Hathersage, Stanage Edge and Higger Tor, 28th October 2018

Today, Roger took thirteen of us from Hathersage through North Lees and up to and along the top of Stanage Edge to the gritstone feature of Crow Chin.  The return was initially on a lower path below the gritstone crags before climbing back up to the top of the Edge along Long Causeway (a medieval packhorse road or possibly an old Roman road) and past Robin Hood's Cave to Upper Burbage Bridge for lunch. After braving the hailstorms we climbed up to Higger Tor and then back to Hathersage via St Michael and All Angels’ Church in even more hail.

Bronte Cottage where Charlotte Bronte stayed while visiting Hathersage

North Lees Hall (1594) a Grade II-listed Tudor mansion the inspiration for Thornfield Hall in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Climb up to Stanage Edge

High Neb (458m), Win Hill in the background

On the recce - another trig point (457m), not much in the background this time

Drinking basin #13 cut into the gritstone for the grouse

Millstones on the path below Stanage Edge - abandoned because French millstones were introduced which were capable of producing white flour

Back up to Stanage Edge along Long Causeway

Robin Hood's Cave

Lunch stop at Upper Burbage Bridge

View of Higger Tor (right) and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark (left) looking across from Burbage Edge

Just before the downpour ...

... and just after

Another Robin Hood connection (allegedly) in Hathersage Churchyard