Wishing Stone

Natural Rock Feature
SK311606

Also known as:

The Block Stone and The Broad Stone

Nearest town:

Matlock (1km WSW)

OS reference:

SK311606

OS sheet:

119

Latitude:

53° 8' 28.56 N

Longitude:

1° 32' 6.07 W

Added to TMA by

stubob

Images (2)
Fieldnotes (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Wishing Stone (Natural Rock Feature) by stubob

Old postcard of the Wishing Stone.

Image credit: Boots Cash Chemists

stubob Feb 23, 2011

Image of Wishing Stone (Natural Rock Feature) by stubob

03/03.

stubob Mar 26, 2003

Articles

Wishing Stone

Natural Rock Feature

stubob Jan 10, 2003

A huge millstone grit block, that is said to grant wishes if you walk around it 3 times widdershins and then stand on top. Another version saves you walking round it, just sit on it and wish.

Mentioned in several ley hunters guides (if you go for that sorta thing) as the start/end of one of the Arbor Low ley lines.

Wishing Stone

Natural Rock Feature

stubob Mar 26, 2003

In the book ’ Timpsons Leylines- a layman tracking the leys’, he mentions the Arbor Low line, but doesn’t manage to find the Wishing Stone.....

“That’ll be the transit van sized boulder at the end of the road called WishingStone Way”.

