Category Archives: Ruins

Piel Island

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

  Waiting on the jetty, the Roa Island Lifeboat station to the left and Piel castle just visible on the right of the picture. We continued our exploration of the north side of the bay with a first ever trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bugs, Castles, Fossils, Geology, Ruins, Snails, Spiders, Wildflowers | 4 Comments

Furness Abbey

Posted on August 29, 2009 by

It’s fairly astonishing that a man could travel half way round the world to visit the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu, but never get round to seeing even older ruins virtually on his own doorstep. I put that right on … Continue reading →

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The Cloven Ash and Coldwell Lime Works

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

Sunday afternoon saw me and the nipper… …on a short spree to the edge of Silverdale Moss. One reason for coming this way was to check on the progress of this ash…   …which has a huge crack running right … Continue reading →

Posted in Fungi, Moss, Ruins, Trees, Walking | 6 Comments

Bonsor Mine

Posted on December 26, 2008 by

I didn’t get particularly far in my wanderings at Coniston, but I did walk up to the ruins of Bonsor mine a couple of times. The mine is above the youth hostel, alongside Red Dell Beck… There are lots of … Continue reading →

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