Stanton Moor
Stanton Moor is a small upland area in the
Geology
Stanton Moor consists of an
Several large, wind-eroded pillars of sandstone are found around the edge of Stanton Moor, and form significant features of its topography. From north, clockwise, these outcrops are the Duke of York Stone (in which the legend "Y 1826" is carved), the Cat Stone, the Duchess of Sutherland Stone, the Gorse Stone, the Heart Stone (9 metres high), the Cork Stone (5 metres high) and the Andle Stone.[2]
The moor's sandstone has been quarried for many years, and has left several old dormant quarries around the moor. In 2009 an attempt to re-open dormant quarries failed after much local and national protest that had lasted for over ten years.[3]
A large part of Stanton Moor is designated as a
Archaeology
There are more than 70 barrows on the moor, mostly on the southern side and often difficult to discern. Most of them were excavated between 1927 and the early 1950s by the local archaeologist J.C.Heathcote and his son, J.P.Heathcote. They exhibited their finds in a private museum in nearby Birchover.[4][5]
The moor has four Bronze Age stone circles, of which the best known is Nine Ladies. To its north lies "Stanton Moor I" (the "North Circle"), and to its south are "Stanton Moor III" (the "Central Circle") and "Stanton Moor IV" (the "South Circle"). These other circles are largely overgrown and have few remaining stones. A further circle, Doll Tor, lies a short distance west of the moor. Elsewhere on the moor lie a number of modern-day cairns.
Stanton Moor is a designated
Other structures
On the eastern edge of the moor is the Reform or Earl Grey Tower, built by William Pole Thornhill and dedicated to the Reform Act 1832.
On the north side of the moor is a large TV transmitter which relays broadcasts from
References
- ISBN 978-1909461536.
- ^ a b c d McGuire, Stella; Smith, Ken (Summer 2007). "Stanton Moor Conservation Plan". Peak District National Park Authority. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ Vidal, John (27 April 2009). "Quarry protest breaks camp after 10 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ISBN 0-7153-7094-4.
- ISBN 0-413-31550-9.
- ^ Historic England. "Bronze Age burial, ceremonial and settlement remains on Stanton Moor, and evidence for medieval, post-medieval and 19th to early 20th century activity (1009300)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Stanton Moor". UK Broadcast Transmission. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- Ali Cooper, Archaeology Walks in the Peak District ISBN 1-85058-707-8
- Percy Heathcote, Birchover: Its Prehistoric and Druidical Remains