#ribblesdale — Public Fediverse posts

Elgar Was Here

Big numbers do heavy lifting. You have millions of experiences in a lifetime. You think thousands of thoughts a day. The odds of something lining up occasionally are not slim — they are enormous. The surprise is not that coincidences happen. It is that we are surprised. Or perhaps it is just Jung’s “synchronicity.”

I have never paid much heed to Edward Elgar. In a pub quiz I might ...

https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/04/07/elgar-was-here/

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Warrendale Knotts and Attermire Scar

The scarps east of Settle rival any picture of the Dolomites. Vast columns of rock stand gaunt against the skyline, and in its shaded valleys, hill sheep regard the intruder with resentment and suspicion.

The geology is almost absurb. Warrendale Knotts is a dramatic cliff of shattered limestone crags along the Mid Cr ...

https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/04/06/warrendale-knotts-and-attermire-scar/

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Langcliffe Quarry and its Hoffman Kiln

Langcliffe Quarry was once a place of serious industry, producing lime from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The remains of three types of kiln still stand here: the Triple Draw, the Hoffmann, and the Spencer. Together, they tell the story of how lime production lurched from the pre-industrial age into t ...

https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/04/04/langcliffe-quarry-and-its-hoffman-kiln/

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This walk from Horton-in-Ribblesdale is in the #Ribblesdale valley. The distinctive profile of Pen y Ghent is evident for much of the walk, also good views of Whernside, with Ribblehead Viaduct and the rear of Ingleborough. See tinyurl.com/bdh5ssb7
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This walk from Horton-in-Ribblesdale takes you on a circular low level walk around the upper reaches of the #Ribblesdale valley. Views of Pen y Ghent, Whernside Ingleborough and Ribblehead Viaduct. Potholes too! Details at tinyurl.com/59nsbw3j

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This walk from Horton-in-Ribblesdale enables you to enjoy the #Yorkshire Three Peaks without having to climb them, being a low level walk around upper #Ribblesdale. Also interesting pothole entrances. Details at tinyurl.com/yffhh6zr

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