Warrendale Knotts and Attermire Scar

The scarps east of Settle rival any picture of the Dolomites. Vast columns of rock stand gaunt against the skyline, and in its shaded valleys, hill sheep regard the intruder with resentment and suspicion.

The geology is almost absurb. Warrendale Knotts is a dramatic cliff of shattered limestone crags along the Mid Cr ...

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Pen-y-Ghent: Where Giants Trod

What a splendid view to stumble upon. Pen-y-Ghent, that stubborn Yorkshire monolith, standing proud above the limestone pavements of Winskill Stones, looking as though it has absolutely no intention of going anywhere.

A mountain with a name like that ought to come with legends attached, and Pen-y-Ghent does not disappoint. Stories of giants a ...

https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/04/05/pen-y-ghent-where-giants-trod/

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These places always overpromise. It turns out that Dent only had one vampire, not vampires plural.

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Langcliffe Quarry and its Hoffman Kiln

Langcliffe Quarry was once a place of serious industry, producing lime from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The remains of three types of kiln still stand here: the Triple Draw, the Hoffmann, and the Spencer. Together, they tell the story of how lime production lurched from the pre-industrial age into t ...

https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/04/04/langcliffe-quarry-and-its-hoffman-kiln/

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Raptor persecution remains a serious and persistent wildlife crime in the UK despite than 70 years of supposed legal protection. The Yorkshire Dales is one of the worst affected places. Friends of the Dales is asking people to sign their petition to try and get the government to do more. Sign here https://friendsofthedales.org.uk/campaigns/eyes-on-the-skies-petition

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