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<< Our Photo Pages >> Seven Stones Of Hordron - Stone Circle in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by Vicky on Wednesday, 18 September 2002  Page Views: 33691

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Seven Stones Of Hordron Alternative Name: Hordren Edge
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Sheffield  Nearest Village: Strines
Map Ref: SK2152486851  Landranger Map Number: 110
Latitude: 53.378078N  Longitude: 1.677914W
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
 2 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.
 1 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
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Couplands visited on 5th Mar 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3

mfrincu visited on 1st Feb 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3

StoneTor2020 visited on 4th Dec 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Relatively easy scramble of an adjacent footpath on a cold and blustery but accompanied by spectacular views. A few offerings from previous visitors remained.

odprich visited on 1st Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3

lscollinson visited on 21st Dec 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Visited on the Winter solstice sunset. Probably one of the best situated stone circles in Derbyshire. The views all around are stunning.

footysphere visited on 22nd Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Tried to find this Stone Circle yesterday by dropping down off Stanage Edge & then tabbing for miles across open moorland. Didn't manage to find it so came back today for another go. Parked up at Cut Throat Bridge by the A57 and it's only a short walk on well-formed paths up onto Hordron Edge and the stones. Less than half hour walk. Given that the busy A57 is not too far away it's a beautiful peaceful place with stunning views of the Peak District.

ZamZam visited on 16th Jun 2007 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3

elad13 visited on 1st Jan 1915 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l540ylzDOtw a record of my visit via youtube

BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jan 0002 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2 Not a long walk, but very steep climb before about 1/2 mile on the flat, a longer walk from the big layby on the A57 but not as arduous.

mark_a visited Apr / May 2021

Bladup rldixon MartinRS have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 2.78

Seven Stones Of Hordron
Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Bladup : Seven Stones Of Hordron stone circle. In the background are Win Hill (left) and Lose Hill (right). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Overlooked by Stanage Edge, the Seven Stones of Hordron boast some of the best views in the Peak District. The circle actually consists of nine standing millstone grit stones and one recumbent stone, in a ring about 16m in diameter. In actual fact, counting all the smaller stones on site, there are twenty-three in total. However archaeological evidence has revealed that originally there may have been between sixteen and twenty stones.

Unlike most of the other circles in the Peak District, Hordron Edge is a free-standing circle having no embankment. However, all the stones are typically Derbyshire in style, all being less than a metre in height. Again the largest stone stands to the south-west, but here it is only marginally taller than the others. Most of the stones show signs of weathering. The Seven Stones of Hordron also witnessed tampering by ‘persons unknown’ in the early 1990s. In 1992 one of the stones, which had previously been buried was re-erected.

This stone circle is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 312213, which tells us: "A circle of 11 standing stones with evidence that at least three more stones lie below the ground surface. The circle is situated on level moorland close to the edge of a west-facing escarpment known as Hordron Edge and overlooks the upper Derwent Valley. The stone circle is dated to the Bronze Age and is sometimes referred to as 'The Seven Stones of Hordron'. The circle measures 15 metres by 16 metres and is of local stone. The height of the stones varies from 0.45 metres to 0.95 metres with the largest standing at the south west of the arrangement. There is no trace of an embankment surrounding the circle, as with several stone circles in the Peak District, nor of central features. The stones are arranged in three groups with relatively wide spacings between each. During repair and restoration work in 1992, evidence for at least three more orthostats below ground was discovered and it is likely that the stones were originally more regularly spaced. It is unclear whether the present positions of the standing stones are original settings, but many are likely to be undisturbed. Scheduled."

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this site - see their entry for Hordron Edge Stone Circle, Moscar Moor, Derbyshire, which gives two routes for finding this site, together with photographs, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.

For the scheduling information, see Historic England List ID 1018367, which tells us the stone circle is 540m south east of Cutthroat Bridge.
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Seven Stones Of Hordron
Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Bladup : The Seven Stones Of Hordron [Hordron edge]. This Original Artwork in a glass frame is £39.99 + Postage (Just whatever it costs), and is 16 cm x 12 cm. A limited (to a 100) edition print in a 8" x 10" glass frame would be £19.99 + £2.90 postage, E-mail me at paul.blades@rocketmail.com if interested. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by chester1960 : A view of the Seven Stones of Hordron circle, looking west. Taken on 28 january 2012. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by rldixon : Taken 7-10 2010 (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by chester1960 : Seven Stones Of Hordron Stone Circle. Taken on 07 October 2010, a beautiful autumn day after early mist had cleared. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by rldixon : Taken 7-10-2010 nice bit of sunshine I had posted earlier about this site being difficult to get to, it seems that the moors are now more open to public access although I did have to jump a barbed wire fence :) There is a way to get there I have now found which doesn't include barbed wire fences. I will put a map up on here soon :) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by rldixon : Taken 10.42 am 7-10-2010 whilst waiting for the sun to come out which it did about 30 mins later (see other pics) (1 comment)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by chester1960 : A view of the Seven Stones of Hordron stone circle on Hordron Edge near the Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire. Taken on 14 March 2011, looking north towards Derwent Edge.

