Hatch-a-way

Nearest town:
Buxton (6km NW)
OS reference:
SK081673
OS sheet:
119
Latitude:
53° 12' 8.44 N
Longitude:
1° 52' 43.41 W
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Hatch a way hill and cairn is the rounded one on the right, Parkhouse and Chrome hills line the left, and Hollins hill dark in the left of center skyline, the view point is Hitter hill, the site of a fair and decent cairn.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
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postman Feb 3, 2014
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Eric contemplates conquering the world.

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postman Feb 3, 2014
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From the lower eastern flank of Parkhouse hill.

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postman Dec 1, 2013
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Hatch-a-way cairn and Harley grange cairn above and beyond it by the lone tree.

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postman Dec 1, 2013
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Zoomed upon from the scary summit of Parkhouse hill.

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postman Dec 1, 2013
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The very decent cairn on Hatch-a-way hill, with the position of nearby Harley Grange behind.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
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postman Dec 1, 2013
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The cairn (right) on Hatch-a-way hill with the perilously narrow ridge of Parkhouse hill behind it.

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postman Dec 1, 2013
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Becairned Hatch-a-way hill with the perilously narrow ridge of Parkhouse hill behind it.

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postman Dec 1, 2013
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Hatch-a-way hill has a good cairn up on it, with Parkhouse hill rising on the left.

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postman Oct 21, 2013
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Hatch-a-way hill and cairn on the left , Parkhouse hill on t’right. Taken just above Etches cave.

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postman Jul 2, 2013
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The long sharp crag of Parkhouse hill behind the cairn

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postman Mar 19, 2011
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Eric photographs a perfect peak suset from Hatch-a-way cairn the day before the spring equinox, chrome hill rises into the suns loving glow.

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postman Mar 19, 2011
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Hatch-a-way is on the left, Parkhouse hill on the right. From Chrome hill

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Articles

Hatch-a-way

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postman Mar 19, 2011

We unpacked the bikes from the car, which was tastefully parked on the narrow single file road that skirts round Parkhuse hill and Chrome hill and past Dowel cave. The reason for the bikes was unclear, but at the very least it served as encouragement to a nine year old whose commitment to getting to the top flags and wains too easily.
We didnt take them all the way up Hatch-a-way hill, just less then half way then we discreetly abandoned them and carried on walking the rest of the way. As we crested the shoulder between Hatch-a-way and Parkhouse hills the sunset was about to burst across the sky bathing the easy southern slope of Chrome hill.
When we reached the very top of the hill the cairn came into view, probably less than a metre high, but with a complete ring of stones it looked pretty cool and I was impressed with this unassuming everyday hilltop cairn.
Though the hilltop was large and wide the cairn was sited as close the edge as possible overlooking the two prominent hills Parkhouse and Chrome but also the lovely green valley with a stream that bursts from the living rock only yards from Dowel cave.
We had hoped to be able to stay long enough to see the super big moon rise, from here I predicted a moonrise somewhere in the vicinty of Foxhole cave hill (is that it’s name?) but it was getting late Eric was tired cold and hungry, and we were both looking forward to riding our bikes back down the hill to the car, which ended up being a good idea, the wind in your hair a smile on your face and a wildly squeeling child.
A good day

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