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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ashover School - Rock Art in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 27 October 2002  Page Views: 12831

Rock ArtSite Name: Ashover School
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Derbyshire Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Matlock  Nearest Village: Ashover
Map Ref: SK348633  Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.165688N  Longitude: 1.480925W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Ashover School
Ashover School submitted by Vicky : Ashover Primary School Prehistoric Rock Art, Narrowleys Lane, Ashover, Derbyshire GR: SK34556328 One of two boulders decorated with prehistoric rock art in the Environmental Garden at the rear of Ashover School. The two stones were discovered during recent work in the school playing field. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Ashover Primary School Prehistoric Rock Art, Narrowleys Lane, Ashover, Derbyshire GR: SK3455 6328 One of two boulders decorated with prehistoric rock art in the Environmental Garden at the rear of Ashover School. The two stones were discovered during recent work in the school playing field.

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Ashover School
Ashover School submitted by Vicky : Ashover Primary School Prehistoric Rock Art, Narrowleys Lane, Ashover, Derbyshire GR: SK34556328 The other boulder decorated with prehistoric rock art in the Environmental Garden at the rear of Ashover School. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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SK3463 : Local Shop by Dave Pickersgill
by Dave Pickersgill
©2008(licence)
SK3463 : Village shop, Ashover by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2010(licence)
SK3463 : Ashover - Primary School by Dave Bevis
by Dave Bevis
©2010(licence)
SK3463 : Bench Mark by Andrew Hardwick
by Andrew Hardwick
©2021(licence)
SK3463 : Ashover - Crispin Inn from churchyard by Dave Bevis
by Dave Bevis
©2010(licence)

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Re: Ashover School by arthur on Thursday, 18 September 2003
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interesting news about rock art in the midlands, much material is turning up in the headwaters of the soar, and the anker,could we include s/w leicestershire. see my sites, which includes possibly one of the oldest maps in your site? arthur.
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