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Cuckoo Stone

1.63km N

4

1
Hirst Stones (site)

2.22km S

7
Farley Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.65km NW

11

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1

8
Hole Stone (site)

2.71km ENE

1
Masson Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.19km SW

3

2
Seven Brideron (site)

Stone Circle • 3.3km NNW

1

1

1
Turning Stone and Robin Hoods Mark

Rocking Stone • 3.48km ENE

8

6
Ashover

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.49km NE

12

6

1
Faybrick

Natural Rock Feature • 5.56km ENE

2

3

1
Darley Dale

Ancient Trackway • 6.19km WNW

5

2

4
Bumper Castle

Ring Cairn • 6.29km WNW

1

1
Bonsall Lane

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.32km WSW

2

1
Cat Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.38km W

3

3
Gorse Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.41km W

9

4
Tower Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.53km W

7

1
Heart Stone

Rocking Stone • 6.68km W

2

1
Raven Tor

Cairn(s) • 6.7km NW

2

1
T44,45 & 46

Cairn(s) • 6.75km W

1

1
Stanton Moor South

Stone Circle • 6.75km W

17

5
T55 cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.75km W

5

1
T2 cairn

Round Cairn • 6.77km W

15
Middleton Moor

Platform Cairn • 6.77km SW

1

2
Stanton Moor Central

Stone Circle • 6.79km W

20

8
Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor

Stone Circle • 6.82km W

97

1

26

49

1
T25 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 6.85km W

9
Stanton Moor North

Stone Circle • 6.87km W

23

5
Raven Tor Triple Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.88km NW

18

2

9
Harewood Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.9km NNW

1
T37 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 7.03km W

3
Cork Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 7.03km W

28

7
Fallinge Edge

Cairn(s) • 7.08km NW

1

1
Fallinge Edge

Cairn(s) • 7.14km NW

1
Wirksworth II (site)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.2km SSW

2

1
Wirksworth I

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.29km SSW

12

1

3
Wirksworth III

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.37km SSW

1

3
The Andle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 7.38km W

30

11
Beeley North (South 2)

7.46km NW

3

4
Beeley South (South I)

Ring Cairn • 7.46km NW

1

2
Gallows Knoll

7.55km SW

2

1
Harland Edge SE

Cairn(s) • 7.57km NNW

2

1
Doll Tor

Stone Circle • 7.6km W

74

4

15
Harland Edge SW (b)

Cairn(s) • 7.64km NNW

1
Doll Tor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.7km W

9

1
Rowtor Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.72km W

73

1

3

11

2
Harland Edge SW (a)

Cairn(s) • 7.76km NNW

1
Longside Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 7.79km N

1

1
Beeley Warren

Cairn(s) • 8.02km NW

3

2
Holymoorside

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.05km N

6

2
Harland Edge

Cairn(s) • 8.14km NW

6

4
Ivet Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.15km SW

1

1
Beeley Central

Ring Cairn • 8.21km NW

4

2
Moot Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.26km WSW

2
Green Low

Burial Chamber • 8.29km WSW

22

4
Harland Edge cup marked rock

Cup Marked Stone • 8.31km NNW

3

1
Harland Edge Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.38km NW

1
Park Gate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.44km NW

40

7

1
Beeley Moor

Ring Cairn • 8.46km NW

6

2
Green Low Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.48km WSW

5

2
Harboro’ Rocks

Rocky Outcrop • 8.68km SW

27

6
Cratcliff Rocks (Defended Settlements and Cave)

Enclosure • 8.74km W

27

5
Beeley Warren NW

Ring Cairn • 8.77km NW

1

1
Nine Stones Close standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.78km W

8

2
Dudwood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.78km W

3

3
Beeley Warren ??

Cairn(s) • 8.79km NW

2

1
Nine Stones Close

Stone Circle • 8.8km W

120

1

20
Nine Stones Close cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 8.85km W

6

1

1
Beeley Warren NE

8.88km NW

1
Bradley Tor

Rocking Stone • 8.9km W

7

1

6
Hob Hurst’s House

Burial Chamber • 8.92km NW

25

13
Robin Hood’s Stride

Rocky Outcrop • 8.93km W

59

3

15

1
Dudwood Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 8.95km W

3

1
Sanctuary Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9km W

2

1
Bunkers Hill Plantation

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.1km NW

3

2
Round Low

Round Barrow(s) • 9.16km SW

2

2
Harthill Moor Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.17km W

1

1
Rod Knoll

Cairn(s) • 9.2km NNW
Castle Ring (Harthill)

Hillfort • 9.24km W

21

2
Slipper Low II

Cairn(s) • 9.37km WSW

1
Carsington Pasture’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.39km SW

1

1

2
Gibbet Moor Standing Stones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.59km NW

7

2
Stoney Low

Chambered Cairn • 9.68km WSW

3

1
Slipper Low

Cairn(s) • 9.7km WSW

2
Rains Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.99km WSW

4

2
Gibbet Moor South

Enclosure • 10.05km NW

2

2
Galley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.17km WSW

5

1
Rockhurst

Long Barrow • 10.18km WSW

2
Elton Common

10.19km WSW

10

2
Lindup Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.24km WNW

1

2
Dalebrook

Cairn(s) • 10.27km NNW

3

1
Gibbet Moor and East Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.35km NW

9

1
Gibbet Moor West

Ring Cairn • 10.43km NW

3
Gallows Low Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 10.55km WSW

2

1
Gibbet Moor North

Stone Circle • 10.59km NW

19

5
Gibbet Moor cist

Cist • 10.6km NW

3

2
Ows Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.66km SW

1
Minninglow Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.68km WSW

8

1
Minninglow

Burial Chamber • 10.69km WSW

58

12

1
Haddon Fields South

Round Barrow(s) • 10.75km W

1
Chatsworth Park

Round Barrow(s) • 10.75km WNW

2

1
Calton Pastures

Round Barrow(s) • 10.8km WNW

11

2
Rainster Rocks

Natural Rock Feature • 10.9km WSW

5

1
Haddon Fields North

Round Barrow(s) • 10.96km W

1

1
Gibbet Alignment

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.12km NNW

10

3
Borther Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 11.16km W
Gibbet Moor West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.19km NW

1
Stone Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.22km NNW

3
Larks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.24km W

4

1
Daisy Bank

Round Barrow(s) • 11.27km WSW

1
Hognaston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.28km SW

1

1
Powder Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.32km WSW

2

1
Blackstones Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.33km WSW

2

2
Borther Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.36km W

1
Roystone Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 11.41km WSW
The Stoup

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.44km SW

8

4
Gotham Grange Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.47km WSW

2

1
Conksbury

Round Barrow(s) • 11.69km W

4

1

1
Dobb Edge

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.7km NW

7

3
Lime Kiln Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.73km WSW

1

1
Ball Cross

Hillfort • 11.85km WNW

11

2
Newbridge Farm

Cairn(s) • 11.9km NNW

2

1
Roystone Rocks

11.98km WSW

4

1
Roystone Valley

11.98km WSW
Handley Bottom

Cup Marked Stone • 12.04km WNW

1

1
Birchen Edge South

Ring Cairn • 12.06km NW

1
Gratton Moor

12.07km WSW

2

1
Cranes Fort

Hillfort • 12.08km W

4

1
Long Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 12.46km W

1

2
Grind Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.55km W

1
Bee Low

Round Cairn • 12.58km W

1

2
Long Gallery Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 12.59km W

1
Gardom’s Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 12.6km NW

8

4
Smerrill Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.66km W

2

1
Stump Cross Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.68km WNW

3

2
Bradbourne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.69km SW

12

3
Kenslow Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 12.7km W

7

1
The Three Men of Gardom’s

Cairn(s) • 12.82km NW

11

4
Gardom’s Enclosure

Enclosure • 12.89km NW

17

6
Gardom’s Pit Alignment

12.89km NW

3

1

1
Burton Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.93km W

2
Gardom’s Edge

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.95km NW

22

7

2
Bank Top Oval Barrow

12.99km SW

1
Bank Top

Round Barrow(s) • 12.99km SW

1
Birchen Edge North

Ring Cairn • 13.05km NNW

1

1
Gardom’s Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.14km NW

20

1

8
Gardom’s Edge II

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.16km NW

6

2
Ringham Low (Friden)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.22km W

1
Calling Low Dale

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.63km W

4

1

1
Friden Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.67km W

1

1
Aleck Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.71km WSW

7

2
Wigber Low

Cairn(s) • 14.08km SW

17

2
Eagle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.15km NW

6

5
Crackendale Pasture

Round Barrow(s) • 14.18km WNW

3

2
Eaton Dale Wood

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.47km WSW

3

1
Cales Dale Upper

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.56km W

1

1
Hawks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.58km WSW
Bole Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.68km W
One Ash Shelter

