Photographs of the hamlets Hardendale and Reagill, plus the attractive village of Crosby Ravensworth in the upper reaches of the Lyvennet Valley.
Shap - Orton - Kirkby Stephen - Mauds Meaburn
Castlehowe Stone Circle, Hardendale near Shap in Cumbria..
This small 7m Bronze Age stone circle has 10 boulders of pink Shap granite and one hewn blue granite.
Castlehowe Stone Circle in Hardendale near Shap in Cumbria.
This small 7m stone circle has 10 boulders of Shap granite.
NB. This photo was taken with a zoom lens from the road. Please do not add to the damage to the wall and fence to gain access to the field.
The Thunder Stone at Castlehowe Scar in Hardendale, Cumbria.
The huge erratic boulder of Shap granite sits perched on the top of a small quarry.
Erratic boulders have been picked up and carried by glaciers, then dropped in a different area when the ice melted.
Stepping stones and ford over Dalebanks Beck, Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
St Lawrence's Church can be seen in the distance.
Dalebanks Beck and Church Bridge, Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
A 19th century footbridge over Dalebanks Beck, leading to St Lawrence's Church.
There is a lovely display of monkey flowers in the beck.
Church Bridge, Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
A 19th century footbridge over Dalebanks Beck leading to St Lawrence's Church.
St Lawrence's Church, Crosby Ravensworth in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The oldest part of this large village church is the crossing (the junction of the four arms of a cruciform) which dates back to the 12th century. Much rebuilding work was carried out in the 19th century.
Grade 1 Listed.
St Lawrence's Church, Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
The oldest part of this large village church is the crossing (the junction of the four arms of a cruciform) which dates back to the 12th century. Much rebuilding work was carried out in the 19th century.
Grade 1 Listed.
Medieval cross stump in St Lawrence's Churchyard at Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
The shaft consists of 3 fragments
The 1875 Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
The Millennium Stone, Crosby Ravensworth in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The plaque reads:.
"The stone was extracted from our quarry at Plumpton, near Lazonby, in 1996. It is the.Remnant of a wind sculpted pillar of sandstone.around 250 million years ago and it is exactly as it.came out of the ground. It was placed here to mark the Millennium in May 2000 by Cumbria Stone Quarries Ltd who formerly owned and ran a Stoneworks at what is now Stoneworks Garth.
Butchers Arms, Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
In 2011, this 18th century pub was saved by over 300 people, who wanted to bring the pub back to life & back to the heart of the community.
Monks' Bridge over the River Lyvennet at Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
This old bridge (probably 17th century) is believed to have been connected with a nearby grange of Whitby Abbey
Pinfold Cairn by Andy Goldsworthy at Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Goldsworthy created six pinfold cairns around the Eden Valley, each holding a stone cone cairn that appears to be growing like a seed within its protective shell.
Pinfolds are sheepfolds which were originally used to pen stray animals.
The stone cairn in the Pinfold Cairn at Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Goldsworthy created six pinfold cairns around the Eden Valley, each holding a stone cone cairn that appears to be growing like a seed within its protective shell.
Pinfolds are sheepfolds which were originally used to pen stray animals.
Gathering clouds, Crosby Ravensworth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Eden district of Cumbria.
Charles 11 Monument at Black Dub on Crosby Ravensworth Fell, Cumbria.
This monument, sited at the source of the River Lyvennet, is where Charles II and his army rested when marching from Scotland following his coronation in Scone. The inscription reads, 'HERE AT BLACK DUB THE SOURCE OF THE LIVENNET, KING CHARLES THE II REGALED HIS ARMY AND DRANK OF THE WATER.ON HIS MARCH FROM SCOTLAND AUGUST 8 1651'. The monument was erected c1851 by Thomas Bland of Reagill. The base-reliefs of the monument show: A profile bust of Charles II; a crown (which Charles wished to possess) and a lion (which thwarted his hopes at the battle of Worcester).
Charles 11 Monument at Black Dub on Crosby Ravensworth Fell, Cumbria.
This monument, sited at the source of the River Lyvennet, is where Charles II and his army rested when marching from Scotland following his coronation in Scone Palace, Perthshire.
The base-reliefs of the monument show a profile bust of Charles II, a lion and a crown.
The inscription reads, 'HERE AT BLACK DUB THE SOURCE OF THE LIVENNET, KING CHARLES THE II REGALED HIS ARMY AND DRANK OF THE WATER ON HIS MARCH FROM SCOTLAND AUGUST 8 1651'.
