The Fairy Steps

Nearest town:
Grange-Over-Sands (8km WSW)
OS reference:
SD487789
OS sheet:
97
Latitude:
54° 12' 10.83 N
Longitude:
2° 47' 11.51 W
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The Fairy Steps

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matthewpemmott May 13, 2007

The fairy steps are an old funerary\corpse route used to transport the dead from villages in the area to the church at Beetham. The route is, in places, so narrow, for example up the two flights of man made steps, that the coffins had to be hauled up the cliff face using iron rings embedded in the stone. In a few places, these iron rings can still be seen.

Folklore

The Fairy Steps
Natural Rock Feature
treehugger-uk
treehugger-uk Jan 18, 2007

The Fairy Steps is The second of two flights of stone steps, where the narrow passage squeezes between two sheer rock faces via a flight of natural stone stairs is so named because of a legend.
If you climb or descend the steps without touching the limestone sides of the narrow gully, the fairies will grant your wish.

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