Bleasedale Circle, Fair Snape Fell, Parlick, Lancashire.
[ 11.7 km] Sat 12 Feb 2011

SD 6011 4418
After a busy morning drove in my car with Steve to Startifants Lane near Chipping at base of Parlick. Walked via Higher Brock Mill to Bleasdale Circle where we stopped for a late lunch of sandwiches. Then via Higher Fair Snape Farm and up to summit of Fair Snape Fell. The conditions must have been good for hang gliders as there were a lot around. At one point I counted 16 in the air.

The circle is in the centre of a clump of tree which is fenced off from the surrounding fields. Just inside is an information board. It says the Circle is a Bronze Age timber structure consisting of two circles set within one another. The Circle was discovered in 1898 by Shadrach Jackson and Thomas Kelsall. Excavation of the inner circle revealed posts, poles and a grave. In 1924 the site was scheduled as an Ancient Monument but it was not until 1935 that the outer circle and the area between the circles were excavated. At this time the inner circle posts were replaced by concrete ones. Four of the posts were moved to the Harris Museum, Preston. Passing through the circle there was the remains of a stile at the opposite end.

View from the climb of Fairsnape Fell