| Warton Crag from Crag Foot. | |
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From the start of the walk, the sylvan slopes of Crag Foot. |
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Swathed in ivy, the Pump House Chimney, dates back to 1830. |
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Exiting Grisedale Wood with views across Leighton Moss to Gait Barrow. |
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Walking through the pastures above Grisedale. |
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The path through Stoney Wood, these Oak Woods are honeycombed with shafts and tunnels, remnants of copper and haematite mining, little remains to be seen today, unless you care to have a closer look. |
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Originally built to provide lime mortar for the building of the Tower of London, Peter Lane Kiln. |
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Hunting for more kilns, this time in Hyning Lane Woods. |
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Found one, passably one of the biggest kilns I have come across, certainly it is built with the biggest limestone blocks. |
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Hyning Wood Kiln one of 36 long abandoned Lime Kilns in the Silverdale/Arnside area. Lime making was one of the earliest industrial activities, at it's height between 1750-1850, but by the 20th century most kilns had fallen into disrepair. |
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Crossing the first terrace on Warton Crag. |
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Views to a distant Ingleborough. |
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The notch on the horizon is Clougha Pike above Lancaster. |
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The view to the south taking in Morecambe Bay and a distant Heysham. |
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The Perched Blocks above Warton Main Quarry. |
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The views from the summit of Warton Crag are restricted by thick woodland, take a few paces to the south and mouth-watering scenery like this tilt into view, Jenny Browns Point backed by the Furness Peninsula. |
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Arnside Knott seen from near the summit of Warton Crag. |