<< Our Photo Pages >> Rainster Rocks - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Derbyshire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Rainster RocksCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Matlock Nearest Village: Brassington
Map Ref: SK222548 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.089955N Longitude: 1.669974W
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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Rainster Rocks located at is the site of a Romano-British settlement. Enclosure walls, earthworks and the remains of a road can be seen here at GR: SK218649. There is also some good ridge and furrow in the field through which the footpath goes.
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