Thursday, 1 March 2012

Hurstwood Luner landscape


For the first time in what seems like weeks, awoke to blue sky and sunshine and having spent some birthday money on a new hat decided to give it a test run. Parked in the water board car park at Hirstwood, above Burnley,
I could hear the Wurduping ! from a 100 yards
making baby Frogs !
Sheltered spot at the Mark and grid ref. on the map, some of last nights curry and rice heated up in a roasting bag in 500ml water in a Crusader cooker running on x3 fuel tab's in a 2oz tobacco tin 1/2 full of jelled alcohol, this way it'll light with a spark and the lid makes it snuffable to use again
let boil till the food's hot then snuff with the lid, place the bag in the cup and add a tea bag to the (untainted) water to make a brew
noticed just one letter sticking out but peeled back the grass to reveal
Verdict on the hat - Superb !
just thought I'd share - cheers all Danny
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  1. Mike Knipe1 March 2012 at 21:38

    Me and my pal Neil used to visit that spot. Nostalgia, eh? Not what it used to be....
    Lancashire frogs are a bit ahead of the Northumbrian ones who are only just having pond parties - no spawn as yet.

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    1. QDanT2 March 2012 at 08:32

      Hi Mike,only 5 minute out of Burnley and your on a different world ! Did you spot any Clangers ?

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  2. QDanT2 March 2012 at 08:36

    To answer John’s E-mail from the USA, I presume that the cut stone blocks were used to build the surrounding reservoirs ?

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  3. Unknown2 March 2012 at 11:27

    hi dad nice tour ...teddy looks well .. the landscape looks like big moles have lived ther all the little mountains... i lke the hat ... the one with the slabs of stones in a rounded form is that a well?

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    1. QDanT2 March 2012 at 20:15

      Hi Justine (in Italy) I'd say no apart from there was a 6 ft. piece of iron ladder not showing on top of the rusty tin sheet,but I'd say it's just a shelter for the guys chipping rocks all day, I'll be going back soon as it's easy to get to and lots more to explore I'll have another look - watch this space !

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  4. Oldmortality2 March 2012 at 11:40

    Like they say in Texas....

    Big hat - no cattle.

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    1. QDanT2 March 2012 at 20:23

      Bad Love Randy Newman 1999.
      Track 3
      "I’m Dead (But I Don't Know It)"

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  5. AlanR2 March 2012 at 18:24

    What a great place that is and so close to me.
    Looks like some smashing wild camp spots there too. Cracking pics and i can smell the curry.
    (Not yours, Sheila’s just making some for Tea). ha.

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    1. QDanT2 March 2012 at 20:42

      there certainly is and runs right over to :-
      http://teddytourteas.blogspot.com/2011/06/hare-stones-millstone.html
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      http://teddytourteas.blogspot.com/2011/02/rushlights.html
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      how strange the next area over was a blog titled Dove stones ! seems to be missing ?

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  6. Alen McFadzean4 March 2012 at 11:02

    Hi Danny. What an amazing landscape. It reminds me very much of Grimes Graves, in Norfolk, though I get the impression it’s of a much later date. It just goes to show that you don’t have to wander far in this country to stumble upon something that stops you in your tracks and gets the old grey matter working.
    A lot of people must have put in a lot of hours chipping stones in that spot to have made so much of an impact. They came and they went again. And I bet there are very few records, if any, of any of them being there. It certainly makes a chap think. Nice hat, by the way. And I like the Clanger.
    Cheers, Alen.

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    1. QDanT4 March 2012 at 13:45

      Hi Alen, few records indeed I've just spent 2hrs.+ searching and turned up 1 ref. (in a walk .pdf) :-
      Hurstwood Reservoir ------------------
      Construction began in 1908 but was delayed due to World War One. The reservoir was not completed until 1925 --------------- and the mention of :- Shedden Clough The unusual moon-like landscape of Shedden Clough is the result of 17th and 18th century limestone extraction. Water was artificially dammed up, then released to expose glacially-transported limestone boulders, the small valleys left behind were known as the ‘hushes’ and the less valuable discarded stone was known as the ‘sheddings’. The limestone was burnt locally in small kilns before distribution for use in the production of mortar and whitewash, and as a fertiliser -----------------------
      Never been or heared of, and less than a mile away, so that's my next "tour" sorted
      cheers Danny

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