Gentle Slab Boulder
Gentle Slab Boulder is a climbing site in Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Gentle Slab Boulder is situated nearby to Roach Quarry, as well as near the peak Hen Cloud.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Doxey Pool and The Roaches.
Doxey Pool
Pond
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m. Doxey Pool is situated 2,300 feet north of Gentle Slab Boulder.
The Roaches
Peak
Photo: Gdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m.
Church of St Matthew
Church
Photo: Barrie Price, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Matthew is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Gentle Slab Boulder.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorncliffe and Abbey Green.
Thorncliffe
Village
Thorncliffe is a small village in Staffordshire, England, straddling the Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District National Park. By 1600 the name Thorncliffe had replaced the settlement's earlier name, Thorntileg, meaning "clearing in thorn trees". Thorncliffe is situated 2½ miles south of Gentle Slab Boulder.
Abbey Green
Hamlet
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abbey Green is a small village in the civil parish of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek. Abbey Green is situated 3 miles southwest of Gentle Slab Boulder.
Flash
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Flash is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands and the Peak District National Park, England. At 1,519 feet above sea level, it is the highest village in the United Kingdom. Flash was an early centre for Wesleyanism. Flash is situated 3½ miles north of Gentle Slab Boulder.
Gentle Slab Boulder
- Type: Rock
- Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.15651° or 53° 9′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.99339° or 1° 59′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5W5244+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1085637644OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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