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Submitted by nicoladidsbury on Thursday, 08 November 2007  Page Views: 37403

Modern SitesSite Name: Millennium Stone, Derwent Water Alternative Name: Hundred Year Stone
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Keswick
Map Ref: NY268215
Latitude: 54.583378N  Longitude: 3.134113W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
3 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
4

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Millennium Stone, Derwent Water
Millennium Stone, Derwent Water submitted by nicoladidsbury : Derwent Water Millennium Stone, or Hundred Year Stone, with view down Derwent Water lake towards Castle Crag Hillfort in the "Jaws of Borrowdale" (Vote or comment on this photo)
National Trust Centenary Stone, Derwentwater.

A large split boulder of local Borrowdale volcanic lava placed on the boulder strewn shore to mark 100 years of the National Trust in the Lake District. Located by the lake at Broomhill Point (NY 26721).

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Millennium Stone, Derwent Water
Millennium Stone, Derwent Water submitted by Horatio : If modern humans did rock art..... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Millennium Stone, Derwent Water
Millennium Stone, Derwent Water submitted by nicoladidsbury : Millennium Stone - Derwent Water shore (Vote or comment on this photo)

Millennium Stone, Derwent Water
Millennium Stone, Derwent Water submitted by nicoladidsbury : This beautiful stone lies on the eastern shore of Derwent Water. Sometimes it lies in the water, sometimes by the lake edge. Worth a visit, the location is pure paradise. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NY2621 : Calfclose Bay,  Derwentwater by Nigel Homer
by Nigel Homer
©2006(licence)
NY2621 : Art work on shore by Stephen Darlington
by Stephen Darlington
©2012(licence)
NY2621 : Pool at the edge of Derwentwater by Bryan Pready
by Bryan Pready
©2013(licence)
NY2621 : Hundred Year Stone, Derwent Water by Darrin Antrobus
by Darrin Antrobus
©2019(licence)
NY2621 : "Hundred Year Stone" and the Cat Bells ridge by Ian Capper
by Ian Capper
©2008(licence)

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Re: Millennium Stone, Derwent Water by Anonymous on Wednesday, 13 April 2022
The person above (nicoladidsbury) who submitted a photo is incorrect. The stone is on the Eastern shore of the Derwent Water - in Calfclose Bay, not on the Western shore.
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Re: Millennium Stone, Derwent Water by Anonymous on Monday, 16 November 2020
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