National Stone Centre: Rockhounding in Derbyshire, Derbyshire
National Stone Centre is a mapped rockhounding spot in Derbyshire, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Reported finds include galena, baryte, calcite, fluorite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing National Stone Centre in Derbyshire, Derbyshire
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- Derbyshire
- County / council area
- Derbyshire
- Nearest road
- Porter Lane
- Postcode
- DE4 4LS
- Coordinates
- 53.09350, -1.57300
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual collecting
Public-tagged UK spots are usually beaches, foreshore, or long-worked collecting localities where picking up loose material is generally tolerated. Watch the tides, never dig into cliffs, and check local bylaws before you collect.
Rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most UK land is private, beaches and foreshore generally tolerate casual pebble collecting, and SSSIs and scheduled monuments are protected. Check this site's status before you collect.
Found at National Stone Centre
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of National Stone Centre.
- Masson Hill QuarryDerbyshire · 2 mi awayFluorite, Calcite, Baryte
- Golconda MineDerbyshire · 2 mi awayBaryte, Galena, Fluorite
- Magpie MineDerbyshire · 11 mi awayGalena, Fluorite, Calcite
- Ecton MineStaffordshire · 12 mi awayChalcopyrite, Malachite, Azurite
- Ladywash MineDerbyshire · 14 mi awayFluorite, Calcite, Baryte
- Milldam MineDerbyshire · 16 mi awayFluorite, Calcite, Baryte
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