A lone walker stands quietly as the sun sets over the Peak countryside below Baslow Edge. The edge offers marvellous views of the river valley to the west and moorlands to the east. The two most distinctive features of the edge are the Eagle Stone and Wellington's monument. Eagle Stone is a natural outcrop of Gritstone Rock left over when the softer rocks surrounding it were eroded. In the past local men from Baslow proved their right to marry by climbing to the top. Wellington's monument is a 10 ft high cross built of local gritstone. Completed in 1866 it faces Nelson's monument on Birchen Edge across the valley.