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| One of the Three Sisters stone cairns on Nab Hill, overlooking Leeming, Oxenhope, Haworth and Oakworth |
Distance: 5 miles
Ascent: 900 ft
Walking: Andrew
Weather: Overcast with sunny spells.
OS Map: OL21 - South Pennines
Starting point: Station Road, Oxenhope.
Photography: Andrew using Nikon D750 / Nikon 24-70 mm f2.8 & Nikon 70-300 mm f4.5/5.6
Basically, straight uphill from Oxenhope with a couple of steep bits, to some of the best views in Yorkshire. We can see the cairns at the top from home so it's great to be able to go up there and look back the other way.
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| Rude! |
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| Lowertown Mill chimney is a prominent landmark on Station Road, Oxenhope. Several of the original buildings are still there and were converted into apartments 2004. There has been a mill on the site since 1817 but the remaining buildings date from the middle of the 19th century. Over the years it has also been known as Goose Green Mill, Bridge Mill and Feathers Mill. |
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| Jew Lane, Oxenhope. The unusual name is thought to be a mis-spelling of "chew", meaning "valley". |
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| The entrance to one of several large houses on Jew Lane |
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| Forget-me-nots |
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| John & Yoko's allotment? |
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| Isle Lane, Oxenhope |
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| Looking back down Isle Lane towards Back Leeming |
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| Back Leeming |
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| Still heading up Isle Lane. Confusingly, all the lanes on this section seem to be called Isle Lane (have a look at a map - I pity the local postman). |
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| This is probably Isle Lane as well, looking down to Leeming Reservoir |
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| Note the step stiles on either side where another footpath crosses |
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| Nab Hill. The cairns, known as the Three Sisters can be seen on the horizon, along with some of the wind turbines further over on Ovenden Moor. |
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| We are a week into May and we are still getting frost most nights and up here there is a bit of lying snow in the shelter of this wall |
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| At the top of Isle Lane, I turned onto Nab Water Lane. This is the view back down Nan Scar Beck, runs down into Leeming Reservoir |
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| After a short distance I turned off the road and headed up the very steep path up Nab Scar, over the Nab Water conduit, which joins Warley Moor Reservoir to Thornton Moor Reservoir and Leeming Reservoir, and onto Nab Rough. |
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| A couple of Roe Deer on Nab Rough |
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| Moor Close Hill |
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| Warley Moor Reservoir was built between 1864 and 1872 by Halifax Corporation. If you look very carefully, you can just see Stoodley Pike on the horizon |
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| Ovenden Moor Wind farm with an abandoned stone quarry in the foreground |
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| Another of the many stone quarries on Nab Hill, which were mainly on use between about 1840 and 1900 |
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| The Three Sisters, stone cairns, serve as shelters for walkers to enjoy the spectacular views over Bronte Country |
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| From here, looking north, you can see Leeming Reservoir, Leeming, Oxenhope, Haworth, Oakworth (including our house with a decent pair of binoculars) and the hills of the Yorkshire Dales in the distance. Just below this cairn is one of the six Stanza Stones placed on a 50 mile upland walking route, each engraved with a poem by the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. Seeing this was the main purpose for me walking up here - and I forgot.... The stone is called Mist. Maybe that should be changed to Missed. |
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| This is what I imagine Tibet looks like. |
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| The remains of a couple of quarry buildings |
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| Looking east towards Thornton Moor Reservoir and Bradford |
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| The view of Leeming from Little Clough |
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| A stack of what appear to be roofing stones. I wonder how long they've been there? |
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| Thornton Moor Reservoir |
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| Hambleton Lane |
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| Presumably a memorial to a cyclist, on which passers-by are encouraged to ring the cycle bell attached to the finger sign post |
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| Heading down the Bronte Way towards Leeming, the Three Sisters can be seen high on the hill ahead |
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| Heading down Stony Hill |
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| Sawood in the distance |
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| A shadow of my former self? |
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| Leeming Reservoir and Waterside Mill (formerly known as Syke Mill), which was built in 1847. Leeming Reservoir was constructed between 1872 and 1873 to supply the many mills in the area. Its construction necessitated the closure and demolition of at least two mills and their associated houses. |
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| The valve shaft housing on Leeming Reservoir with added cormorant |
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| Back Leeming (again), or should that be back to Back Leeming? |
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| The Lamb, one of many cosy traditional pubs in the area |
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| Back Leeming (yet again) |
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| Forget-me-nots (again) |
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