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Doll Tor - information and guide

Site Type:

Stone Circle

Last Visit:
Saturday 6th September 2003
Country:

England

Region:

Derbyshire

Coordinates:
Latitude: 53.1626 Longitude: -1.6448
Site Ranking:
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Directions:

Map
1. Head out of Bakewell on the A6. Take a right onto the B5056.

2. Take your 1st left, following unclassified roads to Stanton-in-Peak.

3. Head South towards Birchover, watching for the Andlestone in a field to your right. This is a big natural rock that dominates the landscape, so you're not likely to miss it!

4. Park up in a lay-by, and jump the locked gate. Head towards the Andlestone, moving past it on the left.

5. Upon reaching the edge of the field, you should see a gateway in front of you. Head through it.

6. There'll be a clump of trees to your left, and to the right of that, another metal gate giving access to a separate clump of trees. Cross the gate, keep the trees to your left and the wall to your right, and watch out for the English Heritage sign.

Doll Tor is roughly dated at 2000-1500BC. It consists of six stones small stones - no more than a few feet in height - with an attached cairn. Surrounded on three sides by trees, the view opens out to the West across a spectacular panorama of Derbyshire countryside.

Doll Tor is a magical little stone circle. As with so many Neolithic remains though, the location really lends that extra special something. The site is as secluded as you could possibly wish. Only the most committed of megalithic tourists will ever find it, since the lack of any public footways should serve as a deterrent to the more casual visitor.

Having made the effort to locate it, you can expect to be enchanted by the fairy-like ambience of the stones. You'll also be inspired by the magnificent views out over the Peaks which can be enjoyed from the edge of the trees.

The site is cared for by English Heritage and a reconstruction project has recently been carried out to repair earlier damage and return the stones to their original condition. The monument as you see it now should differ little from how it looked at the time of construction.