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On top of it’s low hill overlooking Bass Rock and the Firth of Fourth
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Until I’d found the man hole cover I was thinking all kind of negative thoughts. I’ve come to the wrong one, it’s ruined beyond comprehension, that’s another lost compass, is my leg broke?
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Large loose boulders on top of the Souterrain and a new thing has now earned the moniker M****r F****r, rabbit holes.
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Looking over loose boulders on top of the Souterrain to Bass Rock in the Firth.
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Knees in, back straight, be the stone, be the stone.
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Devil’s bridge, and the tight gorge that is next to the Punch Bowl.
Admittance; £1.
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The Devil’s Punch Bowl.
Sorry, it was the best I could do given the persistent rain and the low light.
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Looking over the side of the bridges to The Devil’s Punch Bowl.
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The Mynach Falls, having gurgled and spun through the Devils Punch Bowl, squeezed through a very tight gorge under the bridges it then falls 90 meters over five separate falls.
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Give me your wellies, your Fogou and your farm.
Whoa, wait, I didn’t mean it, come back.
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Had the whole place to myself, and I mean the whole place, I got there just as farmer and his wife were going out, I asked if I could have a look at the fogou, he said “of course, do you know where it is?” I said “can I see it there through the gates?” I could, so he left me to it. just like that, no hesitation at all. I’d give a million pounds to any Peak district farmer that would do the same.
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The big stone jutting out of the stone pile is the end of the creep passage. On hands and knees you can see in.
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At the end of the creep passage looking back at the main passage.
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Smallest entrance to a chamber I’ve ever seen, again.
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Sat at the back of the rab cut chamber looking to the entrance.
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I submit this picture on the grounds that i’m not totally sure if these are just roots, the “roots” have odd looking watery droplets on them, it hadn’t rained in days, is this some kind of organism that one only finds underground?
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The rab cut chamber, looking towards the back.
Note the shiny stuff on the roof.
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The creep passage, entrance is off picture left, the rab cut chamber is off to the right.
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An absurd thought occurred to me, what if Dr William Borlase on his travels fell in love with Fogou’s (as you do) then had one built in his back yard. I would if I could.
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Portal between fogou and round chamber
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Inside the round chamber off the fogou.
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The magical light and colours you only seem to get in a Fogou.
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The big posh house with fogou entrance on the right.
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The building with the window is the much more modern 18th century cottage.
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An aerial view taken from the information board.
Looks like it goes on over the wall on the right.
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