Around 700,000 people have visited the site this year
A popular tourist destination in the Peak District is being restored after large visitor numbers caused it to erode. A restoration project is underway at Mam Tor, a 517m high hill near Castleton which is known for its stunning views of the Peak District .
The hill is colloquially called the Shivering Mountain due to constant landslips in the past and it features an ancient monument and hillfort, which dates back to the Bronze Age. It is also a nationally important archaeological site which was occupied by settlers for thousands of years over the Bronze and Iron Age because of its hilltop position.
But now work has begun to repair erosion caused by high visitors numbers and to help preserve the site’s history. The restoration work on the hillfort’s ancient earthwork banks, known as ramparts, will happen in stages, taking several years to complete and a helicopter has recently been deployed to airlift supplies to the summit.
As part of the work, repairs will be made to the footpaths to encourage visitors to walk on established routes rather than climb the historic earthworks, such as the ramparts and burial mounds. Using the helicopter to take the materials from a lift site on the old Castleton to Mam Tor road, now known as the Broken Road, up to the summit was crucial to ensure the materials needed for the project could be delivered easily and efficiently to areas which have no vehicle access.
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