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Natural PlacesSite Name: Gorse StoneCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Bakewell Nearest Village: Birchover
Map Ref: SK251629 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.162636N Longitude: 1.626043W
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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elad13 visited on 16th Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2 https://travelorintime.blogspot.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaFjBtGDnWs&t=934s recordings of my most recent visit to Stanton Moor
markj99 visited on 22nd Jan 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3 I found the Gorse Stone by accident when visiting the Cork Stone. It is less impressive than the Cork Stone however it is a bonus to find it adjacent to a path.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 2.5
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