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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Winking ManCountry: England County: Staffordshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Leek Nearest Village: Thorncliffe
Map Ref: SK0202162362
Latitude: 53.158383N Longitude: 1.971231W
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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Ballhc saw from a distance on 17th Jan 2015
BrownEdger visited on 14th Aug 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
TimPrevett have visited here
Parking is to west of the Rocks (good layby at SK 01746 62012), then a fairly easy walk up to near the summit, and the Winking Man is on the east side. Tripping hazards, free slots and drops abound - so take care. The nearby Winking Man pub have put up a webcam.
The place heaves with rock climbers and ramblers at the weekends and holidays, so do as I did and get there for sunrise on a clear morning. Magic.
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