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Stone Circles, a Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival

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<< Text Pages >> The Morridge - Stone Circle in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by vicky on Wednesday, 18 September 2002  Page Views: 6207

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Morridge
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Ashbourne  Nearest Village: Winkhill
Map Ref: SK0553  Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.074209N  Longitude: 1.926822W
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
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
2

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SK0453 : Fair View by Bikeboy
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SK0552 : Road to Winkhill by Jonathan Billinger
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SK0553 : Pethills Lane by Jonathan Billinger
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SK0552 : Pethillshead by Jonathan Billinger
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 3.1km NE 42° Hurst Low* Round Barrow(s) (SK071553)
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 5.6km ENE 61° Old Hannah’s Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (SK099557)
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Re: The Morridge by BrownEdger on Monday, 05 September 2011
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If this site is/was located somewhere between Bottomhouse and Winkhill then it must be in Staffordshire not Derbyshire and would be closer to Leek than Ashbourne!
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