Kinder Scout (Dark Peak) & Solomon's Temple (White Peak)

Why is it called Kinder Scout?

tymology. The name "Kinder" was first recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as Chendre, and is of obscure meaning. It is believed to be pre-English in origin."Scout" is an old word for a high, overhanging rock (derived from the Norse skúte), and refers to the cliffs on the western side of the plateau.

Where is Solomon's Temple?

Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, is a Victorian folly on the summit of Grin Low hill, near the spa town of Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District.

Solomon’s Temple

Grin Low Tower, or Solomon’s Temple as it is locally known, is a distinctive landmark crowning the skyline above Buxton and stands at 437m (1,434ft) above sea level. Built in 1896 (and restored in 1988), this Grade II-listed, 20ft-high Victorian folly replaced the ruins of a previous tower which was built by Solomon Mycock, a local farmer and landowner, and after whom it is still named.

It sits atop Grin Low (low is an old word for a hill) on a Bronze Age barrow (burial chamber) which was excavated in 1894 during the tower’s construction. It contained several skeletons from the ‘Beaker’ period, along with later Roman items.

Surrounded by the Grin Low plantation, nowBuxton Country Park, which hides remnants of the lime-burning and quarrying activities which once took place on the hill, the tower affords splendid views across the town and, on a clear day, to the nearby heights ofMam Tor, the Shivering Mountain at the head of Hope Valley, Kinder Scout, which at 636m (2,088ft) is the highest point in Derbyshire, and also Axe Edge, Combs Moss and Chelmorton Low.

You can climb up the tower but the steps are quite small, steep and worn so please take care.

Reach it by walking through thewoodsfromPoole’s CavernVisitor Centre car park,Temple Fields(off Green Lane) orBuxton Caravan Park. It takes 20-40 minutes.