Stanner Rocks

Stanner Rocks is a forest in Old Radnor, Powys, Wales. Stanner Rocks is situated near the hamlet Walton, as well as near Lower Harpton.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hergest Ridge and St Stephen’s Church.

Hergest Ridge

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys.

St Stephen’s Church

Church

Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Old Radnor, Powys, Wales. It was constructed in the 15th century in perpendicular gothic style on the site of a 6th-century church.

Burfa Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burfa Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the village of Old Radnor, Radnorshire in Powys, Wales. The site is a scheduled monument described as a prehistoric defensive hillfort, and was included in an inventory of monuments by 1913.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kington and Old Radnor.

Kington

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kington is a small market town in Herefordshire, lying on the River Arrow and alongside the Welsh border, in the shadow of Hergest Ridge. It is a popular stop-off point for people walking the Offa's Dyke Path.

Old Radnor

Hamlet

Old Radnor is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The community includes Old Radnor and the villages of Yardro, Dolyhir, Burlingjobb, Evenjobb, Kinnerton and Walton.

Knill

Hamlet

Photo: Whatlep, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knill is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England.

Stanner Rocks

Type: Forest
Location: Old Radnor, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.2254° or 52° 13′ 32″ north

Longitude

-3.0764° or 3° 4′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C4R6WGF+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1493775246

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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In Other Languages

“Stanner Rocks” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Cerrig Stanmer”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stanner and Walton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stanner Rocks and Stanner Rocks National Nature Reserve.

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