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Broadrock Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West

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Place	Broadrock
Traditional County	Gloucestershire
District / Borough	Forest of Dean
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.664887
Longitude	-2.662150
Place Type	Hamlet

About Broadrock

Broadrock occupies a limestone shelf that tilts toward the River Wye, where the air holds the cool, damp weight of the river valley. It lies 7.0 miles west-north-west of Thornbury (from Thornbury: bearing 303°T, OS grid ST 543 964), and is situated north of Woodcroft village. The entire geography of Broadrock falls within the Lower Wye Gorge SSSI, a rugged limestone corridor where the geology dictates the slow, deliberate pace of growth. A short walk to the south-south-west brings one to the precipitous edge of Wintour's Leap, where the sheer drop invites a sudden, vertiginous awareness of the earth’s raw architecture. Sunlight here often hits the rock faces at sharp angles, turning the grey stone into a pale, flickering silver that seems to vibrate against the deep greens of the forest canopy. To the north-north-west, the Lancaut Promontory Fort guards the river bend, its ancient earthworks marking a boundary where the human history of the land abruptly meets the indifference of the cliffs. Broadrock remains a place of quiet transitions, where the wind from the gorge constantly stirs the canopy and reminds the observer of the persistent, unceasing movement of the river below.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Wye Gorge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 66 ha
Lancaut Promontory Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 330° NNW · 6 ha
Kestrel (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 316° NW
Wintour's Leap (Viewpoint) — 0.1 mi, 207° SSW
Caerwood And Ashberry Goose House Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.3 mi, 080° E
old lime kiln (Historic Ruins) — 0.3 mi, 292° WNW
Lancaut Deserted Village (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 263° W · 1 ha
St James's Church (Historic Ruins) — 0.4 mi, 273° W
Tidenham Tunnel (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 093° E
The Grotto (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 234° SW
Offa'S Dyke: Section In Chapelhouse Wood, 240M West Of The Recreation Ground (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 202° SSW · 1 ha
The Slade (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 011° N
The Giant's Cave (Viewpoint) — 1.1 mi, 264° W
Hanley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 089° E
Chepstow Museum (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 197° SSW
Queen Victoria Jubilee Stone (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 043° NE
Chepstow Castle (Castle) — 1.6 mi, 202° SSW
Brunel Square (Park) — 1.7 mi, 189° S
Slipway 4 (Park) — 1.9 mi, 188° S
Tallard's Marsh (Wetland) — 2.0 mi, 183° S
Beacon Sand (Wetland) — 2.2 mi, 095° E
Angidy River (River) — 2.6 mi, 332° NNW
Tintern Old Station (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 352° N
Anghidi Fechan (River) — 2.7 mi, 313° NW
Oakhill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 019° NNE
Madgett Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 007° N
Tidal Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 104° ESE
The Hudnalls (National Nature Reserve) — 4.1 mi, 351° N · 30 ha
Silt Lagoon (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.3 mi, 104° ESE
Welcome To Aust (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 158° SSE

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