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Blakestones West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Place	Blakestones
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Kirklees
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.621454
Longitude	-1.889658
Place Type	Hamlet

About Blakestones

Blakestones occupies a high, resolute shoulder of the Pennines where the air tastes of sharp gritstone and distant rain. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 322°T, OS grid SE 073 138), and is situated west-south-west of Slaithwaite village. The landscape around Blakestones is defined by the austere geometry of drystone walls that divide the moorland into a patchwork of cooling greys and browns. To the north-east, the glass-still surface of Slaithwaite Reservoir catches the changing light, acting as a pale mirror to the shifting clouds above the valley. Further east, the descent into Kitchen Clough reveals a hidden depth where the wind loses its bite and the shadows gather in the hollows of the earth. The houses here possess a stoic, unadorned character, constructed from the very stone that anchors the hillside against the persistent westerlies. Every chimney stack and garden gate serves as a quiet witness to the isolation that defines this high-altitude corner of West Yorkshire. Blakestones remains an outpost of profound stillness, where the horizon feels closer and the silence has a distinct, heavy weight.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Slaithwaite Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 014° NNE
Kitchen Clough (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 115° ESE
Meal Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 029° NNE
Mary's Rest Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 151° SSE
Woodall Ing Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 044° NE
Bradley Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 150° SSE
Crimble Clough (River) — 0.8 mi, 037° NE
Nathans (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 211° SSW
Cop Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 267° W
Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 049° NE
The Tree Planter statue (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 312° NW
The Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 222° SW
Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 090° E
Scammonden Stanza Stones (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 326° NW
Marsden Moor Estate Exhibition (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 232° SW
Cambodunum Roman Fort And Vicus, Slack (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 019° NNE · 8 ha
Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 240° WSW
Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement On Oldfield Hill, 340M West Of Wentworth Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 159° SSE
Cupwith Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 271° W
Meg Dike Late Prehistoric Enclosed Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 327° NNW · 1 ha
Woodhead Fold Gardens (Park) — 2.7 mi, 139° SE
Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 087° E
Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 055° NE
Longwood Outdoor Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 054° NE
Hey Sike Head Marsh (Wetland) — 3.1 mi, 189° S
Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.4 mi, 091° E · 8 ha
Shaw Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 014° NNE
Standedge Road Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.2 mi, 231° SW · 4 ha
Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 107° ESE
Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.5 mi, 101° E

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