Hern Stones

Hern Stones is in Charlesworth, High Peak District, England. Hern Stones is situated near the historic site Overexposed (wreckage), as well as near the peak Higher Shelf Stones.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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″ north

Longitude

-1.86254° or 1° 51′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C5WF43P+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2352835010

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Overexposed (wreckage) and Higher Shelf Stones.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wain Stones and Avro Lancaster KB993 and USAAF C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 memorial.

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