Great Hill
   
Date 19/10/2012
Starting Point White Coppicel (SD614180)
Distance 4 miles

On a hazy morning I took a stroll up Great Hill from White Coppice.

 


White Coppice, starting point for the walk.

Ramblers Association sign No. 1

 

Coppice Stile Farm ruins and the view to Drinkwater's and Great Hill

 

The ruins of Grime's Farm, with Great Hill in the distance

 

Appoaching Ramblers sign No. 2, this is the view back to White Coppice

 

Sign No. 2

 

Looking across to Round Loaf and Winter Hill

 

Nearing Drinkwater's Farm

 

Healey Nab from near Drinwater's

 

Great Hill from Drinkwater's

 

Wall and gateposts at Drinkwater's

 

The Nab

 

Leaving Drinwater's - this is the view back towards Healey Nab

 

Looking south to Dean Black Book

 

Looking back to Drinkwater's and a distant Chorley from the upper slopes of Great Hill

 

Looking down to the ruins of Great Hill Farm

 

Harvey and the view to the Trough of Bowland

 

Great Hill summit and fingerpost

 

The northerly view

 

Harvey makes his way along the flagged path that leads to Redmond Edge, Spitler's Egde and Will Narr

 

Here we leave the main path and fork right ...

 

....and head towards Great Hill Farm

 

Looking up the upper slopes of Great Hill, much of the stone wall is in good condition

 

Great Hill Farm

 

Great Hill Farm - sadly in ruins

 

Leaving Great Hill farm - Drinkwaters comes into view on our right and we make towards it

 

Drinkwater's

 

Looking back to Great Hill

 

The faint path to Drinkwater's

 

Wall and gateway at Drinkwater's

 

Lush grass still surrounds the ruins

 

Memorial bench and resident

 

Back at sign No2 - fork left and follow the track back to White Coppice

 

The track with an excellent view to Healey Nab

 

Looking back to Great Hill from Coppice Stile

 

Looking down on White Coppice as we near the end of the walk

 

A view along the breached embankment