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| 715 Harboro and Rainster Rocks | |
"Everything was clean and neat, shelves with earthenware, pewter and brass". No, Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, was not describing a house, but Harboro Rocks cave where a family lived with their five children. Yet Rainster Rocks was occupied even earlier for it was an important Roman settlement.
 LOCATION: South Peak District START: Brassington signed from A5012. Just before the village turn left to Wirksworth Dale Picnic Area (Grid ref 234547) DISTANCE: 6.5 (or 4) miles GRADE: Moderate TIME: Three and a half hours MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Landranger 119 REFRESHMENTS: Brassington
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