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by chester1960 : An Infra red image of the Seven Stones of Hordron circle. Taken on 14032011 looking west. (2 comments)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by rldixon : Taken 11.09am 7-10-2010 I said I'd go today :) and I did the sun came out and I bumped into chester 1960 from the portal nice to meet you sir (1 comment)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by chester1960 : Seven Stones of Hordron looking south-west towards Win Hill. Taken on 08 April 2010 (7 comments)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Bladup : The Seven Stones Of Hordron edge stone circle.

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by royston7 : View from Seven Stones of Hordron towards Win Hill

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein : 7 Stones of Hordron's Edge. A touch of HDR processing. A super circle. Very peaceful with many alignments. Enjoy. Blingo

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by funsize : The Seven Stones of Hordron shortly after sunrise on a bitterly cold morning. This view looks to the south east and takes in (from left to right) Stanage Edge and Bamford Moor, Win Hill and Lose Hill, Kinder Scout and Derwent Moor. This a perhaps the most dramatic monument location of all the circles of Derbyshire's East Moors. The stones themselves are small and easy to miss - a map is essent... (1 comment)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Antonine : The tallest stone is almost 1m high and is known as the ‘Fairy Stone’. There have been reports of strange lights and other phenomena at this circle, especially around the Fairy Stone. Photo 2011

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Cindi : 2nd June 2022

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by DavidHoyle : Looking towards Win Hill

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by DavidHoyle : Panorama taken from the centre. (2 comments)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Bladup : Seven Stones Of Hordron.

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Bladup : Seven Stones Of Hordron edge stone circle.

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by rldixon : A rough guide of how to get to the stone circle from the car park on the A57 (2 comments)

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by LivingRocks : Under a clear winter sky, 06/03/05.

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Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by LivingRocks : Hordron Edge looking towards Win Hill and Lose Hill on the horizon.

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Seven Stones of Hordron submitted by PaulM : General view of the Seven Stones of Hordron Stone Circle, Derbyshire GR: 215868 (2 comments)

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Seven Stones of Hordron submitted by PaulM : Close up of one of the stones of The Seven Stones of Hordron (Derbyshire) GR:SK215868. Overlooked by Stanage Edge, the Seven Stones of Hordron boast some of the best views in the Peak District. The circle actually consists of nine standing millstone grit stones and one recumbent stone, in a ring about 16m in diameter. In actual fact, counting all the smaller stones on site, there are twenty-thre...

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Re: Seven Stones Of Hordron by Cindi on Monday, 06 June 2022
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Visited on 02/06/2022 The embankment is quite steep and the only obvious tracks were sheep tracks or recent local pathways so it took us some time to realise that there was no obvious way up, even using googlemap arial views. Worth the time though. Lovely views a bonus.
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Exact height above sea level of this monument Seven Stones Of Hordron by Anonymous on Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Hello i am a student and i have to find out whats the height above sea level of the 7 stones of Hordon.
if anyone knows thator whats tools i could use to find me answer?

Thank you very much !!!
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    Re: Exact height above sea level of this monument Seven Stones Of Hordron by Bladup on Tuesday, 17 September 2013
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    Hi, If you look on both the 50000 and 25000 scale OS maps it would look to be at 340m above sea level, GPS would probably be even more accurate but i wouldn't know as I've never used it, Someone else may be able to help though.
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Hordron Edge stone circle by Andy B on Friday, 03 August 2012
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I thought you might find this short video I've recently produced of Hordron Edge stone circle in the Peak District of interest. I managed to capture some nice night timelapse of the circle and it's stones too. It's free to share or embed.

I hope you like it,
Terrybnd
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    Re: Hordron Edge stone circle by Runemage on Friday, 03 August 2012
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    Lovely, I especially liked the effect at around 4 mins where the red cloud pulsates, like a veil between the stone and the stars.
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Re: Seven Stones Of Hordron by cerrig on Thursday, 07 October 2010
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I believe the 2 grid references say the same thing, but in a different way. The portal uses a decimalised degrees version, whereas your satnav is displaying the degrees/decimalised minutes style. It is a little confusing because there are 60 minutes to convert into decimal, so 60 becomes 1, and not 0.6. Therefore 53deg/22.687 decimal minutes is 53.37762 decimal degrees.
You may be able to change your satnav settings to different styles of displaying the grid references, if you want to. Should be an option in the menu somewhere.
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Re: Seven Stones Of Hordron by rldixon on Thursday, 07 October 2010
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i was up ther on 7-10-2010 and i used my sat nav to take a reading
my reading was N 53 degrees 22.687 W 1 degree 40.687
which is similar to what i had worked out from google earth

this page has it down as Latitude: 53.377621N Longitude: 1.678278W
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Re: Seven Stones Of Hordron by PaulM on Wednesday, 01 January 2003
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According to The Countryside Agency's provisional 'right to roam' map Hordron Edge will be covered by the land designation 'Open Countryside' which will mean that access will no longer be barred. However this new right is not likely to commence until 2005.
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    Re: Seven Stones Of Hordron by Anonymous on Friday, 24 December 2004
    Nice one! I was up with 2 mates on the night of 20/12/04. Right to roam? Our right to access our history, our heritage and our sacred sites. Very late, very dark, and very atmospheric. The frost/light snow meant that as our eyes became accustomed to the dark we didn't need artificial light. Could see the outline of the snake valley and what are those strgange stones poiting down the valley close to the Hordron Edge circle. Large triangular stone on its end. Wowzer.

    Solstice and seasonal greetings! Right to roam where we like, and celebrate what we like.

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