Rocking Stone
Rocking Stone is a stone in Thruscross, Harrogate District, England. Rocking Stone is situated nearby to the peak Brown Bank Head, as well as near Rom Shaw Head.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thruscross Reservoir and Simon’s Seat.
Thruscross Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross. Thruscross Reservoir is situated 2½ miles east of Rocking Stone.
Simon’s Seat
Peak
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simon's Seat is a peak in the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. It is a prominent outcrop of millstone grit on the eastern side of Wharfedale. Although only 485 metres high, the extensive views from the summit make it a popular destination for walkers. Simon’s Seat is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rocking Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thruscross and Hazlewood.
Thruscross
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate. Thruscross is situated 2½ miles east of Rocking Stone.
Hazlewood
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hazlewood is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hazlewood with Storiths, in the English county of North Yorkshire. Hazlewood lies to the east of the town of Skipton by 7.5 miles, and is located some two miles east of Bolton Abbey. Hazlewood is situated 3 miles southwest of Rocking Stone.
Hazlewood with Storiths
Hamlet
Hazlewood with Storiths is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 191. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Hazlewood with Storiths is situated 3 miles southwest of Rocking Stone.
Rocking Stone
- Type: Stone
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Thruscross, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.01657° or 54° 0′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.83285° or 1° 49′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C6W2588+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 27527908OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stoneOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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