 The whole of the moor is of geological interest as a syncline.Several large, wind-eroded pillars of sandstone are found around the edge of Stanton Moor, and form significant features of its topography.From north, clockwise, these outcrops are the Duke of York Stone (in which the legend "Y 1826" is carved), the Cat Stone, the Duchess of Sutherland Stone, the Gorse Stone, the Heart Stone (9 metres high), the Cork Stone (5 metres high) and the Andle Stone.