Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton Circular) Walk

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Hunt Pot

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular) [Afternoon Shortcut]

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Hunt Pot

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular) [Afternoon Shortcut]

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Hunt Pot

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular) [Afternoon Shortcut]

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Pen-y-ghent from Platform 1 at Horton in Ribblesdale Station

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent from Platform 1 at Horton in Ribblesdale Station

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent from Platform 1 at Horton in Ribblesdale Station

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent from Station Road, Horton

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Confluence of River Ribble and Hull Pot Beck

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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St. Oswald's Church, Horton in Ribblesdale, with Pen-y-ghent in the background

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Wooded lane out of Horton

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Open countryside aftre emerging from shaded lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Backview from Dub Cote Pastures to Horton Quarry and Ingleborough

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Backview from Dub Cote Pastures to Horton Quarry and Ingleborough

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Fountains Fell, from Long Lane (close up)

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Fountains Fell, from Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Fountains Fell, from Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Grade II listed Boundary Stone off Long Lane (Stainforth and Arncliffe)

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Churn Milk Hole, off Long Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pennine Way signpost at turnoff for Pen-y-ghent

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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The prow of Pen-y-ghent from Gavel Rigg

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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The Three Peaks Route joins from the left

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: boulder field and rockface on the way up

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: trig point

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: view to Great Whernside

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: view to Great Whernside

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: storm shelter provided by seated curved drystone wall

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: Pennine Way signpost. Main Walk and Shortcut split here

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: start of shortcut descent

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent: continuation of main walk route

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Shallow saddle between Pen-y-ghent and Plover hill

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Pen-y-ghent from shallow saddle between it and Plover hill

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent from Plover Hill

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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"Primitive low two-way fingerpost", the start of teh steep descent off Plover Hill

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Foxup Moor below

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Path curves left above Foxup Moor to commence steep descent off the scarp

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Steep drop to the right of the path, Ingleborough in the distance

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Plover Hill's scarp from the bridleway below

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Plover Hill's scarp from the bridleway below

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Plover Hill's scarp from the bridleway below

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent's scarp from the bridleway below

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Hull Pot from distance

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Hull Pot Beck disgorging into the Hull Pot at lower level

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Hull Pot from the east

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Hull Pot Beck (dry at the surface near Hull Pot)

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Hull Pot from the west

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Hull Pot: lip of the Hull Pot Beck

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Hull Pot: lip of the Hull Pot Beck and water entering at lower level

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent from Horton Scar Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Plover Hill and (dry at the time) waterfall, from Horton Scar Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View down Horton Scar Lane towards nearby hills

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View down Horton Scar Lane towards Pendle Hill

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Pen-y-ghent and (dry at the time) waterfall, from Horton Scar Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Pen-y-ghent and (dry at the time) waterfall, from Horton Scar Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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View down Horton Scar Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Final view back from Horton Scar Lane: Plover Hill and Pen-y-ghent

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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Horton Quarry from Horton Scar Lane

SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)

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