Penistone Crag at Stanbury01535 642329workLiterary LandmarkThis large outcrop of gritstone is thought to have been a favourite haunt of the Bronte sisters. Emily Bronte writes about it being the meeting place of Cathy and Heathcliffe. At the base of the crag there is a hole in the rock, which Emily describes as the Fairy Cave, local legend suggests that unattached people passing through will marry within the year. Stanbury BD22 0HRUnited Kingdom53.830325722235-1.982172724697https://www.visitbradford.com/?dms=3&feature=2&venue=2186680
Penistone Crag at Stanbury
Literary Landmark
View From Moorside Lane
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This large outcrop of gritstone is thought to have been a favourite haunt of the Bronte sisters. Emily Bronte writes about it being the meeting place of Cathy and Heathcliffe. At the base of the crag there is a hole in the rock, which Emily describes as the Fairy Cave, local legend suggests that unattached people passing through will marry within the year.