The Kings Stone
The Kings Stone is a stone in Stanton, Derbyshire Dales District, England. The Kings Stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Nine Ladies, as well as near Inscribed stones 1854.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nine Ladies and Rowtor Rocks.
Nine Ladies
Archaeological site
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The Nine Ladies is a stone circle located on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. The Nine Ladies is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
Rowtor Rocks
Stone
Photo: Warofdreams, CC BY 2.5.
Rowtor Rocks is a stone, which is situated 2,900 feet southwest of The Kings Stone.
Doll Tor
Archaeological site
Photo: Elfmeterschiessen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Doll Tor is a stone circle just west of Stanton Moor, near the village of Birchover, Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE. Doll Tor is situated 3,900 feet southwest of The Kings Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanton in Peak and Birchover.
Stanton in Peak
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanton in Peak is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, It is about seven miles north-west of Matlock, on the north side of Stanton Moor, from Birchover.
Birchover
Village
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Birchover is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England, five miles north-west of Matlock. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 362. Eagle Tor is a small hamlet on the north western edge of the parish.
Rowsley
Village
Photo: Warofdreams, CC BY 2.5.
Rowsley is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire. The population as at the 2011 census was 507. It is at the point where the River Wye flows into the River Derwent and prospered from mills on both. Rowsley is situated 1½ miles north of The Kings Stone.
The Kings Stone
- Type: Stone
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Stanton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16783° or 53° 10′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.62934° or 1° 37′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C5W599C+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 8529188814OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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