Monument to the Dambusters

Monument to the Dambusters is a monument in Hope Woodlands, High Peak District, England. Monument to the Dambusters is situated nearby to Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog, as well as near Derwent Dam.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog and Derwent Dam.

Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog

Memorial

Photo: Ken Bagnall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Derwent Dam

Dam

Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Derwent Dam is situated 590 feet east of Monument to the Dambusters.

Lost Lad is a hill, 518 metres high on the Derwent Edge in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is a subpeak of Back Tor. Lost Lad is situated 1½ miles northeast of Monument to the Dambusters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alport Castles and Ashopton.

Alport Castles

Locality

The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom. Alport Castles is situated 2 miles northwest of Monument to the Dambusters.

Ashopton

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ashopton was a small village in Derbyshire, England, in the valley of the River Ashop. The village population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aston, Derbyshire. Ashopton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Monument to the Dambusters.

High Stones

Locality

Photo: Jgharston, CC BY 3.0.

High Stones, at 548 metres, is the highest point within the boundaries of both the City of Sheffield and South Yorkshire, England. High Stones lies on the Howden Moors towards in the northern Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the north-east and Howden Reservoir to the south-west. High Stones is situated 3 miles north of Monument to the Dambusters.

Monument to the Dambusters

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Hope Woodlands, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.40511° or 53° 24′ 18″ north

Longitude

-1.74447° or 1° 44′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C5WC744+26

OpenStreetMap ID

node 659320583

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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