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Written and photographed by Stephen Oldfield and including the follow-up project, 'A Four Dales Up and Under': this is a blog for all those who love the truly wild landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales. Comments, complaints or compliments are welcome! The author may be contacted directly at weathercote44@gmail.com
Saturday, 28 December 2013
Thursday, 26 December 2013
Three Peaks Thrills of Thirteen
The best of 2013: part two
July: Jacko returns to Malham Cove after his 1973 'skydive'.
July: Superb view from the brink of Malham Cove.
July: Malham Cove from the stream below the cliff face.
August: The Smelt Mill chimney near Malham Tarn.
August: Malham Tarn from the path to the Priest's House.
August: Chapel Cave, Malham Tarn.
August: Is that a man peeping round the corner in Chapel Cave?
August: Kirkby Malham Church - 'Cathedral of the Dales.'
August: Kirkby Malham Church.
August: Limestone pavement above the Watlowes, Malham.
August: Watlowes dry valley, Malham.
August: Lichens on an old tree - Malham Tarn.
August: The author on the edge of the world: Malham Cove.
August: Scaleber Force, Settle, in flood.
August: Stridebut Iron Age Settlement, Malham.
August: Sheriff Hill burial cairn, Malham Cove.
August: The ancient enclosures of the Malham Raikes.
August: The Lower fall of Force Gill, Whernside.
August: Grensett Cave, high on the slopes of Whernside.
August: The author inside Greensett Cave, Whernside.
August: Greensett Tarn, Whernside.
August: Southerscales, looking to Whernside.
August: The awe-inspiring Meregill Hole, Ingleborough.
August: Red admiral at Meregill Hole.
August: Limestone beneath the slopes of Ingleborough.
August: Ingleborough from Raven Scars.
August: Raven Scar Cave - inhabited by early man.
August: Bronze Age settlements, Ingleborough.
August: White Scars, Ingleborough.
August: Solitary hawthorn, White Scars, Ingleborough.
August: On the Black Shiver ridge, Ingleborough, with the pavements below.
August: Boulder of gritstone just below the summit of Ingleborough.
August: The main limestone, the highest band of limestone on Ingleborough.
August: Low clouds moving up Chapel-le-Dale, from the Black Shiver, Ingleborough.
August: Great Scar Limestone above Crina Bottom.
August: The Black Shiver ridge, Ingleborough.
August: Sandstone on the Black Shiver, Ingleborough.
August: Circular remains on Ingleborough's summit - now thought to be associated with burials.
August: Samson's Toe, above Langcliffe, Ribblesdale.
August: Penyghent from Winskill Stones.
August: Samson's Toe, a massive Silurian erratic resting on the remains of a limestone pavement.
September: The Map of Wales - Yordas Cave, Kingsdale.
September: Jingling Cave, Kingsdale.
September: Limestone and shale beds in Rowten Cave.
September: The impressive opening of Rowten Pot.
November: The Haws House Ring Cairn, Chapel-le-Dale.
November: Neolithic cairn, Chapel-le-Dale.
November: Whernside from Fell Close.
November: Fell Close Rocks, near Ribblehead.
December: The White Horses, Greater Kelcow Cave, Settle.
December: The Coney Garth 'square enclosure' near Rathmell.
Have a happy and healthy 2014 and I look forward to leading you on many more limestone adventures.
Stephen x
July: Jacko returns to Malham Cove after his 1973 'skydive'.
July: Superb view from the brink of Malham Cove.
July: Malham Cove from the stream below the cliff face.
August: The Smelt Mill chimney near Malham Tarn.
August: Malham Tarn from the path to the Priest's House.
August: Chapel Cave, Malham Tarn.
August: Is that a man peeping round the corner in Chapel Cave?
August: Kirkby Malham Church - 'Cathedral of the Dales.'
August: Kirkby Malham Church.
August: Limestone pavement above the Watlowes, Malham.
August: Watlowes dry valley, Malham.
August: Lichens on an old tree - Malham Tarn.
August: The author on the edge of the world: Malham Cove.
August: Scaleber Force, Settle, in flood.
August: Stridebut Iron Age Settlement, Malham.
August: Sheriff Hill burial cairn, Malham Cove.
August: The ancient enclosures of the Malham Raikes.
August: The Lower fall of Force Gill, Whernside.
August: Grensett Cave, high on the slopes of Whernside.
August: The author inside Greensett Cave, Whernside.
August: Greensett Tarn, Whernside.
August: Southerscales, looking to Whernside.
August: The awe-inspiring Meregill Hole, Ingleborough.
August: Red admiral at Meregill Hole.
August: Limestone beneath the slopes of Ingleborough.
August: Ingleborough from Raven Scars.
August: Raven Scar Cave - inhabited by early man.
August: Bronze Age settlements, Ingleborough.
August: White Scars, Ingleborough.
August: Solitary hawthorn, White Scars, Ingleborough.
August: On the Black Shiver ridge, Ingleborough, with the pavements below.
August: Boulder of gritstone just below the summit of Ingleborough.
August: The main limestone, the highest band of limestone on Ingleborough.
August: Low clouds moving up Chapel-le-Dale, from the Black Shiver, Ingleborough.
August: Great Scar Limestone above Crina Bottom.
August: The Black Shiver ridge, Ingleborough.
August: Sandstone on the Black Shiver, Ingleborough.
August: Circular remains on Ingleborough's summit - now thought to be associated with burials.
August: Samson's Toe, above Langcliffe, Ribblesdale.
August: Penyghent from Winskill Stones.
August: Samson's Toe, a massive Silurian erratic resting on the remains of a limestone pavement.
September: The Map of Wales - Yordas Cave, Kingsdale.
September: Jingling Cave, Kingsdale.
September: Limestone and shale beds in Rowten Cave.
September: The impressive opening of Rowten Pot.
November: The Haws House Ring Cairn, Chapel-le-Dale.
November: Neolithic cairn, Chapel-le-Dale.
November: Whernside from Fell Close.
November: Fell Close Rocks, near Ribblehead.
December: The White Horses, Greater Kelcow Cave, Settle.
December: The Coney Garth 'square enclosure' near Rathmell.
Have a happy and healthy 2014 and I look forward to leading you on many more limestone adventures.
Stephen x
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