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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cuckoo Stone (Derbyshire) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 14 April 2003  Page Views: 13000

Natural PlacesSite Name: Cuckoo Stone (Derbyshire)
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Matlock
Map Ref: SK314622  Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.156011N  Longitude: 1.531887W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
4 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
3

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Cuckoo Stone (Derbyshire)
Cuckoo Stone (Derbyshire) submitted by Creative Commons : A corruption of 'Cock Crow', the Cuckoo Stone is a pointed gritstone boulder which can be viewed from a public footpath crossing Matlock Golf Course. It stands in the middle of the 11th fairway, watched over by a gnarled hawthorn. Copyright Jonathan Clitheroe and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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SK3162 : The Cuckoo Stone by Jonathan Clitheroe
by Jonathan Clitheroe
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SK3162 : The Cuckoo Stone, Matlock Golf Course by Neil Theasby
by Neil Theasby
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SK3162 : The Cuckoo Stone under a hawthorn, Cuckoostone Dale by Christine Johnstone
by Christine Johnstone
©2017(licence)
SK3162 : Public footpath crossing Cuckoostone Dale by Christine Johnstone
by Christine Johnstone
©2017(licence)
SK3162 : Public footpath entrance, Matlock Golf Club by Christine Johnstone
by Christine Johnstone
©2017(licence)

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Re: Cuckoo Stone by MALBOLL on Friday, 31 May 2013
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Incredibly, I heard my first cuckoo of Spring 2013 here today! (31st May)
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Re: Cuckoo Stone by Anonymous on Tuesday, 08 May 2007
This gets its name because the location is always the first place to be visited by the spring cuckoo - every year cuckoos return to this place and are the first to sing.
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    Re: Cuckoo Stone by Anonymous on Friday, 19 June 2009
    It was singing its head off on 16th July 2009
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    Re: Cuckoo Stone by AngieLake on Friday, 19 June 2009
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    Another case of 'back to the future'? ;-)
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Re: Cuckoo Stone by stu on Friday, 11 April 2003
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Even Tho' the stone is only 30yds off the path that cuts thru' the golf course. It's always best to ask a greenkeeper first.
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