Cycling Route in Ilkley, England, United Kingdom

New Way of the Rings Days 5 Ilkley to Sowerby Bridge

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43 km
Distance

916 m
Ascent

984 m
Descent

-:-- h
Duration

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Avg. Speed

357 m
Max. Elevation

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About This Route

This route is based on New Way of the Rings Day 8 Rowlsey to Matlock Ilkley to Matlock .

Kathie Knell

uploaded 3 years ago

Highlights Along The Route

Point of Interest

Highlow Bank Standing Stone in Derbyshire

Point of Interest

Offerton Moor Stone Circle in Derbyshire This site is often referred to as a stone circle but may possibly be a ringcairn. Located about a kilometre to the east of Smelting Hill circle, it consists of a rubble bank 2m to 3m wide with an external diameter of 27m by 23m. Only one stone to the SSE remains.

Point of Interest

Eyam Moor is quite unusual in that it is one of only five surviving free-standing stone circles in the Peak District. The circle itself is approximately 13m by 12.5m in diameter. There are six stones in total, two of which are recumbent. The stones are of the typical Derbyshire height (up to 0.75m) although the collapsed ones would almost certainly have been taller, perhaps over a metre when standing. In the middle there is a dumbbell-shaped cairn structure, in a north-south alignment, with a trench cut through the centre. The inside has been excavated out to reveal patches of the cairn’s internal stone structure.

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