Rowtor Rocks
Rowtor Rocks is a stone in Stanton, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Rowtor Rocks is situated nearby to the peak Stanton Moor, as well as near Birchover Quarry.Photo: Warofdreams, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Stone
- Description: gritstone rock formation in Birchover, Derbyshire
- Also known as: “Row Tor Rocks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Doll Tor and Andle Stone.
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. Doll Tor is situated 1,700 feet west of Rowtor Rocks.
Andle Stone
Photo: Mark Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Andle Stone is a large gritstone boulder on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire. The stone block is 6m long, 4m high and lies within a low, circular, dry stone wall enclosure. Andle Stone is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Rowtor Rocks.
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. Nine Ladies is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Rowtor Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchover and Stanton in Peak.
Birchover
Village
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Birchover is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England, five miles north-west of Matlock. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 362. Eagle Tor is a small hamlet on the north-western edge of the parish.
Stanton in Peak
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanton in Peak is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, It is about seven miles north-west of Matlock, on the north side of Stanton Moor, from Birchover.
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.
Rowtor Rocks
- Categories: rock formation, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Stanton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16165° or 53° 9′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.63736° or 1° 38′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C5W5967+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 253925199OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stoneOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q45370863
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In Other Languages
“Rowtor Rocks” goes by many names.
- French: “Cork Stone”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stanton Moor and Birchover Quarry.
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