Category: The Chevin
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Quid Mirum!
The so-called Surprise View from Otley Chevin must have long since lost its element of surprise. Today was not my first visit to the Chevin but then I avoided this view. I have taken a somewhat unusual route: walking the winding path through Caley Deer Park, climbing up past the crags, spotting Almscliff Crag on…
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The Chevin
A popular “Forest Park” overlooking the River Wharfe and the town of Otley. ‘Chevin’ is a Brittonic word probably meaning a ridge of high land which seems quite apt. The gritstone escarpment has been much exploited for building stone. The foundation of the Houses of Parliament are said to been hewn from blocks from The…