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2021.08.18 - Wednesday - COACH RAMBLES AT BOLTON ABBEY - Sheffield Ramblers first coach rambles since Covid ( 'A' Ramble led by David Hogg, and 'B' Ramble led by Simon Gray).

The 'A' Ramble - Parking Area at Bolton Abbey at SE071.540, ~E crossing B6160 Rd, then ENE crossing River Wharfe on pedestrian Bridge at SE075.542, path ~NNE (away from River edge) touching Access Rd and continuing along River to 'Wooden Bridge', turn ~NE away from bridge to Access Rd following it NW then N, but continue on track ~N along Posforth Gill, turn ~E South of and well above the lower Waterfall, continue NNE  along The Valley of Desolation & cross FB, continue to enter OAL at SE082.574, ~N on track up to Long Crag and turn WNW to sharp bend in track at SE077.590, but leave track on path ~N / NNE thru Truckle Crags & turn ~N up to Simon's Seat (Trig Beacon 485m high), path ~WSW  then SW past Grey Stone, continuing on edge of OAL, then follow track starting at SE069.588 down  ~W (well below How Beck) to pass Howgill at SE063.592, continue to Firbeck Bridge SE060.593 on Stangs Lane but do not cross - continue W to Dales Way and follow SSW along River then ~S to and across Barden Bridge, follow river roughly South / Eastward (now not on Dales Way) to pass under another bridge at SE057.568 & rejoining The Dales Way, continue past The Stride diverting down to the river to see the river rock formations at SE064564, continue along the river passing the 'Wooden Bridge' near cafes etc, and follow river then path up to Cavendish Memorial, follow road ~WSW then S & join path S to the remains of Bolton Priory (and the active Priory Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert), return to parking area and coach. We then drove to Ilkley for supper before returning to Sheffield.

1 walking from the parking area to the footbridge crossing The River Wharfe

2 glimpse of the ruined Abbey

3 The Hall at Bolton Abbey

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7 footbridge across The River Wharfe which we used

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9 heron caught in flight - no time to put up tripod

10 stepping stones alongside the footbridge

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12 a Money Tree - probably started to support Chancellors of the Exchequer short of funds?

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22 Waterfall on Beck running through The Vale of Desolation - we passed higher up to its right
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27 Footbridge marked on map crossing Beck in Vale of dessolation
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31 heading after the Vale of desolation towards Open Access Land and Simon's Seat
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41 Trig Beacon on Simon's Seat
42 a scramble up to the beacon
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45 stone slabs packaged for path resurfacing work
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51 down on edge of OALto path branching off to Howgill and Stangs Lane
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61 the River Wharfe (upstream of Fir Beck) - we turned round and went downstream correcting error
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67 Barden Bridge which we crossed over The River Wharf
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71 a further Bridge someway downstream of Barden Bridge - we passed through opening for a path through it. This Bridge is on the Dales Way which changes the side of the river
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73 the river rock bead is eroded with smooth cavities at Strid
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78 The ruined Abbey in sight seen from the other side
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80 the footbridge we crossed at the start of the walk - stepping stone just visible
81 Cavendish Memorial -The Cavendish memorial fountain is a drinking fountain erected in 1886 at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England as a memorial to Lord Frederick Cavendish following his murder. The fountain is a Grade II listed building. The Phoenix Park Murders were the fatal stabbings of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke in Phoenix Park in Dublin on 6 May 1882. Cavendish was the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Burke was the Permanent Undersecretary, the most senior Irish civil servant. The assassination was carried out by members of the rebel group Irish National Invincibles, a more radical breakaway from the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
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84 Priory Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert
85 tomb stone probably laid flat to avoid danger of toppling
86 the tombstone of a Knight / Crusader?
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