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Submitted by vicky on Wednesday, 18 September 2002 Page Views: 10138

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Abney Moor I
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Village: Abney
Map Ref: SK202803 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.319246N Longitude: 1.698232W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

Destroyed Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

no data Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

no data Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Smelting Hill** submitted by stu : SK203804. The 2 remaining stones at the Smelting Hill/Abney Moor circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

A possible circle, now lost, which was known as Abney Moor (SK20?80?).
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SK2080 : Old Shooting Butt by Mick Garratt — by Mick Garratt
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SK2080 : Smelting Hill by Roger Temple — by Roger Temple
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SK2080 : Heather on Abney Moor by Peter Barr — by Peter Barr
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SK2080 : On Smelting Hill by Neil Theasby — by Neil Theasby
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SK2080 : Looking out over to Eyam Moor from Abney Moor by Lynn Jackson — by Lynn Jackson
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