Hawks Stones West Yorkshire Map

About Hawks Stones

Hawks Stones rests upon the broad shoulders of the Pennine hills, its stone cottages catching the pale Yorkshire light. It lies 3.5 km north-north-west of Todmorden (from Todmorden: bearing 334°T, OS grid SD 921 273), and is situated west of Blackshaw Head village. The air here, thin and sharp, often carries the scent of damp peat and distant sheep, a constant reminder of the wild moorland that presses in on all sides. Though now a quiet hamlet, the echoes of its past as a place of hardy agricultural folk and perhaps, in earlier times, a shepherd’s lonely watch, seem to linger in the very grain of the stone. The landscape around Hawks Stones is a study in muted greens and greys, a topography shaped by wind and rain, where ancient dry-stone walls trace their patient lines across the slopes. Even on a clouded day, there is a profound sense of open sky above Hawks Stones, a feeling of being close to the elemental forces that have shaped this corner of West Yorkshire.

About This Hawks Stones Map Page

Explore Hawks Stones, West Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.742316, -2.120999. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.