Signpost at Moscar Cross with OS benchmark - geograph

Moscar Cross is the name of a standing stone (or "guide stoop") and surrounding area in the

Peak District The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southe ...

on the border between

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and

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, England. Moscar moor is located south of the cross, and contains a stone circle,

Hordron Edge stone circle Hordron Edge stone circle, also known as 'The Seven Stones of Hordron' is a Bronze Age stone circle () in Derbyshire, England. It is on the edge of Moscar Moor. Ladybower reservoir Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservo ...

Moscar Cross

The current Moscar Cross (also known as "Humblestone Cross"; ), is a guide stoop erected in the 18th century, at a parish boundary and packhorse track junction. It is thought a cross existed at the point during earlier periods. The name 'Moscar' is thought to derive from to 'moss' (''mos'') and 'carr' (''kjarr'') both referring to marshy areas. Moscar Cross has been claimed as the location of 'Whitcross' in Charlotte Brontë's novel

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

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