Bigland Barrows.

If you have been following the last few days you will not be surprised to learn that I have been dragged out to another of Mr Wainwrights Outlying Fells.  Today we are at Bigland Barrows and it was very much more entertaining than expected. The Ordnance Survey map paths are completely wrong. In fact even Mr Wainwright comments on this when he wrote the book in the 70s. Luckily I have OpenStreetMap on the geocaching app on my phone which was very helpful when we  realised we had no idea where we were.  The app shows the paths on the ground and the so called public footpaths don't feature at all. Luckily the real paths go to the summit and this wartime observation tower. The sun was lower than I  would have hoped by the time we had relocated and found our way here. 

PS for yesterday- We really were on Haverthwaite Heights and not Finsthwaite Heights at all. We had gone the wrong woods. Yesterday's hill is not in Mr Wainwrights book at all...............

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