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Our last site of the day was to be Holme Head; one I knew could be difficult to access due to the railway line being in the way! What I can't even begin to explain is this; how have Vicky and I, who have spent the last 25 years whizzing up and down this line to each other's houses, managed to miss these huge, hunk of stone, sitting right by the side of the line? We must have both passed it hundreds of times!! Anyhoo, we tried to get a decent picture of it from the "wrong side of the tracks" and then we attempted to get to it through the filed on the other side – this would be quite easy if a) there wasn't barbed wire on the gate and b) it hadn't been full of cows who seemed very curious. This is not usually an issue for me but I had a train to catch and didn't really have the time to dodge playful bullocks and barbed wire. This is now firmly on my list for "next time". This post appears as part of the weblog entry Prehistory & Pies in Penrith
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Posted by Vicster17th August 2011ce |
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Visited 18.9.10 If you are happy to get up quite close to the stone (other side of railway line) but not actually tough it, this is an easy one to visit. Come off the M6 at Junction 41 and take the minor road north signposted Calthwaite (road is sandwiched by the M6 and railway line). Just Past the turning on your right you will see the stone clearly on the right – the other side of the train tracks. It is a large, nice looking stone and well worth seeking out when in the area. |
Posted by CARL 7th October 2010ce |
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Spotted this from the M6 because the sun was catching it... on the way back north we came off at junction 41 and took the road for Calthwaite, followed our noses until it was unveiled... But... no!!! coos!!! Field was full of young playful cows, bah! Undeterred, I decided to take a shot from the road that runs alongside the railway line ;) Then sodded it and tried to get in through the field. Chickened out when the cows were getting just a little bit toooooo friendly... jumped behind the sandstone wall and got pics from there; unfortunately the sun was right behind so only got a sillouette. Made our way back towards the car and the coos (who we'd perhaps not given enough credit to) had blocked our way out, and we had to make a dash for it through the river!!!! We'll go back after market day. |
Posted by pebblesfromheaven9th October 2005ce Edited 9th October 2005ce |
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This stone was a revalation to Stu and I. The Sewborrans and Skirsgill stones were big buggers but this one is huge. The easiest way to access it is via the field beside Kitchenhill Bridge. It's also worth keeping an eye out for it if your travelling on the west coast line out of or into Penrith. Stu had a reference from Pastscape for a stone in a field about a mile north of this one. We had a good search around but found nothing. |
Posted by fitzcoraldo1st July 2004ce Edited 1st July 2004ce |
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Standing by the West Coast main line, near to Kitchenhill Bridge is this 10ft tall monster. A big surprise for a stone that isn't marked on the O.S map. |
Posted by stubob1st July 2004ce Edited 1st July 2004ce |
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