Parkgate is a typical Derbyshire Bronze Age stone circle, consisting of small stones set within a low earth and stone bank. Because of their small size and the fact that the site is overgrown with tall clumps of grass, it is difficult to guess the exact number of stones - it is thought that there are between 10 and 14 with only one standing above a metre in height and the circle has a diameter of around 13 metres. Within the circle is the remains of a cairn, and outside the circle are what may be outliers or or part of an avenue - it is reported that there are three stones in a line to the northeast and a further two to the south of the circle.