Gib Torr Rocks

Gib Torr Rocks is in Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Gib Torr Rocks is situated near Black Brook Nature Reserve, as well as near the heath South Pennine Moors.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Roaches and Doxey Pool.

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.

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 1¼ miles southwest of Gib Torr Rocks.

Lud’s Church

Photo: Schwerdf, CC BY 4.0.

Lud's Church is a deep chasm penetrating the Millstone Grit bedrock created by a massive landslip on the hillside above Gradbach, Staffordshire, England. Lud’s Church is situated 2 miles west of Gib Torr Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flash and Three Shire Heads.

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 2 miles north of Gib Torr Rocks.

Three Shire Heads

Locality

Three Shire Heads is the tripoint on Axe Edge Moor where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet, at UK grid reference SK009685, or. It is on the River Dane, which marks the Cheshire border in this area. Three Shire Heads is situated 2½ miles north of Gib Torr Rocks.

Hollinsclough

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hollinsclough is a small rural village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is within the Peak District National Park. Hollinsclough is situated 3 miles northeast of Gib Torr Rocks.

Gib Torr Rocks

Type: Rock
Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
Location: Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.17687° or 53° 10′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.97338° or 1° 58′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C5W52GG+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 145315838

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Black Brook Nature Reserve and South Pennine Moors.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Gib Torr Farm and Newstone Farm.

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