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 The trig point and ladder stile at the summit of Shining Tor. A trigonometrical station, triangulation pillar or trig point is a fixed Surveying station for the Geodetic A stile is a structure which provides people a passage through or over a fence or boundary via steps Ladders or narrow gaps |
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| Elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft) |
| Location | Peak District, England |
| Prominence | c. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 236 m |
| Parent peak | Kinder Scout |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 118 |
| OS grid reference | SJ994737 |
| Listing | Marilyn, County Top |
Shining Tor is a hill in the Peak District of England, between the towns of Buxton and Macclesfield, lying on the border between Derbyshire and Cheshire. Kinder Scout is a Moorland Plateau (and Mountain) in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in the United A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude There are many notable lists of mountains around the world Typically a list of mountains becomes notable by first being listed or defined by an author or group (e A Marilyn is a type of Mountain or Hill in Great Britain, Ireland or surrounding islands with a relative height of at least 150 metres This is a list of metropolitan counties non-metropolitan counties and unitary authorities of England by their highest point. The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Buxton is a Spa town in Derbyshire, England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Its summit is the highest point in Cheshire. (There is another Shining Tor, above Dovedale in Derbyshire, at grid reference SK145545). Dovedale is a popular dale in the Peak District, England. It is owned by the National Trust, and annually attracts a million visitors Grid references define locations on Maps using Cartesian coordinates. The word tor means a high rock, and comes from the Old English language. A tor is a rock outcrop formed by Weathering, usually found on or near the summit of a Hill.
The hill can be climbed by many routes, perhaps most commonly from the Goyt valley by Errwood reservoir, perhaps combined with a walk along the ridge north from Shining Tor over Cats Tor. The River Goyt is a River in north-west England. It is one of the tributaries of the River Mersey. Errwood Reservoir is located in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire. It can also be gained with less climbing from the Cat and Fiddle Inn. For the nursery rhyme see Hey Diddle Diddle. The Cat and Fiddle Inn is the second-highest inn or Public house in England
As it is the highest point around (it is some 8 m higher than the summit of Axe Edge Moor above Buxton), the views are pleasant, though the relatively flat uplands mean they are not extensive in all directions: the view to the south-west of the peak of Shutlingsloe above Wildboarclough is particularly notable, and in clear conditions, Winter Hill near Bolton, the city of Manchester and much of the Cheshire Plain can be seen, including the radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the west. Axe Edge Moor is the major moorland west of Buxton in the Peak District. Shutlingsloe is a hill near the village of Wildboarclough, in the county of Cheshire, on the edge of the Peak District. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, then the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories from 1966 to 1999 is an Observatory In very clear but not unusual conditions North Wales and even Snowdonia can be seen, see external panorama link below.
External links
- Computer generated summit panoramas Shining Tor index
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