Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: Ringinglow

View north-east from high above Ringinglow on the west side of Sheffield.

View north-east from high above Ringinglow on the west side of Sheffield.

These are the Ox Stones on Burbage Moor, just south-west of Ringlinglow on the edge of Sheffield. The southern end of Stanage Edge is visible on the skyline on the left of the photo. The Ox Stones are comprised of the Rivelin (aka Chatsworth) Grit (Upper Carboniferous, Namurian age) and are a compact group of residual tors resulting from periglacial (permafrost/freeze-thaw) action during the last glacial period when the Peak District was largely free of ice but still under permafrost conditions. The mushroom shape of the tors is probably a result of wind erosion during this time in the cold, dry climate, with strong winds hurling sand against the tors in a low, ground-hugging sand-blast.

Originally posted for the Guesswhere UK Group. This has to be an easy one - there are so many clues!

High above the western side of Sheffield, near Ringinglow, and just inside the Peak District National Park, is an extensive area of abandoned quarries where the Rough Rock (an extensive and persistant sandstone at the top of the 'Millstone Grit') was formerly worked, possibly for roofing flags. On this particular sunny day, I was struck by the patterns of light and dark made by the bright green bilberry and dark brown/green heather which have grown prolifically over the heaps of sandstone debris. The Ox Stones are just visible on the skyline. Best viewed large.

Another view of one of The Ox Stones on Burbage Moor, near Ringinglow, high on the west side of Sheffield. The view is to the south and east.

View east over Sheffield. The leading edge of a band of thundery showers approaches Brown Edge Quarry near Ringinglow, coming up from the south. Five minutes later the storm was upon us, with very heavy rain and several claps of thunder.

The leading edge of a band of thundery showers approaches Brown Edge Quarry near Ringinglow, Sheffield, coming up from the south. Five minutes later the storm was upon us, with very heavy rain and several claps of thunder.

The day started fine and sunny, but it was a false and deceptive brightness. By mid-morning, clouds had started to develop: a forerunner of the thundery showers to come later. At Wigley Farm, between Bents Green and Ringinglow, this field of ripening barley had taken on an unsettling luminous hue.

The remains of the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The copperas solution was used in the leather tanning industry.

Gate posts at the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England.

The remains of the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The copperas solution was used in the leather tanning industry.

The remains of the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The copperas solution was used in the leather tanning industry. Experimenting with a Sigma 10-20mm lens and polarising filter.

The remains of the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The copperas solution was used in the leather tanning industry.

The remains of the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The pond in the foreground was used to concentrate the copperas solution which was then used in the leather tanning industry.

The remains of the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The copperas solution was used in the leather tanning industry.

Pond at the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The pond in the foreground was used to concentrate the copperas solution which was then used in the leather tanning industry.

The remains of the Copperas House near Ringinglow, Limb Valley, Sheffield, England. 'Copperas' (ferrous sulphate) was manufactured here from the pyritic Ringinglow Coal seam, mined nearby. The copperas solution was used in the leather tanning industry.