Ladybower Tor Carving
Location
Ladybower Tor
Derwent Moor
Derbyshire
OS Grid Reference SK 20483 86881
Located just below the high point of Ladybower Tor on an horizontal slab of stone these two carvings can be hard to locate due to their worn nature, one is a "swastika" contained within a 30 cm open ring, the other example is a double ringed oval design.
Their are a few ways to get to this site, the one i used is from the large parking area on the A57 at SK 2170 8750 where there's always lots of free parking spaces to be had, though it does involve having to cross the busy road and care should be taken if children are present.
Walk a little way down the road and cross where you see the access point to the moor.
Follow the path uphill for around 100 metres where you'll then have to take a path to the left, it's not marked but is noticeable due to a few waist high rocks that you'll have to scramble up, the path then flattens out and the Tor outcrop should now be visible around 3/4 of a kilometre ahead of you in the "2 0 clock" position, keep following the path which eventually leads into the nature reserve, then over the little stream till you come to a right turn up the moor that's not marked on older maps, take this till you come upon the maze of enclosures made up of dry stone walling, from here there are many ways to reach the high point or the Tor but the easiest is probably to make your way through the broken sections of walling.
Scramble up through the rocks till you reach the high point where just below you should find the largish horizontal one with the carvings.
Ladybower Tor
Derwent Moor
Derbyshire
OS Grid Reference SK 20483 86881
Located just below the high point of Ladybower Tor on an horizontal slab of stone these two carvings can be hard to locate due to their worn nature, one is a "swastika" contained within a 30 cm open ring, the other example is a double ringed oval design.
Their are a few ways to get to this site, the one i used is from the large parking area on the A57 at SK 2170 8750 where there's always lots of free parking spaces to be had, though it does involve having to cross the busy road and care should be taken if children are present.
Walk a little way down the road and cross where you see the access point to the moor.
Follow the path uphill for around 100 metres where you'll then have to take a path to the left, it's not marked but is noticeable due to a few waist high rocks that you'll have to scramble up, the path then flattens out and the Tor outcrop should now be visible around 3/4 of a kilometre ahead of you in the "2 0 clock" position, keep following the path which eventually leads into the nature reserve, then over the little stream till you come to a right turn up the moor that's not marked on older maps, take this till you come upon the maze of enclosures made up of dry stone walling, from here there are many ways to reach the high point or the Tor but the easiest is probably to make your way through the broken sections of walling.
Scramble up through the rocks till you reach the high point where just below you should find the largish horizontal one with the carvings.