Photographs taken on the fells and high ground above Muker and Keld in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
Birk Hill Scar Pinnacle,near Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
During the hard winter of 2009/10, a large chunk of the rock face collapsed, taking the top off this once much larger pinnacle.
Crackpot Hall, Keld in Swaledale, the Yorkshire Dales..
The first building on this site to command one of the finest views in the area, is believed to have been a 16th century hunting lodge, built for Lord Wharton's gamekeeper when red deer roamed the valley. The present farmhouse dates back to about the mid 18th century, but it had to be abandoned in 1953 due to mining subsidence.
Although the Dales authors Ella Pontefract and Marie Hartley wrote of a wild four year old child named Alice living here in the 1930s, the name Crackpot Hall has nothing to do with eccentricity; instead it has viking origins, meaning a pothole or chasm frequented by crows.
Crackpot Hall, Keld in Swaledale, the Yorkshire Dales..
The first building on this site to command one of the finest views in the area, is believed to have been a 16th century hunting lodge, built for Lord Wharton's gamekeeper when red deer roamed the valley. The present farmhouse dates back to about the mid 18th century, but it had to be abandoned in 1953 due to mining subsidence.
Although the Dales authors Ella Pontefract and Marie Hartley wrote of a wild four year old child named Alice living here in the 1930s, the name Crackpot Hall has nothing to do with eccentricity; instead it has viking origins, meaning a pothole or chasm frequented by crows.
Crackpot Hall Level Smithy, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Built for the lead mine, but the building was used as a storage barn for the owners of Crackpot Hall when the mine closed.
Crackpot Hall Level adit for the Beldi Hill Lead Mine, Keld, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The remains of an old tractor near Crackpot Hall, Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
Corpse Road miners' underpass at Acre Walls Level, on Kisdon Fell, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Moody skies over Keld from the slopes of Kisdon, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Kisdon Gorge, River Swale and Muker from the Dales Way footpath in the Yorkshire Dales.
A view down the Kisdon Gorge from Crackpot Hall, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Mist descending around Kisdon Cottage on Kisdon Fell, Muker, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
A Dales barn and a distant view of Kisdon Cottage on the lower slopes of Kisdon at Muker in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
A view down Oxnop Gill into Swaledale from the fell road that links Askrigg in Wensleydale with Muker in Swaledale.
Oxnop Scar on the Dales fell road from Askrigg in Wensleydale to Muker in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
A view down Swinner Gill to the River Swale, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Swinner Gill Waterfall and Swinner Gill, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Swinner Gill Kirk, Swinner Gill, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.
This hauntingly beautiful dell was used as a secret place of worship during the times of religious intolerance in the 17th century. Services were held in the kirk, and when warned by a look-out, the congregation took refuge in the cave to the left of the falls. It has a low entrance, but extends for about fifty metres and does open out sufficiently for a man to stand up.
Swinner Gill Kirk and Cave, Swinner Gill, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.
This hauntingly beautiful dell was used as a secret place of worship during the times of religious intolerance in the 17th century. Services were held in the kirk, and when warned by a look-out, the congregation took refuge in the cave to the left of the falls. It has a low entrance, but extends for about fifty metres and does open out sufficiently for a man to stand up.
Swinner Gill Smelt Mill at the junction with East Grain Gill, Keld Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The smelt mill was operational from 1804-1819.
Swinner Gill Smelt Mill, mine adit and East Grain Waterfall, Keld Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.
The smelt mill was operational from 1804-1819.
Beldi Hill Smelt Mill at the foot of Swinner Gill, Keld, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The smelt mill was operational from 1770-1883. The line of the flu can be seen running up the hillside behind the mill.
Mine adit and waterfall at the junction of Swinner Gill and East Grain Gill near Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
A Swaledale sheep seeking shade in the mine adit.