Gardom's Edge is a rocky outcrop nearBaslow inDerbyshire, England.
The shelf between Gardom's Edge andBirchen Edge is now moorland used for grazing sheep, but was once inhabited and used for arable farming during theBronze Age. The area of the settlement is designated as ascheduled monument.[1]
The area's best-known archaeological feature is thecup-and-ring-marked stone (petroglyph) located atOrdnance Survey grid reference SK273730.[2] The carved stone was discovered in the 1940s and has subsequently been buried under a replica to protect it from weathering and other damage. Another replica is on display in theWeston Park Museum.
The area was excavated by archaeologists from thePeak District National Park Authority and theUniversity of Sheffield in 1998 and 1999.
In March 2012, Daniel Brown et al. postulated that astanding stone at Gardom's Edge could be agnomon of a seasonal sundial (indicating the change of season, as through the winter half of the year its north-facing side is in permanent shadow) possibly dated to during the lateNeolithic andearly Bronze Age period (2500–1500BC).[3]
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