Newlands Valley, Lake District: The Goldscope mine dates back to Elizabethan times, but still has the capacity to astound It is a terrible day to be walking on the fells of the Lake District, but here we are, staggering along the Cat Bells ridge under a violent, cacophonous wind. A little punchdrunk, we retire into the Newlands Valley, where we go in search of more sheltered rewards.After a bit of educated guessing, we find what we're looking for in the side of the great prow of Scope End: a narrow, misleadingly inconspicuous nook in the hillside. Continue reading...
Country diary: Thanks to the brutal wind, we find a marvel of mountain engineering
17. ledna 2022 9:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian