Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 29 December 2017

  • Hodge Close Quarry

    Hodge Close Quarry

    Sometimes I forget that the Lake District is largely a manmade environment. This is Hodge Close, a spectacular hole in the ground the result of quarrying for slate. It is said to be 100m deep of which a half is below the level of the pond. An overnight dump of snow making the whole scene…