Yorkshire Dales Holiday:
Sharp Haw and Great Whernside
17 July 2005 - Rough Haw and Sharp Haw
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George on Rough Haw, with Sharp Haw behind. Sharp Haw, being the last outpost of
the hills before the broad Aire valley, and with a sharp summit from many
angles, it is prominent from much of the area to the south.
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George takes a breather on the walk from Rough Haw to Sharp Haw
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Gargrave and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from the summit of Sharp Haw: the
bottom of the Gargrave locks can be seen on the left, ending the long pound from
Bingley, as can the aqueduct over Eshton Beck
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From the trig point on Sharp Haw (357m / 1171ft), looking across
Rough Haw towards the escarpment of Cracoe Fell on the western edge of Barden
Moor
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Looking back up to the summit of Sharp Haw, the first
Marilyn of the week
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Descending towards Flasby
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The weather continues to improve, with blue skies appearing over the very green
fields.
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George waits for the photographer - again!
18 July 2005 - Great Whernside
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Great Whernside (704m / 2310ft) is not to be confused with the more well known
Yorkshire Dales "Whernside", a few miles away.
The summit of Great Whernside is the highest point on the eastern flank of upper
Wharfedale, looming over the village of Kettlewell.
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On an afternoon which began with rain and low cloud, and ended in sunshine,
a very dirty George sits by the cairn at the top of Great Whernside.
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We had taken the easy way up, from the top of the pass between Wharfdale and
Coverdale. Here can be seen part of Tor Dyke - built between AD 52 and AD 70
under the instructions of the Brigantian Chief Venutius, as part of a defence
system against Roman invasion.
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Looking back up towards the Whernside escarpment
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Looking down the valley of Park Gill Beck towards the Wharfe
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From Tor Dyke looking towards Whernside
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The first of the new Open Access signs we'd seen
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I know why the sign is there, but it does look rather incongruous
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Bridleway to Scar House Lodge, from which the public footpath
up onto Great Whernside splits off a few metres later.
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The sign is mildly misleading, as the photographer is already in Richmondshire,
but the welcome is nonetheless well received
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There were quite a few cattle around the road, but none up on the fell
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Time to go home
Yorkshire Dales holiday July 2005
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