High Stones

High Stones est un sommet du Royaume-Uni culminant à 548 mètres d'altitude dans la chaîne des Pennines, dans le comté du Yorkshire du Sud, dont il constitue le point culminant, en Angleterre. La présence d'une courbe de niveau semble toutefois indiquer une altitude supérieure à 550 mètres. Il fait partie de l'escarpement de Howden Edge.

Nearby Places View Menu

High Stones, at 548 metres (1,798 ft), is the highest point within the boundaries of both the City of Sheffield and South Yorkshire, England. High Stones lies on the Howden Moors towards in the northern Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the north-east and Howden Reservoir to the south-west. The area is managed by the National Trust, as part of the Nether Hey area of their High Peak Estate.

Howden Edge

Howden Edge (grid reference SK187943) is a peak in the north-east of the Upper Derwent Valley area of the Peak District National Park in England. At 545 m (1,788 ft), it is the second-highest marked point within South Yorkshire, after Margery Hill 546 m (1,791 ft). The highest point itself being High Stones at 548 m (1,798 ft) which is only shown on 1:25,000 scale maps and larger. It is north-east of Howden Reservoir and north of Abbey Brook.

Margery Hill

Margery Hill is a 546-metre (1,791 ft) hill on the Howden Moors in South Yorkshire, England. It lies towards the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the northeast and Howden Reservoir to the southwest. The area is managed by the National Trust as part of their High Peak Estate. Peat near the summit cairn has been dated to a uniform age of about 3,500 years old, indicating that it was constructed rather than natural; it is believed to have been part of a Bronze Age burial mound. The area has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by English Heritage. Margery Hill is the highest marked point within the boundaries of the City of Sheffield. The land rises slightly to 550 metres (1,800 ft) about 0.9 miles (1.5 km) to the south, near High Stones.

Lost Lad

Lost Lad is a hill, 518 metres (1,699 ft) high on the Derwent Edge in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is a subpeak of Back Tor (538 metres [1,765 ft]).

Derwent Edge

Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. An Ordnance Survey column marks the highest point of the Edge at Back Tor (538 metres, 1765 feet). North of Back Tor the edge extends into Howden Edge and enters the county of South Yorkshire.