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Wharncliffe Crags has a long history of rock climbing: it was at the forefront at the birth of the sport in the UK in the 1880s. Pre- World War I climbing legend J. W. Puttrell was a regular visitor to the crags from 1885 onwards and pioneered many early routes, most notably Puttrell's Progress which had its first ascent around 1900. [ 12 ]
South Yorkshire shown within the UK. This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.As of 2009, There are 35 sites designated within this Area of Search, of which 18 have been designated due to their biological interest, 14 due to its geological interest, and 3 for both biological and geological interest. [1]
"Dragon's Den" at Wharncliffe Crags in South Yorkshire. More Hall is a 15th-century (or earlier) residence immediately below the gritstone edge of Wharncliffe Crags—Wharncliffe being formerly known in the local vernacular as Wantley—The dragon was reputed to reside in a den, and to fly across the valley to Allman (Dragon's) Well on the Waldershelf ridge above Deepcar.
Wharncliffe and Kynoch, a local services board in Ontario province; Wharncliffe Range, a small mountain range in British Columbia; United Kingdom. Wharncliffe Crags, a gritstone escarpment near Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England; Wharncliffe Side, a village in South Yorkshire; USA. Wharncliffe, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in ...
The Wallace Monument stands on the crag at the right, and the long tail slopes down leftward Salisbury Crags to the left and Arthur's Seat to the right, with their tails sloping east to the right. A crag (sometimes spelled cragg , or in Scotland craig ) is a rocky hill or mountain, generally isolated from other high ground.
4 2 18 List of SSSIs in Cleveland: Cornwall: 81 54 32 167 List of SSSIs in Cornwall: County Durham: 67 16 5 88 List of SSSIs in County Durham: Cumbria: 170 70 38 278 List of SSSIs in Cumbria: Derbyshire: 54 28 17 99 List of SSSIs in Derbyshire: Devon: 109 71 31 211 List of SSSIs in Devon: Dorset: 103 20 16 139 List of SSSIs in Dorset: East ...
Glen Howe Park is a public recreation area in the village of Wharncliffe Side within the City of Sheffield, England. The park covers an area of 19 acres in the valley of the Tinker Brook, a minor tributary of the River Don. It is home to a variety of fungi, rare plants and animals only found in ancient woodlands.
Mark Richards describes a 10.5-mile walk in his book “High Peak Walks” (ISBN 0-902363-43-3), starting at the Fairholmes car park in the Upper Derwent Valley (Grid Reference ) at the northern end of Ladybower Reservoir; it is also possible to access the edge from Cutthroat Bridge (lay by parking) on the A57 or from Strines Reservoir car park ...