Walk d290 Stanton Moor from Birchover

Vital Statistics:

Length:	3¼mls (5.5km)
Ascent:	367ft (112m)
Time:	1½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk d290:

Birchover  -  Stanton Moor  -  Cork Stone  -  Nine Ladies Stone Circle  -  The Reform Tower (or Earl Grey Tower)  -  Birchover

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The Reform Tower (or Earl Grey Tower) was erected by a local landowner to celebrate the 1832 Reform Act.Earl Grey was the Liberal Prime Minister who brought in the Reform Bill but is now probably more famous for the tea named after him.

Over 70 sites of Bronze Age activity have been found on Stanton Moor though little is known of their significance. Nine Ladies Stone Circle comprises 1m high stones which form a 10.6m diameter circle.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

1 Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Stanton Moor at 323m (1060ft). Stanton Moor is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Stanton Moor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d290 Stanton Moor from Birchover

In no particular order . . .

Heather in bloom on Stanton Moor

Photo: David Hague (25)

Nine Ladies Stone Circle from Ther King Stone

Photo: Craig Carter (71)

Ruffit on Stanton Moor

Photo: Craig Carter (83)

Clough Lane near Birchover

Photo: Duncan Maclelland (2)

Stanton Moor

Photo: Craig Carter (76)

Sheep on Stanton Moor

Photo: Craig Carter (80)

Stone Circle on Stanton Moor

Photo: Craig Carter (82)

Bent tree on Stanton Moor

Photo: Craig Carter (79)

On Stanton Moor

Photo: David Hague (24)

The Cork Stone

Photo: Craig Carter (72)

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