Lat/Long: 54.557303, -02.948871
OS Grid ref: NY 38733 18421
The drive north along the M6 was difficult because of heavy
rain. I left at Junction 36 and headed towards Windermere where
I left the A591 and turned right to head over the A592 and over
Kirkstone Pass. It was still raining and I didn’t see a single
vehicle all the way over the pass. I reached the access road to
Seldom Seem cottages where I’d parked last week and left my car
in the same spot. |
Looking up Glencoyne |
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I headed up the track to Seldom Seen cottages and continued up
the rough path up the south side of Glencoyne. The rain had
stopped and some patches of sunshine were breaking through. I
continued up to Nick Head then turned right up the steep path
towards White Stones. I had now lost the shelter of Glencoyne
and was taking the full blast of the strong easterly wind. Part
way up I found some shelter behind some rocks and decided to
have an early lunch. |
Looking down Glencoyne to Ullswater |
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When the sun came out it felt warm in the shelter of the rocks.
That soon changed when I continued my climb to the flat summit
of White Stones and its cairns. I was heading west but over the
flat summit I swung round to the east to start a descent towards
Hart Side and up Hart Crag. I checked out the excavated groove
on the summit which always puzzles me when I pass. |
On White Stones |
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Then I descended to a very wet path to Birkett Fell and the
cairn with a ‘Birkett Fell’ carved stone. The views were rather
nice. I turned SE to follow the wall down to Brown Hills and saw
a walker coming up the other side of the wall. He was too far
away to talk to. I reached the old miners path towards Glencoyne
Head and started to walk towards the valley head. |
Birkett Fell |
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My original plan was to reach Nick Head and reverse my way back
to the car. However, I could see the strange stone dam structure
in the valley below and decided to make to steep descent to
check it out. After taking a few photos I climbed up to the main
path then descended to Glencoyne Farm and its interesting tall
stone chimneys. |
The Dam |
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The path goes through the farm garden and I stopped to chat to
the farmer and his wife who were sorting sheep. They said there
is a date stone inside of 1629. I asked about the dam and
although they knew about it they said nobody knew what it was
for. I followed the farm access road to the road then the path
back to my car. |
Seldom Seen |
Glencoyne Farm |
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