Stoke Flat

Stoke Flat
Type:	Stone Circle
Country:	England
County:	Derbyshire
Grid Ref:	SK249768
Latitude:	53.287308
Longitude:	-1.626449
Accuracy:	to 70m (NGR derived)
Datum:	OSGB36
OS Map:	OS Outdoor Leisure sheet 24, The Peak District (White Peak area)
Date:	April 2000
local map:	view map
View in Google Earth:	KML file

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Eyam Moor II	Stone Circle, 2.8km, SK232790
Barbrook II	Stone Circle, 3.0km, SK277758
Lawrence Field	Stone Circle, 3.0km, SK253798
Wet Withens	Stone Circle, 3.2km, SK225789
Barbrook I	Stone Circle, 3.2km, SK279756
Barbrook III	Stone Circle, 3.4km, SK283772
Brown Edge	Stone Circle, 4.5km, SK288790
Offerton Moor	Stone Circle, 5.2km, SK213805
Smelting Hill	Stone Circle, 5.8km, SK203804
Gibbet Moor N	Stone Circle, 6.8km, SK282708
Gibbet Moor	Stone Circle, 7.2km, SK281703
Bamford Moor South	Stone Circle, 8.2km, SK221845
Park Gate	Stone Circle, 8.9km, SK281685
Ash Cabin Flat	Stone Circle, 9.7km, SK269863

I found this stone circle curiously difficult to find in the summer, despite its clear location the second time I looked for it. The circle is only a few tens of metres off the Froggatt Edge path, but Aubrey Burl states [30] it is often lost in bracken, so it may not always be as clear as this!

The National Trust path starts from a bend in the B6085 at SK254776 (there is space for a few cars to park at the roadside there) and continues for about 1/2 km, passing over a small stream (which may not always be visible) before passing through a fence via a kissing gate. The stone circle is about 200m from this point, on the right-hand side of the path (which can be seen in the background of the photo). Most of the stones are very low, with the exception of one rectangular stone slightly less than waist high.