17th May 2009

today's walk (Keswick rambling club): Little Salkeld - Lacy's Caves - Kirkoswald - Glassonby - Little Salkeld


looking over the railway and the River Eden to Great Salkeld


millenium mosaic of the River Eden created by local schoolchildren


old signal box on the Carlisle to Settle railway


old gypsum (and later anthracite) mines beside the river


these steps part of the old mine


Lacy's caves built artificially above the river


bluebells beside the path as we head to the caves


looking up the River Eden from inside the caves


inside the red sandstone caves


looking down the River Eden from the caves


looking up the river from the path beyond the caves


the sky northwards from the path


Eden Bridge and the sycamore which is marked on the map


Eden Bridge


another shot of the sycamore


St Oswald's Well beside Kirkoswald Church


sampling the holy water


the bell tower on a separate hill above the church


looking down on Kirkoswald Church from the hill


Lazonby seen over the church


inside Kirkoswald Church


looking back at the bell tower on its hill


part of the ruins of Kirkoswald Castle


note the deer in the bottom RH corner of this shot from the field path to Glassonby


on the quiet lane beyond Glassonby


storm clouds building to the south


Addingham Church


inside Addingham Church


a part of the Long Meg stone circle looking east to Cross Fell


Long Meg and some of her daughters


more of this vast stone circle


Dufton Pike from the lane returning to Little Salkeld