Evening light in Cressbrook Dale (1)

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Peter’s Stone is a circular limestone dome (a landslide block of Carboniferous limestone) at northern end of Cressbrook Dale. It is also referred to as Gibbet Rock. (A gibbet was a gallows used to display the bodies of criminals after their execution). The stone apparently obtained its name due to its resemblance the basilica of St Peter's in Rome

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Location: Wardlow, Buxton, UK
Photo credit: © Christopher Drabble / Alamy / Afripics
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