Birchover
Birchover is a locality in Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England. Birchover is situated nearby to the locality Upper Town, as well as near the village Winster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nine Stones Close and Doll Tor.
Nine Stones Close
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a stone circle on Harthill Moor in Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. It is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
Doll Tor
Archaeological site
Photo: Elfmeterschiessen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Doll Tor is a stone circle just west of Stanton Moor, near the village of Birchover, Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
Nine Ladies
Archaeological site
Photo: PaleCloudedWhite, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nine Ladies is a stone circle located on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. The Nine Ladies is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matlock and Darley Dale.
Matlock
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matlock is a town in Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park, about 20 miles north of Derby.
Darley Dale
Town
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Darley Dale, formerly Darley, is a town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 5,413. It lies north of Matlock, on the River Derwent and the A6 road.
Winster
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about 5 miles from Matlock and 6 miles from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately 820 feet. It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry.
Birchover
- Type: Locality
- Location: Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1547° or 53° 9′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.6381° or 1° 38′ 17″ westElevation
863 feet (263 metres)Open location code
9C5W5936+VPGeoNames ID
7298134
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