Dog Rock

Places of Interest

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.

Torside Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Torside Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between April 1849 and July 1864 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. Torside Reservoir is situated 2 miles north of Dog Rock.

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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 2 miles southeast of Dog Rock.

Old Glossop

Suburb

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Glossop is a village and the original part of the town of Glossop in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England, about 15 miles east of Manchester and 23 miles west of Sheffield. Old Glossop is situated 2 miles west of Dog Rock.

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.

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