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2020.07.08**a 'social distancing walk' with 2 persons, Monyash Parking Area - SK149666, Limestone Way S/SE/ESE to One Ash Grange Farm, ~E thru Farm to Cales Dale SK172652, NE down Cales Dale for ~500m, cross Foot Bridge over Lathkill Dale, follow River Lathkill eastward for ~3km to road at SK203662 (South of Over Haddon). ZZ up rd to PC (closed - Covid19?), NW up to road & follow ~W ~300m to SK200665, FP ~NW crossing B5055 (Monyash / Bakewell Rd) at SK191674, continue on FP ~WNW down to Kirkdale Rd at SK181680, ~W (upward) / NW / WSW to Magpie Mine (and view), FP ~W to road SK166681, NW on Rd for ~160m to junction, ~100m WNW on Flag Lane to FP at SK164683, FP ~SSW to Horse Lane SK156671, ~WSW on Horse Lane then S back to Parking at Start. - Leader Stuart Bloom - Wednesday
1 Parking Area at North End of Monyash

2 enlargement of notice above
3 Seen when passing on The Limestone Way - The Market cross with The Bull Head Public House behind. To left a cafe.
4 Pond on edge of Limestone Way
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6. Patch of broken down dry stone wall - note taper of sides - width of base increases the higher a wall is. Walls are made with selected (not dressed) stone of many types dependent of what is locally available. Limestone used here. 
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8 Limestone way follows wall but path zig-zags through the gate. (National Trust sign idicates Fern Dale which is not on our route)
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10 we passed through One Ash Grange Farm
11 Peacocks sheltering inside an One Ash Grange Farm Barn
12 Our route is on on path to left
13 We passed between the buildings here
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15 still on Limestone Way & about to descend to Cales Dale
16 as above (wet slippery limestone needs care)
17 In Cales Dale - we head North to cross The River Lathkill (having left The Limestone Way which continues ~ESE to Calling Low)
18 looking back at foot bridge we took  from Cales Dale over The River Lathkill
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20 following River Lathkill ~ENE
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27 Footbridge over River Lathkill - access to some disused mining works?
28 disused mine access
29 Notice on path before road leading up to Over Haddon
30 Building seen below Over Haddon, near a ford over The River Lathkill. (not on our route).
31 Looking back at Over Haddon
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33 these curious young cattle had earlier approached us when we entered their field, and walked amiably in touching distance alongside us. 
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35 Melbourne Farm is just South of the Bakewell / Monyash Road where our Footpath crossed it
36 part of Bole Hill Farm?
37 from close to Bole Hill a glimpse of Magpie Mine seen over Kirk Dale
38 looking towards Kirk Dale
39 Magpie mine seen over fields of Barley?
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41 The Horse Gin in its re-erected position
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48 Magpie Mine information point

49 to read enlarge on your computer (control +)
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60 horse Lane?
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62 Bagshaw Dale seen from Horse Lane as we approach Monyash
63 back in Monyash
64 Methodist Church close to parking area

65 at parking area

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