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Hanging Stone West Yorkshire Map

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

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

Latitude	53.616361
Longitude	-1.791187
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Hanging Stone

Hanging Stone commands a rugged prominence that catches the first amber light of the Yorkshire morning across its steep, gritstone slopes. It lies 2.0 miles south of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 191°T, OS grid SE 139 133), and is situated north of Honley village. The landscape surrounding Hanging Stone is defined by the sharp, dramatic contours of the Holme Valley, where the air holds a crisp, moorland vitality that carries over from the nearby heights of Stirley Hill. Below the crags, the land descends toward the quiet, reflective waters of the Mill Pond, which mirrors the shifting grey and violet clouds of the northern sky. The geology here is ancient and unforgiving, possessing a stark beauty that seems to endure despite the encroaching shadows of industrial heritage. Footpaths carve through the heather and bracken, offering vistas where the distant, singular silhouette of the Victoria Tower marks the horizon like a lonely sentinel. Residents of Hanging Stone often look out across this undulating terrain, where the earth feels heavy with the memory of stone-quarrying and the persistent, rhythmic flow of nearby brooks. This is a place of hard edges and wide, open vistas, where the wind whistles a low, melancholy tune through the gaps in the drystone walls.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stirley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 095° E
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 177° S
Honley Station Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 139° SE
Big Valley (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 280° W
Beaumont Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 295° WNW · 8 ha
Mag Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 206° SSW
River Holme (River) — 0.9 mi, 341° NNW
Victoria Tower (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 062° ENE
Southgate Theatre (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 177° S
Old People's Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 180° S
Lower Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 066° ENE
Castle Hill: Slight Univallate Hillfort, Small Multivallate Hillfort, Motte And Bailey Castle And Deserted Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 064° ENE · 8 ha
Cairnfield In Honley Old Wood, 280M North West Of The Woodlands (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 225° SW · 3 ha
Crosland Lower Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 240° WSW
Crosland Moor Stone Circle (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 292° WNW
Coronation Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 314° NW
Huddersfield Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 020° NNE
Heritage Quay (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 017° NNE
The Lawrence Batley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 013° NNE
Aspley Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 021° NNE
Huddersfield Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 279° W
Tolson Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 037° NE
Carr Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 092° E
Tractor Turning Circle (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 236° SW
Longwood Tower (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 322° NW
Colne Valley Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 300° WNW
Maythorne Cross (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 175° S
Sid's Cafe (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 176° S
Compo's house (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 179° S
Shepley Marsh (Wetland) — 3.9 mi, 129° SE

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