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.83km W

2

1
Swine Sty

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.9km NW

20

3
Cales Farm SW

Round Barrow(s) • 14.91km W

2

2
One Ash

Round Barrow(s) • 14.92km W

1

1
Barbrook IV

Ring Cairn • 15.13km NNW

5

5
Barbrook V

Ring Cairn • 15.16km NW

15

3
Big Moor (south) cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.17km NW

9
Ringham Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.29km W

2

2
Barbrook Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.37km NNW

2

1
Barbrook I

Stone Circle • 15.37km NNW

61

4

15

1
Arbor Low

Stone Circle • 15.42km W

148

11

41

3
End Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.45km WSW

4

2
One Ash

Long Barrow • 15.45km W

1
Barbrook cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.54km NNW

32

2
Gib Hill

Long Barrow • 15.58km W

31

1

12
Gib Hill east

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.58km W

7

5
Crake Low

15.61km WSW

1
Barbrook II

Stone Circle • 15.63km NNW

42

1

12
Curbar Edge

Cairn(s) • 15.64km NW

8

1
Cross Low

Cairn(s) • 15.7km WSW

3

1
Blake Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.82km WNW

2
Big Moor

Cup Marked Stone • 15.9km NW

1

1
The Lowe

Round Barrow(s) • 15.98km WSW

1
Liffs Low

Round Cairn • 16.01km WSW

3

1

1
Moneystone Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.08km W

1

2
Benty Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 16.11km W

2
Lean Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.23km W

7

3
Boars Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.3km WSW

10

3
Nettly Knowe

Cairn(s) • 16.37km WSW

1
Basset Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 16.38km SW

1

1
New Inns

Round Barrow(s) • 16.4km WSW

1
Gorsey Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.41km WSW

1
Green Low Field Tumulus

Cairn(s) • 16.77km WSW

2

1
Parsley Hay

Round Cairn • 16.83km W

3

1
Sharp Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.86km WSW

2

2
Moat Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.89km WSW

2

2
Barbrook III

Stone Circle • 16.91km NNW

21

9
Hob’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.12km WNW

6

5
Froggatt Edge cairn

Round Cairn • 17.16km NW
Fin Cop

Hillfort • 17.2km WNW

19

1

8

3
Stoke Flat

Stone Circle • 17.29km NW

42

1

12

1
White Cliff

Round Barrow(s) • 17.32km WNW

2

1
Wolfscote Hill

Round Cairn • 17.49km WSW

1

1
White Edge Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.53km NNW

1

1
Bostern Grange

Cairn(s) • 17.53km WSW

1
Vincent Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 17.58km W

1

1
Castlegate Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 17.65km WNW

3
Old Woman’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.76km WNW

1

1
Hay Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 17.79km WNW

2
Putwell Hill

Round Cairn • 17.9km WNW

2
Carder Low

Cairn(s) • 17.92km W

1

2
Moisty Knowl (Site of)

17.92km WNW

1
Hay Top

Round Barrow(s) • 18.03km WNW

1
Frank I' Th' Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.07km WSW

3

2
White Rake Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.1km WNW

2

1
Rolley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.13km WNW

1

2
Gratton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.18km WSW

2
Reynard’s Kitchen

18.39km WSW

3

2
Pea Low

Chambered Cairn • 18.52km WSW

15

2
Brown Edge

Stone Circle • 18.53km NNW

15

4

5
Stanshope Pasture

Round Barrow(s) • 18.6km WSW

1

1
Ravencliffe Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.77km WNW

4

1
Wardlow Hay Cop

Round Barrow(s) • 18.78km WNW

1
Narrowdale Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.04km WSW

4

1
Pilsbury

Cairn(s) • 19.23km W

5

1
Longshaw Estate

Round Barrow(s) • 19.26km NW

4

2
Steep Low

Cairn(s) • 19.29km WSW

1

1
Bole Hill Hillfort

Hillfort • 19.38km NNW

2
Strawberry Lea

19.43km NNW

11

3
Eyam Moor III

Stone Circle • 19.81km NW

8

4
Pillsbury Hills Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.89km W

2

1
Waggon Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.92km W
Lawrence Field

Stone Circle • 19.97km NW

8

1

3
Long Low

Bank Barrow • 19.99km WSW

18

7
Eyam Moor II

Stone Circle • 20km NW

4

4