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Another calm and mist
night. I set off later than usual at 8:15am and headed down SW to an
area called Currick. The river below is the infant River Eden and
the wide valley I was walking through is its source. The border
between North Yorkshire and Cumbria is just to my left but I
couldn't see anything marking it. There was a dilapidated wire fence
which could be the line. A bit further down the river becomes the
boundary. I kept to the right side of the river bank for a while
then climbed up on to the steep gorge side and followed an easy
sheep track down to Hell Gill Bridge. This is also Lady Anne's Way,
the same Lady Anne Clifford whose boundary stone I camped near last
night. I needed to cross it and descend to Hellgill Farm but the
gate was chained and locked. this is a public footpath and even
though stone steps had been put in the wall I don't think gates
should be locked. |
Locked gate on a Public footpath. |
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Towards Wild Boar Fell. |
The green way took me to the buildings
which were in good condition and nice curtains in the house, though
there was no sign of life anywhere and no vehicles. There were no
bits of rotting farm machinery either indicating that it is now a
private residence. I followed the access road back to the main B6259
road and the Settle Carlisle railway.
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I stopped on the bridge to photograph
the tracks but no trains passed while I was there. Aisgill Moor
Cottages were all occupied and in good condition. I wonder what
attracted the occupants to somewhere so remote. This is also the
county boundary again and once again North Yorkshire is also
Richmondshire. I followed the road north for a short way before
noticing a quad track heading up the fell to the left. I thought
this may be an easier way up, so I followed it. |
Post box by Aisgill Moor Cottages. |
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Aisgill summit and sun's rays
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It petered out after a
while so I headed in the general direction of Wild Boar Fell, which
I could see up ahead. I saw a pole in the distance and headed for
it. It turned out to have been a mast to hold a television aerial.
It must have been for the houses below but they must have really
wanted television as it’s a long way up the fell. It looks to have
been disused for a long time as the aerial itself is lying on the
ground, decaying. The houses will now get their TV via satellite
dishes. I pressed on across the soggy mossy fell. It wasn't as bad
as I'd expected and nowhere was the bog too deep. |
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When I reached Ais
Gill I crossed it and climbed steeply up the shelf of Low White
Scar. It was a good vantage point but rather exposed and windy. It
was in the area where I wanted to camp but there was no suitable
water supply. I checked out the small tarn shown on the map but it
turned out to be nothing more than a water filled depression with no
running inlet. I traversed round the contour to Aisgill Head where I
found a decent trickle of water in the gill and a nice flat pitch
for the tent. It was also less windy than Low White Scar. |
My tent on Wild Boar Fell |
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Sunset over Wild Boar Fell |
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