Offerton Moor is in Hope Valley.
Vestiges of the Antiquities of Derbyshire. In 1827 and 1828, Mr. Thomas Birds, of Eyam, opened several tumuli on Eyam Moor and on Leam Moor (adjoining), but never found anything more than rude urns and burnt bones. The barrows on Leam Moor, Abney Moor, and about High Lowe are very numerous, and many of them have been explored by Mr. John Oxley, of Sheffield (the then possessor of Leam Hall), Major Rooke, Mr. Samuel Mitchell [aged 23], of Sheffield, and others, and many of them remain untouched. There are also numerous barrows upon Shalton Edge, overlooking Castleton and Hope. Some years ago some fragments of a very fine urn were found by a man engaged in planting, upon the side of Win Hill near to the summit. At the same time were found many ashes and some stags' horns.
Abney Moor Barrow 1 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Abney Moor Barrow 2 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Abney Moor Barrow 3 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 1 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 2 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 3 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 4 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 5 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 6 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Offerton Moor Barrow 7 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 8 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 9 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.
Offerton Moor Barrow 10 [Map] is one of fourteen barrows that form the Offerton Moor.