Hern Stones
Hern Stones is in Charlesworth, High Peak District, England. Hern Stones is situated nearby to the historic site Overexposed (wreckage), as well as near the peak Higher Shelf Stones.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bleaklow and Mossy Lea Reservoir.
Bleaklow
Peak
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. It is north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass, and south of the A628 Woodhead Pass.
Mossy Lea Reservoir
Reservoir
Mossy Lea Reservoir is a disused reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire. In 1837, 50 local millowners and gentlemen, known as the "Commissioners of the Glossop Reservoirs", obtained an act of Parliament, the Glossop Reservoirs Act 1837, to construct the Glossop Reservoirs. Mossy Lea Reservoir is situated 2 miles west of Hern Stones.
Featherbed Top
Peak
Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Featherbed Top is an open, flat-topped hill, 544 metres high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. Featherbed Top is situated 2 miles south of Hern Stones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snake Pass and Crowden-in-Longdendale.
Snake Pass
Locality
Photo: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snake Pass is a hill pass in the Derbyshire section of the Peak District, crossing the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower Reservoir at Ashopton. Snake Pass is situated 1½ miles south of Hern Stones.
Crowden-in-Longdendale
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crowden-in-Longdendale is a small and isolated village in the upland valley of Longdendale in Derbyshire. Crowden's main interest to travellers is as the traditional first-night stop on the northbound Pennine Way.
Woodhead
Locality
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodhead is a small and scattered settlement at the head of the Longdendale valley in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the trans-Pennine A628 road connecting Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire, 6 miles north of Glossop, 19 miles east of Manchester and 18 miles west of Barnsley. Woodhead is situated 3 miles northeast of Hern Stones.
Hern Stones
- Type: Rock
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Charlesworth, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.45487° or 53° 27′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.86254° or 1° 51′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5WF43P+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2352835010OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Overexposed (wreckage) and Higher Shelf Stones.
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