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2019.08.07 - High Bradfield SK267925, ~W past PH & Church, ~N then W on FP to cross Rocher End Brook, ~NW on FP to Rocher Head, ~W to cross Load Field Road, ~NW to Bar Dike, cross Mortimer Rd & follow BW Dukes Road (Path), above Hurkling Edge to Flint Hill, path turns ~SW to 'Ford' at ~SK209936, take FP marked Cartledge Stone Ridge ~ SSW (turning at end SW) up to Back Tor, ~300m ~S of Back Tor turn ~E down Foulstone Rd to meet Mortimer / Strines Rd, ~E then NE on this Rd, turn ~SE down BW then E to Brogging & Strines Resr. Embt., FP ~E down to Dale Dike Resr., Concessionary Path ~NE on East edge of D.D.Reser to Embt, roughly follow Spillway / stream & cross, turn ~W back towards embt, then U -turn ~ENE to join Dale Road, follow Dale Road ~E passing Walker House & Annet Bridge to Low Bradfield - leaders Carole & Peter Jones - Wednesday

Migrating geese? flew over 30 minutes before the walk started

The Old Horns Inn at High Bradfield

St Nicholas Church ahead on our route

Private Houses - possibly at one stage a Workhouse?

Yorkshire Flag

Ornate gravestone

record of child mortality in one family in the 18-hundreds

Agden reservoir seen below us

near Rocher End Brook

below Rocher Woods heading toward Rocher Head (old farm buildings)

Agden Reservoir seen behind group

To Bar Dyke near Mortimer Road

distant view

farm buildings at Rocher Head

tea break

Rocher Rocks just visible at top mid left

just crossed Load Field Road and heading toward Bar Dyke

distant view

view looking behind from Dukes Road - Damflask Reservoir in the distance with possibly a glimpse of Agden Reservoir closer to us?

decaying dry stone wall on part of Dukes Road

Dukes Road - a long flat haul

a glimpse of the upper reaches of Abbey Brook

towards Back Tor

Low Tor?

Back Tor ahead on skyline

flagstones apparently from old mill buildings?

nearing Back Tor

Abbey Brook in distance?

lunch stop at Back Tor

a glance back at Back Tor

The Lose Hill Mam Tor ridge seen from our route somewhere before we turned off on Foulstone Road

Wheel Stones just visible at top left

Strines Reservoir (rain on Foulstone Road and no pictures taken)

House at Brogging / Strines Reservoir embankment

'Boots Folly' seen across Strines Reservoir

crossing footbridge over spillway stream from Strines Reservoir

along the East Edge of Dale Dike reservoir

Dale Dike Reservoir

ditto

Dale Dike Reservoir Spillway

bridge over spillway

stream below Dale Dike Reservoir - probably from drawdown pipe as spillway is not overtopped

The embankment with berms - some berm addition /strengthening was possibly done on this Dale Dyke Reservoir embankment in years 2000+ after checks on as built design & physical condition? Possibly some grouting also done under spillway? Some other dams in this area also apparently strengthened at various times.