Thursday 18 March 2021

Wolfhole Crag

 Wolfhole Crag and Millers House from Tower Lodge - 

10miles & 1650 ft 

Leaving the little parking area near Tower Lodge
on The Marshaw R
iver Wyre

Wolfhole Crag soon comes into view on the horizon 

The ridge is reached after a couple of hours and Ingleborough,
 the f
irst of the Yorkshire Three Peaks comes into view....  

....then Pen-y-Ghent....

....followed by Whernside with just a hint of snow clinging to the
summit wall

My own summit of Wolfhole  Crag is reached at 527m....

....from which Pendle Hill to the south can be seen as well

Wolfhole Crag is named after the 'Wolf Hole' under the crags
on the 
summit 

The hole goes back a long away and, on further inspection,
I found a 
'dead letter box' with the usual array of bits and pieces. 
It clearly hadn't 
been opened for many years, given the difficulty in opening it. The last date on the pad was 2009!   

Now on the descent via Millers House

The Brennand valley comes into view,  with its river Dunsop leading
down to the geographic centre of mainland Britain, ie. the village of Dunsop Bridge.

Finally, a last stop at Millers House, where I found the remains of a
part-made but broken millstone.
The rock in this region is called Millstone 
Grit after its usage. 

Arriving back at the car after a thoroughly enjoyable and
interesting walk.


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