<< Our Photo Pages >> Offerton Moor - Stone Circle in England in Derbyshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Offerton Moor Alternative Name: Offerton Moor WestCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Derbyshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Hathersage Nearest Village: Abney
Map Ref: SK213805 Landranger Map Number: 110
Latitude: 53.321001N Longitude: 1.681706W
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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This site is often referred to as a stone circle but may possibly be a ringcairn. Located about a kilometre to the east of Smelting Hill circle, it consists of a rubble bank 2m to 3m wide with an external diameter of 27m by 23m. Only one stone to the SSE remains.
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