Froggatt Edge, Peak District

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Froggatt Edge is a gritstone escarpment in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, England and situated in close proximity to the villages of Froggatt, Calver, Curbar, Baslow and Grindleford. The name Froggat Edge applies only to the northernmost section of the escarpment; the middle and southernmost sections are called Curbar Edge and Baslow Edge respectively. The escarpment, like many in this area, is easily accessible from Sheffield. The escarpment forms the eastern rim of the valley of the River Derwent in this part of its course, and when viewed from the valley below, casts an imposing impression of 'rocky crags' against the skyline. As with many of the gritstone edges in the Peak District, Froggatt was used as a source of millstones; a number of half-completed mill stones can still be found at the bottom of this and other edges in Derbyshire.

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Location: Froggatt Edge, Dark Peaks, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Geoff Storey / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: baslow, calver, curbar, dark, derbyshire, derwent, district, edge, escarpment, froggatt, grindleford, gritstone, millstones, national, park, peak, sheffield