pebblesfromheaven

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.

Stopped by on my way past, having previously dismissed the signposts as being not worthy of stopping (“Tealing Earth House”-wtf?)

I wasn’t disappointed! My first soutterain, would you believe.

I wish I’d seen Nick’s instructions first, though... I followed the signs and continued down a farm track, until I spotted something in the distance that looked a likely candidate... Walked through a couple of fields and it turned out to be an old concrete air-raid shelter!! Well, it was very well-preserved... ;)
So don’t do that, kids! The real thing is just through the little metal kissing gate in the hedge on your right, up the little path and over the style. About 50 yards from the road.

Second visit to Torrs and this time we’d done our homework... but of course, we only spotted the path after struggling through the gorse!!

Lovely fine day, clear view over to the sea.