Orton Scar and Great Asby Scar (Tue 15 Jul 2008)

Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Orton Scar - Beacon Hill - Gamelands Stone Circle - Knott - Castle Folds - Orton Scar

Distance: 5.25 miles

Ascent: 800ft

Time: 2 hours 0 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Overcast

Route Map

route map
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Photos

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Jubilee Monument on Beacon Hill, looking south east towards the Howgills
Jubilee Monument on Beacon Hill, looking south east towards the Howgills
Constructed in 1887 to mark the Golden Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria

Looking to Knott from Beacon Hill
Looking to Knott from Beacon Hill

The Howgill Fells from Beacon Hill
The Howgill Fells from Beacon Hill

Above the farm at Friar Biggins
Above the farm at Friar Biggins

Limestone
Limestone

The Howgill Fells as I head for Knott Lane
The Howgill Fells as I head for Knott Lane

Limekiln at the end of Knott Lane
Limekiln at the end of Knott Lane

Gamelands Stone Circle
Gamelands Stone Circle

Looking down on Gamelands Stone Circle
Looking down on Gamelands Stone Circle

Limestone on Knott
Limestone on Knott

The trig point on Knott's summit (412m)
The trig point on Knott's summit (412m)

Limestone pavement, Great Asby Scar
Limestone pavement, Great Asby Scar

Castle Folds (settlement) surrounded by limestone pavement
Castle Folds (settlement) surrounded by limestone pavement

Limestone pavement, Great Asby Scar
Limestone pavement, Great Asby Scar

Limestone pavement, Great Asby Scar
Limestone pavement, Great Asby Scar

The North Pennines in cloud
The North Pennines in cloud

Limestone wall
Limestone wall

Great Asby Scar
Great Asby Scar

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