Fin Cop
Fin Cop is an archaeological site in Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Fin Cop is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Fin Wood, as well as near New Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fin Cop and Headstone Viaduct.
Fin Cop
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fin Cop is a hill and an associated Iron Age hill fort in Monsal Dale, close to Ashford in the Water in Derbyshire, England. The fort shows evidence of hurried construction, indicating a defensive response to a real threat, rather than the more usual assumption that such forts were a display of status and prestige.
Headstone Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Headstone Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Fin Cop.
Congregational Chapel
Church
Photo: Eamon Curry, CC BY 2.0.
Congregational Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Fin Cop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Longstone and Brushfield.
Little Longstone
Village
Photo: Alan Rolfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Longstone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The village is on a minor road west of Great Longstone, just off the B6465 road from Wardlow to Ashford-in-the-Water.
Brushfield
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brushfield is a hamlet and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District National Park. It is about 8 miles east of Buxton.
Sheldon
Hamlet
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
Sheldon is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, near Bakewell. It is best known for being the closest village to Magpie Mine, a lead mine with an engine house built in the Cornish style.
Fin Cop
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.2348° or 53° 14′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.74001° or 1° 44′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C5W67M5+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4699126583OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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