The 4 remaining stones of Nine Stone Close stone circle, Derbyshire, looking S to Robin Hood's Stride where the major southern moon appears to set.
The 4 remaining stones of Nine Stone Close stone circle, Derbyshire, looking S to Robin Hood's Stride where the major southern moon sets between the natural gritstone pinnacles when viewed from the circle. There were 7 stones of the 45ft () diameter circle still standing in 1847. Two of the stones are set in concrete, the tallest at the S has been reduced in height. There is a hermit's cave in the base of Cratcliff Tor adjacent to Robin Hood's Stride.
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Location: Nine Stone Close Stone Circle, Harthill Moor, Birchover, Derbyshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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