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Yorkshire And The Humber

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Todmorden

Whirlaw Stones Trig Point

Natural Monuments

Yorkshire And The Humber

Calderdale

Todmorden

Whirlaw Stones Trig Point

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Whirlaw Stones Trig Point

Name: Whirlaw Stones Trig Point
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Location: Todmorden, Calderdale, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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1. Whirlaw Stones Trig Point – The Great Bridestone loop from Todmorden

9.50km

02:54

320m

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2. Whirlaw Stones Trig Point – The Great Bridestone loop from Todmorden

13.7km

04:06

400m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. The Great Bridestone – Whirlaw Stones Trig Point loop from Todmorden

8.08km

02:32

300m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Ian Delve

November 11, 2022

At over 1,400 feet above sea-level the Bride-stones on the windswept moors to the east of Todmorden and the Calder Valley, there is a ½ mile long escarpment of Millstone Grit outcrops that stand like rocky sentinels keeping watch over the Pennine moorland. These rock forma-tions have been made by the ‘ravages of time’ – wind and rain over thousands of years weathering away the soft grit-stone into strange and curious shapes, and there are indeed some strange-shaped rocks – some looking like human heads and faces (the sphinx), while others look like prehistoric birds, a giant tortoise, and a bear, and there’s even a huge anvil-shaped rock. There is a 15 foot high oval-shaped, weathered rock called ‘Great Bride Stone’ and beside it a smaller rounded rock called ‘the groom stone’. But undoubtedly the Bridestones was a sacred, magical place, and no-doubt a few thousand years ago it was the abode of druids who worshipped heathen gods and also officiated in rituals and sacrificial ceremonies

Ian Delve

October 15, 2025

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Elevation 440 m

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Location: Todmorden, Calderdale, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Whirlaw Stones Trig Point

1. Whirlaw Stones Trig Point – The Great Bridestone loop from Todmorden

2. Whirlaw Stones Trig Point – The Great Bridestone loop from Todmorden

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