About
Nine Ladies Stone Circle is a small early Bronze Age ring on Stanton Moor, where more than 70 cairns and barrows show how busy this upland was some 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. Despite the name there are ten stones, the tenth fallen and found in 1977, set on a low bank about 11.5 metres across. Folk tradition says nine women were turned to stone for dancing on the Sabbath to a fiddler, now the King Stone nearby, whose graffiti is mentioned in Dickens's The Pickwick Papers. Managed by the Peak District National Park Authority, the circle is reached only on foot, by field and woodland paths with gates, stiles and uneven ground. Reviewers enjoy combining it with a wander across the moor to the Cork Stone and the tower. Dogs on leads are welcome but must be kept under close control near grazing animals. One tip from regulars: the lanes are too narrow to park on, so use the formal car park outside Birchover.
Open in daylightFrom English Heritage's calendar
- Open any reasonable time in daylight
From English Heritage's published calendar, updated 1 October 2026, with dates up to 16 March 2027.
Opening times may change at short notice.
Open any reasonable time during daylight hours, all year.
Free to everyone. Managed by the Peak District National Park Authority for English Heritage.
Camping is prohibited on the moor. No facilities on site.
Accessibility: Reached on footpaths through fields and woodland with gates, stiles and uneven surfaces, which can be challenging for wheelchair users and buggies.
Parking: No car park at the circle; the adjacent roads are too narrow to park on. Formal parking just outside Birchover, about 1.5km walk from the circle (charge not stated).
Photo: AndyScott. CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stanton_Moor,_The_Nine_Ladies_stone_circle_2.jpg. Resized for display.
Dogs at the location: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs: Dogs on leads are welcome but must be kept under close control as there may be animals grazing.
Dog walks in the grounds: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs on leads may accompany a free visit to the circle on the open moor, under close control because animals may be grazing.
Leads: On leads and under close control; animals may be grazing.
PricingFreeFree for all visitors
Free entry for everyone
Entry
Free for everyone
Pricing details
Free to everyone; open access site.
ParkingNo car park
Arrive on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Parking details
No car park at the circle; the adjacent roads are too narrow to park on. Formal parking just outside Birchover, about 1.5km walk from the circle (charge not stated).
EH gives the car park location as what3words ///decorator.parsnips.saddens, grid reference SK 24113 62460.
Driving arrival: the formal car park outside Birchover at SK 24113 62460, converted to latitude and longitude; there is no Google listing for it.
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