the
rolling landscape beyond. This vista must surely have been important in the decision
of the early population of the area to build the barrow here, just as it was for
more recent generations to erect the piles of stones on top of it.
