Derbyshires's Mysterious Sites -------------Hauntings------------ Bleaklow Head Lady Bower Reservoir Winnets Pass ---------------Stone Circles----------- Arbor Low Nine Ladies Hordron Edge ---------------Major Sites----------- Peak Cavern ---------------Legends----------- ---------------Folklore----------- Kinder Downfall and Pool Eldon Hole Devils Elbow Peak Cavern ---------------Burial Chambers----------- Nine Stones Home Site Map Derbyshire Map England Map Scotland Map Wales Map Eldon Hole Known as one of the wonders of the Peak, Eldon Hole was once thought to be a bottomless refuge for the Devil. Folklore suggests that a man called Charles Cotton was lowered down the hole in the past on a rope a mile long and still didn't reach the bottom. Another man was lowered down and found to be unconscious when he was raised, he died soon afterwards. Investigation in the 18th Century proved the Hole to be around 60 yards deep. Pot holes were often seen as the abode of fairies and supernatural beings in the past. These beings were later identified with the Devil. Nine Stones The Nine Stones are actually 4 large stones standing on Harthill Moor, the remains of a Bronze Age burial chamber. Other stones from the chamber have long since disappeared. The stones are traditionally known as the Grey Ladies and legend suggests that they used to dance together at midnight. Some of the stones are fluted like the Devil's arrows at Burroughbridge or the Queen's Stone in Hereford and Worcestershire. It is not clear whether these grooves are caused by weathering or are man made. Map ref: SK 226 626 Directions: Reached on a minor road from the A524.