A cohort of nineteen drove to the start of this walk at Lord Stones Cafe. The weather was fine and breezy….
Making our way to Carlton Bank alum quarry.
Walkers at the first stopping point within the alum quarry.
En route to the nearby jet tips.
Beth Andrews holding forth on the former excavation of the alum works and jet mining.
The steep climb to Cringle Moor.
View of Cold Moor from Cringle Moor.
View of the escarpment fom Cringle Moor.
Carlton Alum Quarry
A cohort of nineteen drove to the start of this walk at Lord Stones Cafe. The weather was fine and breezy….
Making our way to Carlton Bank alum quarry.
Walkers at the first stopping point within the alum quarry.
En route to the nearby jet tips.
Beth Andrews holding forth on the former excavation of the alum works and jet mining.
The steep climb to Cringle Moor.
View of Cold Moor from Cringle Moor.
View of the escarpment fom Cringle Moor.