Birchover

This attractive old quarrying village is little changed by the passage of time. Footpaths climb to curious rock formations once associated with the ancient Druids, though in truth it was an 18th-century vicar who carved niches and seats into the towering rocks. Birchover lies close to Stanton Moor, a Bronze Age cemetery with a number of stone circles including the much visited Nine Ladies. Legend has it that this circle was once a ring of nine maidens, all turned to stone for dancing on the Sabbath.