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Shining Tor 559m (1834ft)

Summit Feature: No feature: 7m NNE of trig point. Note: mound E of wall at SJ 99475 73744 is of similar height. (Survey: Abney level)
Classification: Hill Trigpoint, Dodd, Clem, County-tops-administrative, County-tops-current, Deacon, Dewey, Ethel, Hardy, Hump, LRT, Marilyn, Peak-district-75, P30 Tump.
OS Grid Ref: SJ994737 (10 figure Grid Ref: SJ9946573746).
UK Area: 36 - Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines (OS Maps 1:50k 118. 1:25k OL24W.)
Latitude: 53.26073, Longitude: -2.00947, Height: 559 metres (1834 feet)
Prominence: 235 metres (771 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0559.P (DoBIH Hill ID: 2812)

Associated Trigpoint:
  TP5353 'Shining Tor' Grid Ref: SJ9946373739 Separation: 7m from Hill grid ref.

Associated Child Hill(s):
   Alderley Edge (194m, p37);    Aldery Cliff (380m, p46);    Aleck Low (398m, p59);    Allestree Park (138m, p6);    Alport Height (315m, p66);    Anthony Hill (293m, p54);    Appleton Park (105m, p51);    Axe Edge (549m, p27);    Axe Edge Moor (551m, p83);    Badger Moor (248m, p41);    Baley Hill (342m, p31);    Billinge Hill (325m, p46);    Birchenough Hill (459m, p43);    Black Edge (507m, p97);    Blake Low (330m, p30);    Blakelow Hill (367m, p68);    Bole Hill (357m, p51);    Bolehill (323m, p104);    Booth Hill (408m, p29);    Bosley Minn (386m, p47);    Brink (395m, p43);    Broom Lane (261m, p33);    Bruntmoor (382m, p38);    Burbage Edge (500m, p23);    Butchersfield (44m, p34);    Carder Low (380m, p58);    Cats Tor (522m, p38);    Cauldon Lowe (363m, p30);    Charles Head (393m, p36);    Cheeks Hill (522m, p5);    Cheeks Hill (boundary) (519m, p0);    Chellaston Hill (78m, p31);    Chelmorton Low (446m, p61);    Chrome Hill (443m, p61);    Combs Head (503m, p40);    Corbar Hill (437m, p17);    Cowlow Hill (350m, p40);    Croker Hill (Sutton Common) (404m, p95);    Disley Hill (240m, p57);    Dow Low (Brier Low) (437m, p39);    Eccles Pike (370m, p135);    Ecton Hill (369m, p88);    Ely Brow (403m, p44);    End Low (391m, p41);    Ferny Hill (285m, p37);    Firestone Hill (191m, p53);    Fox Low (407m, p38);    Foxlow Edge (451m, p28);    Gawsworth Common (316m, p48);    Gradbach Hill (399m, p44);    Gratton Hill (363m, p50);    Gratton Moor (323m, p29);    Green Walk (Bowdon) (67m, p25);    Grin Low (434m, p48);    Grindon Moor (377m, p33);    Halton Castle (100m, p58);    Harboro Rocks (379m, p65);    Harthill Moor (272m, p4);    Hartington Hill (321m, p28);    Hawks Low (382m, p35);    Hazelton Clump (335m, p36);    Hemmings Low (368m, p35);    Hen Cloud (410m, p61);    High Edge (462m, p52);    High Field (354m, p40);    High Moor (416m, p32);    High Wheeldon (422m, p35);    Higher Blakelow (294m, p40);    Hind Low (447m, p44);    Hollins Hill (450m, p61);    Ilamtops Low (339m, p45);    Ipstones Edge (384m, p77);    Johnson's Knoll (372m, p30);    Kerridge Hill (313m, p71);    Kniveden Hill (268m, p42);    Lamber Low (298m, p39);    Lean Low (394m, p43);    Longcliffe Hill (358m, p30);    Madge Hill (299m, p54);    Marpleridge (210m, p35);    Masson Hill (338m, p53);    Merryton Low (489m, p53);    Middleton Moor (358m, p62);    Minninglow Hill (372m, p45);    Moatlow Knob (232m, p46);    Musden Low (361m, p63);    Nab End (361m, p65);    Nab Head (285m, p76);    Narrowdale Hill (367m, p72);    Nether Low (415m, p29);    Oker Hill (Oaker Hill) (194m, p48);    Oliver Hill (513m, p44);    Ossoms Hill (334m, p43);    Parkhouse Hill (375m, p53);    Parkhouse Hill North Top (362m, p35);    Pilsbury Hill (395m, p38);    Priestcliffe Low (384m, p31);    Rakestones Hill (201m, p32);    Ramshaw Rocks (460m, p31);    Revedge Hill (286m, p46);    Revidge (401m, p40);    Scarthin Rock (121m, p31);    Sheen Hill (380m, p98);    Shutlingsloe (506m, p133);    Slipper Low (368m, p29);    Soles Hill (356m, p63);    Sough Top (439m, p16);    Sponds Hill (413m, p72);    Stainsbro Hill (281m, p67);    Stanshope Pasture (313m, p47);    Stanton Moor (323m, p111);    Styperson Park (213m, p41);    Tegg's Nose (382m, p36);    The Hills (361m, p37);    The Roaches (505m, p123);    Thirkelow Rocks (451m, p34);    Thorpe Cloud (287m, p79);    Tissington Hill (Reynard's Cave Hill) (369m, p95);    Turncliff Wood (99m, p32);    Upper Edge (436m, p28);    Waggonshaw Brow (410m, p62);    Waterswallows Hill (379m, p32);    Weaver Hills (The Walk) (371m, p42);    Wetton Hill (371m, p132);    Wetton Hill SW Top (358m, p39);    Wetton Low (329m, p30);    Whaley Moor (Black Hill) (411m, p105);    Whetstone Ridge (547m, p40);    Whitehills (478m, p73);    Whitemoor Hill (249m, p58);    Wolfscote Hill (388m, p102);

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Member's Comments on Shining Tor...

  • Summiteer says...
  • First climbed in 1976, during a circular walk from Pym Chair, via Shutlingsloe, which was my first ever in the Peak District. The highest point in Cheshire ( the post 1973 version anyway, before unitary authorities came into existence in the 21st Century)
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