Druid's Altar
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Its prominent position suggests that such a spot once saw the mystic practises of the ancient Brigantian race. This lofty, and often bleak, promontory was ideally suited to the Draconic worship of the Druid. Visited by Benjamin Disraeli in 1844, the site finds a place in his novel "Sybil".
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°51'20"N 1°51'39"W
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- Temple Newsam Park 27 km
- Healey Dell Country Park 32 km
- Shiny Brook 32 km
- Wharncliffe Crags 46 km
- Central point of Great Britain 49 km
- Fairbrook clough 50 km
- Preston Bypass - The UK's First Stretch of Motorway 52 km
- Metropolitan Borough of Stockport 53 km
- Wincobank Wood 56 km
- Bingley St Ives 0.7 km
- Bingley St Ives Golf Club 0.8 km
- Marley sewage works 1.4 km
- East Morton Golf Club 1.8 km
- Keighley Golf Club 5.1 km
- Baildon Golf Club 5.1 km
- Ben Rhydding Golf Course 8.1 km
- West Park Wood 10 km
- Denton Hall 10 km
- Yorkshire Dales National Park 51 km