Carl Wark is a hill fort on Hathersage Moor in the Peak District of England. It lies just inside the Sheffield city boundary. The fort, 0.9ha in area, occupies a natural escarpment, fortified by turf banks reinforced by boulders. The term hill fort is commonly used by archeologists to describe fortified enclosures located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. ... Rock climbers on Ellis Eliminate (grade VS 4c) on Stanage. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ... Turf may refer to Sod, the surface layer of ground consisting of a matt of grass and grass roots, sometimes used as a construction material AstroTurf, or any variety of artificial turf made to resemble grass A colloquialism for the world of horse-racing Slang for territory claimed by a... This article is about the large rocks known as boulders. ...

The date of the fort is uncertain. Claims that it is of the Iron Age are supported by it lying in line with the Roman Rig dyke, while it also lies near the Roman road from Brough-on-Noe to Templeborough. Alternatively, it may be a Romano-British construction, dating from shortly after the Roman withdrawal, probably the fifth century. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... A dike (or dyke) is an earthen wall, constructed as a defence or as a boundary. ... A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, who are dongs, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads, which they called viae (plural of singular via). ... Hope is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England. ... Templeborough (grid reference SK410916) is a district in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ... The term Romano-British describes the Romanised culture of Britain under the rule of the Roman Empire, when Roman and Christian culture had extensively entered into the life of the native Brythonic, Pictish and perhaps Gaelic -speaking peoples of Britain. ... (4th century - 5th century - 6th century - other centuries) Events Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ...

While the fort would have offered some defence, it is in a curious location, overlooked by the higher Higger Tor, suggesting that it was constructed in a time of relative peace. The words defense or defence can refer to any of the following: For defense of a doctoral dissertation see thesis committee For the military term see defense (military) Civil defense measures and emergency preparedness In politics, defense may be a euphemism for war For legal defense see defense (legal) For...

See also

• Wincobank (hill fort)

Wincobank (grid reference SK377910) is an Iron Age hill fort in the district of Sheffield, England of the same name. ...

References

• Brigantes Nation - Carl Wark