Rowtor Rocks

Rowtor Rocks is a stone in Stanton, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Rowtor Rocks is situated near 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: 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… 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. 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 on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. 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…

Stanton in Peak

Village

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanton in Peak is a village in the Derbyshire Dales…

Winster

Village

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales…

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″ north

Longitude

-1.63736° or 1° 38′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C5W5967+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 253925199

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata 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: Stanton Moor and Birchover Quarry.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Stanton Moor Life and death in the Bronze Age and Stanton Moor - a resource through the ages.

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