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Date | 19/10/2012 | |||||
Starting Point | White Coppicel (SD614180) | |||||
Distance | 4 miles | |||||
On a hazy morning I took a stroll up Great Hill from White Coppice. |
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White Coppice, starting point for the walk. |
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Ramblers Association sign No. 1
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Coppice Stile Farm ruins and the view to Drinkwater's and Great Hill
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The ruins of Grime's Farm, with Great Hill in the distance
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Appoaching Ramblers sign No. 2, this is the view back to White Coppice
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Sign No. 2
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Looking across to Round Loaf and Winter Hill
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Nearing Drinkwater's Farm
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Healey Nab from near Drinwater's
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Great Hill from Drinkwater's
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Wall and gateposts at Drinkwater's
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The Nab
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Leaving Drinwater's - this is the view back towards Healey Nab
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Looking south to Dean Black Book
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Looking back to Drinkwater's and a distant Chorley from the upper slopes of Great Hill
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Looking down to the ruins of Great Hill Farm
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Harvey and the view to the Trough of Bowland
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Great Hill summit and fingerpost
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The northerly view
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Harvey makes his way along the flagged path that leads to Redmond Edge, Spitler's Egde and Will Narr
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Here we leave the main path and fork right ...
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....and head towards Great Hill Farm
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Looking up the upper slopes of Great Hill, much of the stone wall is in good condition
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Great Hill Farm
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Great Hill Farm - sadly in ruins
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Leaving Great Hill farm - Drinkwaters comes into view on our right and we make towards it
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Drinkwater's
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Looking back to Great Hill
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The faint path to Drinkwater's
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Wall and gateway at Drinkwater's
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Lush grass still surrounds the ruins
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Memorial bench and resident
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Back at sign No2 - fork left and follow the track back to White Coppice
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The track with an excellent view to Healey Nab
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Looking back to Great Hill from Coppice Stile
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Looking down on White Coppice as we near the end of the walk
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A view along the breached embankment
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