Nine Stones Close
Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a stone circle on Harthill Moor in Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. It 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.Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: bronze age stone circle in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Grey Ladies” and “Nine Stone Close”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Robin Hood’s Stride and Doll Tor.
Robin Hood’s Stride
Photo: Darius Khan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Robin Hood's Stride is a rock formation on the Limestone Way in Derbyshire close to the village of Elton. The nearest town is Bakewell, to the north. It consists of gritstone boulders deeply seamed by water flows. Robin Hood’s Stride is situated 1,300 feet south of Nine Stones Close.
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 1 mile east of Nine Stones Close.
St Michael’s Church, Birchover
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
St Michael's Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birchover, Derbyshire. Located in the Peak District National Park, St Michael was built as a privately endowed chapel for the nearby Rowtor Hall. St Michael’s Church, Birchover is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Nine Stones Close.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchover and Elton.
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.
Elton
Village
Photo: Mike Fowkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, and lies within the Peak District. Its nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock.
Alport
Village
Photo: Tom Courtney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alport is a hamlet in the White Peak area of Derbyshire, England. It lies east of Youlgreave, at the confluence of the River Bradford and the River Lathkill.
Nine Stones Close
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Harthill, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16046° or 53° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.66444° or 1° 39′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5W586P+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 158678341OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q14949375
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Nine Stones Close” goes by many names.
- French: “Nine Stones Close (monument)”
- French: “Nine Stones Close”
- German: “Nine Stones Close”
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Highlights include Carrs Wood and Sanctuary Wood.
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