Andle Stone

The Andle Stone is a large gritstone boulder on Stanton Moor in . The stone block is 6m long, 4m high and lies within a low, circular, dry stone wall enclosure.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mark Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Rock
  • Description: large boulder on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire, England
  • Also known as: “Anvil Stone”, “Oundle Stone”, and “Towopenny Loaf”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doll Tor and Rowtor Rocks.

Archaeological site
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is a stone circle just west of Stanton Moor, near the village of , in the English . 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. is situated 760 feet southwest of Andle Stone.

Stone
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is a stone, which is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Andle Stone.

Archaeological site
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The is a stone circle on Stanton Moor in in the English . The 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. is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Andle Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birchover and Stanton in Peak.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the National Park in , England, five miles north-west of . At the 2001 census, it had a population of 362. Eagle Tor is a small hamlet on the north-western edge of the parish.

Village
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is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of , It is about seven miles north-west of , on the north side of Stanton Moor, from .

Village
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is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about 5 miles from and 6 miles from at an altitude of approximately 820 feet. It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry. is situated 1½ miles south of Andle Stone.

Andle Stone

Latitude
53.16351° or 53° 9′ 49″ north
Longitude
-1.64198° or 1° 38′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C5W5975+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 897550882
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­stone
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q15181051
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In Other Languages

“Andle Stone” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stanton Moor and Birchover Quarry.

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