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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Bridestones (Todmorden) Alternative Name: Great Bride Stones (Todmorden)
Country: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Todmorden
Map Ref: SD9332926737
Latitude: 53.736976N Longitude: 2.10261W
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

no data Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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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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ssituationist visited on 1st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3

markj99 visited on 23rd Jan 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 There is a large lay-by at SD 93769 26809 on Eastwood Road from Todmordern. A path starts here leading to the Bridestones after c. 500 yards on a muddy path (stout footwear recommended). The Bridestones are far enough away from the road to give the unusual weathered stones an isolated special ambiance. The Bride Stone herself is the star attraction, the Groom Stone lies broken by her side.

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 3.5

**The Bridestones (Todmorden)** submitted by markj99 : The Bride Stone tapers to a narrow column at its base (c. 1m walking stick for scale). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Yorkshire (West). The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for these sacred rocks - see their entry for the Great Bride Stones, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, which includes directions for finding this site, together with photographs, a brief archaeology & history, a drawing of the stones from the 1860s and local folklore. TNA tells us the stones were first described in local deeds as early as 1491.

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for The Bridestones, Near Todmorden, West Yorkshire, which adds these outcrops of millstone grit are half a mile long, and include a number of odd-shaped formations caused by weather-related erosion over the millennia. "The Bridestones are located about ½ a mile north-east of Eastwood Road – where a footpath runs across the often boggy moor to the outcrops. Another path connects the north-side of the outcrops from Kebs Road, and from just opposite Orchan House Farm at Fast Ends – it runs in a southerly direction across Bridestones Moor".

The Journal also includes photographs, a description and a list of reference sources for more information.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

SD9326 : The Bottleneck on Bridestones Moor by Stephen Craven — by Stephen Craven
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SD9326 : The Bride Stone, Todmorden by Humphrey Bolton — by Humphrey Bolton
©2017(licence)

SD9326 : Approaching the Bridestones by Stephen Craven — by Stephen Craven
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SD9326 : On top of the hills by m0sgb — by m0sgb
©2006(licence)

SD9326 : The Bride Stone by Rude Health — by Rude Health
©2014(licence)

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