Ribblesdale
Today I'm taking you to the Yorkshire Dales on the road that crosses the Pennines, the dividing point of east and west in the north of England. A popular run out for bikers, who lean into a
incline position to go round the bends. In the background is the Ribblesdale Viaduct which carries goods and passenger trains from Settle to Carlisle.
So as the train crosses the valley, rising in the background is the 2372 bulk of
Ingleborough. On its flat summit is the remains of an
iron age fort. An
ideal place to see all the surrounding countryside. At the foot of
Ingleborough lies
the village of
Ingleton. a popular tourist destination and walking base. The church on the hill is St Mary's whose oldest artefact is a 800 year old Norman font, found in the river just over a century ago. I wonder which part
of the River Greta it was hidden. The
Ingleton Viaduct spans the Greta Gorge with its 11 arches. It was completed in 1859 and the village had two railway stations because there were two competing railway companies. However the line is now disused and unlike the other historic viaducts of the area it is not accessible so I content myself with taking pictures from the ground.
The traditional Dales cottages huddle near its arches.
in the hollow of the valley, on this side a farm and caravan park. No trains to watch except in
past photographs. Date unknown, but the locomotive pulling the passenger carriages looks very old.
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