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2017.08.30 - Lodge Moor Bus Terminus, W along rd to The Sportsman PH, S to Redmires Conduit & W along it, S on Soughley Lane, FP to East tip of  Redmires Resv, up on FP S / ~ SE to Knoll Top Farm, Fullwood Head Lane, thr Brown Edge Farm, ~ S to / across Ringinglow Rd, west side of Lady Cannings Plantation, SW on Houndkirk Rd, at SK277817 ~ W across Burbage Brook / Carl Wark Fort / Mitchell Field then on FP ~ SW / W to & across A6187 Rd, down to & along B6001 Rd to cross Leadmill Bridge, follow on South side River Derwent to Shatton, U turn past nursery to Bamford Bus Terminus / Railway Stn.- leader Dave Jefferies - Wednesday

The Sportsman Public House
heading to the Redmires Conduit
 
 
on the Redmires Conduit
a late lamb to right?
Wyming Brook Farm? - several markings of this farm on map
East edge of the bottom of three Redmire Reservoirs to right
up towards Knoll Top Farm
looking back at Wyming Brook Farm?
the lower two of the three Redmires Reservoirs seen here
Belted Galloway cattle - brown & white one to right?
Fulwood Booth?
Herdwick sheep (Lake District breed)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
on Fulwood Head Road / Lane
 
Lodge Moor Clock Tower top left
in Brown Edge Farm
 
the round up?
 
outside Brown Edge Farm
looking back on Brown Edge Farm
toward Ringinglow Road - detour to avoid swampy patch - see Ox Stones top left
Houndkirk Hill?
 
Houndkirk Road
Trees behind are the edge of Lady Canning's Plantation (which we passed along earlier) - Burbage Moor in front
we turned from Houndkirk Road up this Footpath towards Mitchell Field & Hathersage - party waiting here for others to arrive 
 
down towards Burbage Brook
crossing a packhorse bridge?
 
up to Carl Wark Fort for lunch
man laid stone (against an earth bank) on one side only?
Higger Tor behind
 
a natural edge of the 'Fort'?
 
both Winhill and Bamford Edge visible in this picture (see separate views later from River Derwent)
 
Overstones Farm at top right below Stanage Edge. Ruin in centre of picture zoomed into on later picture. 
descending to Mitchell Field
zoomed into 'ruin' on Callow Bank seen in an earlier picture - some work in progress.
 
Over Owler Tor seen from below (deserted today - hive of activity in the sun last Wednesday)
part of Millstone Edge seen from below
 
Scraperlow Farm House ( grade II listed building)
through wood below High Lees
 
 
we turned down on this FP into Hathersage off the A6187 road. Tired rams resting in shade?
 
 
On the River Derwent (having turned onto the south bank at Leadmill Bridge)
heading toward Shatton
 
 
 
stepping stones some way below Offerton - passable now in summer but often water is too high
 
 
 
Bamford Edge on skyline
Winhill now on Skyline - River Derwent passes between Winhill and Bamford Edge
 
barking dog guarding house against walkers across River Derwent?

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