Viewpoints · Yorkshire & the Humber
Stanza Stone
In or near Denton.
Stanza Stone is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
John H Darch — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Ilkley · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Stanza Stone is a named viewpoint in Yorkshire, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is within the Nidderdale National Landscape (AONB), and is part of the BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY National Nature Reserve. It sits within the Keighley and Ilkley parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Ilkley, about 1.1 km away. Postcode area LS29.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Nidderdale
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Stanza Stones Trail is a 47-mile (76 km) walking route from Marsden to Ilkley, along the Pennine watershed in northern England, linking six poems by Simon Armitage which have been carved into stone. It is mostly in West Yorkshire with some parts in Greater Manchester.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Simon Armitage was commissioned by the Ilkley Literature Festival in 2010 to write a set of site-specific poems, and the trail was created in 2012. Armitage wrote six poems on the theme of water in various forms: Beck, Dew, Mist, Puddle, Rain and Snow. These were carved by stone artist Pip Hall onto stones in the area of the Pennine watershed, and placed in locations selected with the help of landscape architect Tom Lonsdale. They are linked by a walking route from Armitage's home town of Marsden to the site of the festival in Ilkley. Armitage has written that "those looking hard enough might stumble across a seventh Stanza Stone, a secret stone left in an unnamed location within the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.9173, -1.8104
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Ilkley
- Postcode
- LS29 8RP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Nearest railway station
- Ilkley — 1.1 km
Sources
- osm: n11341345169 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Stanza Stones Trail (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stanza Stone?
- Stanza Stone is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS29 8RP), in the parish of Ilkley.
- What is Stanza Stone?
- Stanza Stone is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Stanza Stone?
- The nearest railway station is Ilkley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode LS29 8RP.
- Is Stanza Stone a protected site?
- Yes — Stanza Stone is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY National Nature Reserve.
- Is Stanza Stone free to visit?
- Yes, Stanza Stone is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stanza Stone?
- The nearest railway station is Ilkley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LS29 8RP.