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 The Devils Elbow A curved stretch of road on the B6105 between Glossop and Woodhead is known as the Devils Elbow, it has been the scene of strange events and is associated with a Devil legend. Many place names in this area may have strange origins. Names such as Shining Clough and Lantern Pike suggest places associated with mysterious light phenomena. In legend the Devils Elbow is said to have been a meeting place for two lovers, their father was against the union and swore that he would rather the Devil take his daughter than have them meet again. On their next meeting the Devil appeared and chased the terrified couple across the moor. As the Devil reached out to claim his prize a mighty voice cried out and the devils bent arm turned to stone. He ripped it out and threw it on the moor forming the bend in the road. In more recent times a strange black form sliding from the moorland across the road has been witnessed in the vicinity of the Devil's Elbow. Directions: The B6015 can be reached from the A57 from Glossop or the A628. Bleaklow Head and surrounding moorland According to a local story (from the Saddleworth area) a patrol of Roman soldiers disappeared while crossing the desolate moors in the area around Bleaklow. They either became lost and died of exposure, or as my informant would have it, were ambushed by the local tribes and buried deep in some moorland bog, waiting to be found armour and all. The story may have some relation to reports of a ghostly legion seen by walkers on the Pennine way. The area was certainly well used by the Roman legions. A Roman fort stands at Castleshaw and Roman road and routes can be seen such as Doctors Gate which ran from Navio Fort in Hope Valley to Melandria near Glossop. The area is remote, boggy and it is easy to get lost in inclement weather, the cloud can roll down on the hills in minutes and I have to admit getting lost while hiking even though I grew up near here. I would not recommend searching for lost Roman patrols unless you are relatively skilled in hill navigation and dressed in the appropriate clothing. Directions: Bleaklow Head can be reached off the Pennine way heading North from the A57.