PEAK

FHE, a district in the northwest of Derbyshire, generally considered as the end of the Pennine chain of mountains or hills which extend southward from the Cheviots. It is a wild and rugged region, abounding in abrupt hills and natural caves in the limestone. The Peak Cavern, near Castleton, is the most famous cavern, but several more are well worth a visit. Above Casticton is Peveril Castle, the scene of Scott's well-known norel. [s. 237]