Fermont Fort maginot line, France

this is the main entrance to the fort

this is a 88 mm German gun

this is a really noisy train

a very narrow passage

this is a turret that moves up and down.

Trou des Fées (Fairy Caves) – Croix Rouge,Virton, Belgium

This is the car park for the Fairy Caves at Croix Rouge, near Virton.

Going up the hill to the caves.

In the caves.

This bit was too small, we can’t go any further in.

This image is like the two squirrels I saw playing in the forest where the caves were.

Link to the route we took: http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/fairy-caves-297716/

Here is a link for the caves in French: http://users.mobistar.be/ardwenna/index_fichiers/Page12067.htm

Lower Montcliffe quarry, Site of Montcliffe Colliery, Winter Hill, Horwich

Debris from the mine or quarry?

Is this a fossil?

This is the quarry.

A lot of water from an unknown source-iron pipe?

A sun fire mark on a house.

Yarrow plant to help stop bleeding.

The route: http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/montcliffe-colliery-295836/

Links
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/mont.htm
good overview of the Montcliffe colliery
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=1431
climbing site

Two Lads from Wilderswood,Rivington,Winter Hill,Horwich

This is a metal lamppost. Update Mine Vent ?

This is a doorway see the Sheep ?

This is me just below the  Two Lads – Rivington Pike is in the background

The mast in the mist.

This is me on a pile of rocks- one of the Two Lads
weather :wet and cold and misty on times

Link to my route:  http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/two-lads-295506/

Links
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6623/two_lads.html
two lads history
http://www.chorleyhistorysociety.co.uk/sys2286.htm
two lads history

Iron Trough,mines at Wilderswood/Rivington,Winter Hill, Horwich

this is a iron trough

wilderswood main shaft -capped

this hole is blowing very cold air!

this is Rivington drift mine.

this is a plastic bnck.!

Before the water tunnel

after the tunnel -this time just my feet got wet !

GPS Route is online at
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-294070/

Links
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/winterpike.html best mine site Rivington pike,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_mining what was a drift mine

http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/wilders3.html wilderswood mine site

http://www.mineexplorer.org.uk/winterhill.htm another mine site

http://www.horwichheritage.co.uk/heritagecentre.htm Horwich Heritage centre

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=52990 Horwich history overview

Lichen, watercourse,Iron object and highest point on winter Hill, Horwich

orange Lichen  means pure air

this is a water course that joins together

what is this iron object?.

this is me on the highest point on winter Hill

Links

http://www.trigpointinguk.com/trigs/trig-details.php?t=701 winter hill trig point

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2146842 Trig point photo

http://www.britishlichens.co.uk/Aboutthissite.html Lichen identification

water tunnels with a bright torch,Old trough? and plastic Brick ;), Wilderswood, Rivington, Horwich

this is me with my new torch in a tunnel

this is me half way through  a tunnel

this is me going up the steps

this is a water trough?

this is a hard tunnel i got very wet

plastic bnck

Winter Hill bridges plus unknown large hairy caterpillar! Winter Hill.

this is a wooden bridge

this is the second wooden bridge

unknown  hairy caterpillar (10cm) do you know what it is called?

links to information about winter hill transmitter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station

Winter Hill-memorials ,Winter Hill, Horwich

memorial? update   we have found out that this is a Mine shaft which is capped off !

scotsmans stump sad !
“In memory of
George Henderson
Traveller
Native of Annan, Dumfrieshire
Who was barbarously
Murdered on
Rivington Moor
At noonday Nov 9th 1838
In the 20th year
Of his age”


links with more history


http://www.horwich.gov.uk/2006/landmarks.html


http://www.stpetersbelmont.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=65


http://www.ss-osands.org.uk/ssosands/beep/horwich/winter_hill.htm

plane crash my great grandad helped in the rescue . very sad!

Links with more details
http://cycleseven.org/winter-hill-plane-crash


http://www.patricktaylor.com/winter-hill-air-disaster


http://www.lep.co.uk/news/50th_anniversary_of_plane_crash_disaster_1_67553


http://www.bbc.co.uk/isleofman/content/articles/2008/02/26/winterhill_feature.shtml

Winter Hill – Brickworks,mines (part one)

brickworks tunnel?

other end of  tunnel?

 

what is this?

mine adit bricked up

mine shaft capped off and  fenced off

Links
Winter Hill site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)

Best winter Hill document !!!!
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/winterhillthebook.htm

underground in the mines of winter hill
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=7870

about the fireclay which the brickworks used
http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Winter_Hill_Mines.html