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Quarry remains

Low Water

08 Sep 2014 213
The tarn is at about 560 metres, so I've already ascended more than 500 metres (but the toughest part is about to start)

Coniston and Consiton Water from the old mans shou…

The path from Low Water

08 Sep 2014 1 258
It's a steep zig-zag path from Low Water up to the summit of the Old Man. Levers Water is just in sight as well

Old Man trig point

08 Sep 2014 252
This confirms the height at the summit of the Old Man of Coniston as 803 metres

Coniston from the top

Black Crag cairn and Dow Crag

08 Sep 2014 205
The peak behind the cairn was the next target

Mountains in the lake

Coniston Water between the trees

Sky reflected

Laurel and Hardy

09 Sep 2014 1 260
The statue is outside the Coronation Hall

Laurel and Hardy Statue

09 Sep 2014 213
Stan Laurel was born in Ulverston (as Arthur Stanley Jefferson) in 1890. The statue was unveiled in 2009.

Abbey Sauce

On Hoad Hill

09 Sep 2014 202
The summit is 450 feet (137m), situated on the eastern edge of Ulverston town

Ulverston from Hoad Hill

The path to the monument

Sir John Barrow Monument

09 Sep 2014 217
The monument is 100 feet tall, modelled on the Eddystone Lighthouse. Sir John Barrow was born in Ulverston and was a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society, amongst various claims to fame.

East from Hoad Hill

09 Sep 2014 197
Somewhere over there is Cartmel and you can see the railway viaduct over the River Leven estuary

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