The monument was erected c1851 by Thomas Bland of Reagill.
The profile bust of Charles 11 on the Black Dub Monument, Crosby Ravensworth Fell, Cumbria. This monument, sited at the source of the River Lyvennet, is where Charles II and his army rested when marching from Scotland following his coronation in Scone.
The inscription reads, 'HERE AT BLACK DUB THE SOURCE OF THE LIVENNET, KING CHARLES THE II REGALED HIS ARMY AND DRANK OF THE WATER
ON HIS MARCH FROM SCOTLAND AUGUST 8 1651'.
The monument was erected c1851 by Thomas Bland of Reagill. The base-reliefs of the monument show: A profile bust of Charles II; a crown (which Charles wished to possess) and a lion (which thwarted his hopes at the battle of Worcester).
The course of the old Roman Road over Crosby Ravensworth Fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
High Nook Thunder Stone beside the old Roman Road on Crosby Ravensworth Fell, Eden, Cumbria.
A Shap granite erratic boulder incorporated into a dry stone wall beside Howe Nook Farm cattlegrid.
Hardendale Hall in the hamlet of Hardendale near Shap in Cumbria.
Farmhouse built in 1747.
One of two lime kilns in the hamlet of Hartendale near Shap in Cumbrra.
A lime kiln was a structure used to manufacture lime by burning limestone (calcium carbonate).
Swaledale sheep on the narrow road to the hamlet of Hardendale in Cumbria.
Hardendale Quarry (or Shapfell Quarry) was opened in 1962 to supply limestone for the Scottish steel industry. Extraction ceased in 2009 because either lateral or vertical enlargement would have changed the water table.
Plans are now underway to keep the lake and create a haven for wildlife including a hibernacula and bund for amphibians and reptiles.
Hardendale Quarry (or Shapfell Quarry) was opened in 1962 to supply limestone for the Scottish steel industry. Extraction ceased in 2009 because either lateral or vertical enlargement would have changed the water table.
Plans are now underway to keep the lake and create a haven for wildlife including a hibernacula and bund for amphibians and reptiles.
The five cairns on Hardendale Nab in Cumbria.
Shapfell Limeoworks is in the near distance with with a backdrop of a snowy High Street and Kidsy Pike.
The five cairns on Hardendale Nab with a backdrop of the reservoir in Wet Sleddale, cumbria.
The limestone ridge along the top of Hardendale Nab in Cumbria.
The five cairns can be seen in the distance.
The eastern side of the limestone cliffs on the moorland top of Hardendale Nab in Cumbria.
The eastern side of the limestone cliffs on the moorland top of Hardendale Nab in Cumbria.
Iron Hill North bowl barrow near Shap in Cumbria.
Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age bowl barrow (burial mound / cairn). Excavation of the cairn uncovered a cist (coffin / burial chamber) with a human male burial and deer remains. A bronze halberd (combined spear and axe) was found in the area.
The barrow has been cut in half by the building of the wall.
Iron Hill South lies close by.
Iron Hill North bowl barrow near in Hardendale Shap in Cumbria.
Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age bowl barrow (burial mound / cairn). Excavation of the cairn uncovered a cist (coffin / burial chamber) with a human male burial and deer remains. A bronze halberd (combined spear and axe) was found in the area.
The barrow has been cut in half by the building of the wall.
Iron Hill South lies close by.
Iron Hill South Cairn Circle at Harderndale near Shap in Cumbria.
A partial ring of seven pink granite boulders surrounding a low mound. Four boulders scattered on top of the mound are thought to be part of a cist. Investigation at this site located the bones of a man, a deer antler and animal bones.
Iron Hill South Cairn Circle in Hardendale near Shap in Cumbria.
A partial ring of seven pink granite boulders surrounding a low mound. Four boulders scattered on top of the mound are thought to be part of a cist. Investigation at this site located the bones of a man, a deer antler and animal bones.
The Image Garden, created by Thomas Bland at Reagill in Cumbria.
Bland (1799 -1865) was a self-taught sculptor who created a garden full of his own sculptures to celebrate the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837.
Originally there were about 80 figures including Robert Burns, William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott as well animals, and even paintings. Bland also made and erected at his own expense, the Queen Victoria Monument at Shap and the Charles 11 monument at Black Dub on Crosby Ravensworth Fell.
This photo was taken from the road and only shows a small part of the garden. It is not open to the public.