Peak Tor
Peak Tor is a peak in Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales District, England and has an elevation of 676 feet. Peak Tor is situated nearby to the hamlet Pilhough, as well as near Congreave.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nine Ladies and Rowsley railway station.
Nine Ladies
Archaeological site
Photo: PaleCloudedWhite, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Rowsley railway station
Railway station
Photo: sue hayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rowsley railway station was opened in 1849 by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway to serve the village of Rowsley in Derbyshire, England. It was resited in 1862.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakewell and Darley Dale.
Bakewell
Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bakewell is a historic market town in Derbyshire, with a population of 3,400 in 2024. It's the only sizable town in the Peak District National Park, and the park headquarters are here.
Darley Dale
Town
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Darley Dale, formerly Darley, is a town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 5,413. It lies north of Matlock, on the River Derwent and the A6 road.
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.
Peak Tor
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 676 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1843° or 53° 11′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.624° or 1° 37′ 26″ westElevation
676 feet (206 metres)Open location code
9C5W59MG+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 9119918197OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pilhough and Congreave.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caudwells Mill and Rowsley Post Office & General Store.
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