Solomon’s Temple Buxton
Grin Low & Buxton Country Park, Green Lane, Buxton, SK17 9DH
T: 01298 26978
Entry / Cost: Free
Solomon’s Temple stands on the summit of Grin Low, reached through Buxton Country Park. The walk from Poole’s Cavern takes around 20–40 minutes. Woodland paths can be steep and rough, and are unsuitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Dogs should be kept on leads.
At around 440 metres above sea level, the tower offers views over Buxton and towards Mam Tor and Kinder Scout on a clear day. Take care on the tower’s steep, worn steps, especially in wet or icy conditions.
Where did Solomon’s Temple get its name from?
The earlier tower stood on land leased by Solomon Mycock, a local innkeeper, in the 1830s. Accounts differ about who built it. The present Grade II-listed tower was designed by G. E. Garlick and opened by Victor Cavendish in September 1896.
In 1894 a committee began fundraising for a replacement. The eighth Duke of Devonshire pledged £25, and local people and businesses also contributed. The tower was repaired in the late 1980s.
The tower stands on a Bronze Age burial mound. Excavations in 1894, before the present tower was built, found burials, grave goods and later Romano-British pottery. Read more in the Derbyshire Historic Environment Record.
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