Addingham High Moor

Tuesday 14-6-11 Stopped to photograph the Thief Thorn Standing Stone  above Draughton,
reminds me of the Porridge Stoop http://teddytourteas.blogspot.com/2011/06/stoops-r-teddy.html

though someone took it upon themselves to re-carve it 40 odd years back, it's weathered in a little now, carried on to park above Silsden 001 on the map

with a view up the Aire valley over Silsden to Crosshills with Pendle hill on the horizon top right

and turning round

stile in the wall and followed the path up

with hundreds of these flying about all the way around, much more orange on top but they always folded their wings when not flying

they were very busy making more for next year

going up with a view of Beamsly Beacon over Wharfdale

still going up Windgate Nick comes into view

looking back from near the top Pendle Hill's distinct shape top left

and at the top 002

I always liked the Red Comet racing mail plane back when I hung Airfix kits on cotton from the bedroom ceiling http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/misc/dh-88.htm
Just along the cliff at 003

I think it's a Wolf ? but any way the Bear got in the act

and so did my "black stalker"

looking along towards Ilkley

I spotted a Millstone in the grass

then looking over the cliff edge

and over the wall into the field, because I spotted this

brought several more into view looking back

climbed back up with a view up Wharfdale with Great Whernside on the horizon

It was then back to Black Hill and on to the Doubler Stones

the last visit was in the 1950's !

on top of the right hand one

It was then over to some rocks that took my eye at 007

with Rivock Edge wood in view http://teddytourteas.blogspot.com/2011/04/teddy-tours-to-wandjina-stone.html

which seemed a good spot for lunch :- home made bread, watercress,vine tomato and cave aged Wooky Hole Chedder with a drip Lavazza coffee and a glass of Californian Petite Sira

then went for a wander over the moor to find what look to be smaller millstone roughs at 010 and 011

there's the black stalker again

It was cracking flags or should that be millstones ? hot all day so I headed back to Windy Nick to finish the last of my water, then back to the van passing a carved rock at 013

the van comes into view

and so doe's the murk I guess it's just a normal air quality "down in the valley " ?  and Keighley

the last stile

just thought I'd share cheers all Danny