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Natural PlacesSite Name: The KirkstoneCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Ambleside Nearest Village: Hartsop
Map Ref: NY402086
Latitude: 54.469228N Longitude: 2.92419W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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. |
| 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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The massive monolith that gives Kirkstone pass it's name.
A car park lies just south of the big rock, a short but awkward path leads to the site.
From the north, on the road, the stone looks in profile like a church, or up here Kirk, hence the name.
From another aspect the stone looks like a horses head, from all others it looks like a big rock.
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