Andle Stone

The Andle Stone is a large gritstone boulder on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire. The stone block is 6m long, 4m high and lies within a low, circular, dry stone wall enclosure. It is covered in cup and ring marks. It is also known as the Oundle Stone, the Anvil Stone or the Twopenny Loaf.^[1][2]

LocationDerbyshire

Coordinates53.163550°N 1.642045°W / 53.163550; -1.642045

OS grid referenceSK241630

Architectural styleBritish pre-Roman Architecture

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Andle Stone
Andle Stone - a huge natural boulder
Location	Derbyshire
Coordinates	53.163550°N 1.642045°W / 53.163550; -1.642045
OS grid reference	SK241630
Architectural style	British pre-Roman Architecture
Location of Andle Stone in Derbyshire

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There is a memorial inscription on the west-facing concave face of the boulder, commemorating the Duke of Wellington, Lieutenant Colonel William Thornhill (2nd son of Bache Thornhill of Stanton Hall^[3]) and the battles of Assaye and Waterloo. The inscription reads:^[4]

The Andle Stone and the nearby Doll Tor stone circle are both on private farmland with no public access rights.^[5]