Sheffield's Golden Frame

Bill Bevan

This is a guide to the Moorland heritage of Burbage, Houndkirk and Longshaw - a popular area for visitors from Sheffield and other nearby conurbations.

£8.95

Sheffield's Golden Frame is a band of moorlands that run to the west of the city. They have provided escape and enjoyment for generations of Sheffield citizens seeking quiet spaces and beautiful views. Burbage, Houndkirk and Longshaw are located in a popular corner of this frame, lying as it does on one of the major roads into the Peak District from Sheffield. Visitors walk the rights of way that cross the open moors or linger around Fox House and the National Trust's Longshaw estate. But there is more than just a view inside this frame. The canvas has been painted and repainted for over 4,000 years. The artists were the people living, farming and working the land. We know that many hands have worked here because different layers of this complex picture can still be found surviving amongst the latest veneer of heather and bracken.

With Sheffield's Golden Frame you will be able to explore back in time to discover prehistoric burials, medieval iron furnaces, packhorse routes and millstones, World War 2 training grounds and the mysterious Carl Wark. The book takes the reader on a journey into the past with a history accompanied by the author's own photographs. There are also six guided walks so you can explore this ancient landscape for yourself.