Ling Gill NNR

On the Sunday morning of the BPC Presidents Meet, after my bike trip, my partner and I walked off the excesses of the night before by visiting Ling Gill National Nature Reserve.

Here are some pictures.

A typical, ruined, Dales field-barn on the way to Ling Gill.

Wooden framed cattle stalls inside the barn, colonised by vivid green algae.

Iron ring and swivel used to tether beasts. The sides of the stalls are made of slate slabs (quarried locally?)

Ling Gill disappears into a deep gorge forming a very special habitat for wildlife.

Ling Gill Bridge, just upstream from the previous shot.

An inscription inside the parapet of the bridge which reads "... 1765, this bridge was repaired at the charge of the whole West Riding?". An indication of the importance of these bridges in the 18th century when these routes were still used for the movement of goods.