Rivington Pike, Rivington, Horwich - Bell pits drift mine and river Douglas ice stream walk -6C

Up the stream -which is River Douglas
http://www.wiganman.co.uk/Content/history/Douglas-1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Douglas


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(Lancashire)
http://uk.ask.com/wiki/River_Douglas


http://justramblingon.co.uk/tag/river-douglas/


http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/winter-hill-panoramas/

http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.com/2010/04/quick-walk-up-winter-hill-from-belmont.html

http://www.bolton.org.uk/winterhill.html

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/cy/ymchwil/cynllunio/33512.aspx

http://www.wiganman.co.uk/Content/history/Douglas-2.html
http://www.wiganarchsoc.co.uk/content/Projects/Roman_mining.htm

a nice waterfall

 beautiful ice crystals

three fingered ice monster

big  ice crystals

these banks are steep and have a lot of loose snow

me on the snow

Note from Dad:
reason for Hot Chocolate from a flask -don't use water based drinks they freeze and the ice crystals irritate the stomach , unless you protect them from freezing !

Mine Building ? -has three doorways or gateways ?

a video of the bell pit s in this area

3 Bell pits in a row

me sitting down next to a bell pit

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/places-in-britain/location/winter-hill-mines/winter-hill/lancashire/england/


http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/whvol1.pdf


http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pdf

a big bell pit

drift mine ?

me in the ice river

icicles

me sliding down the ice

looks like water :) I am on the left  hand side against the tunnel wall

me in the ice tunnel

lots of ice

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sliding on my bum

walking the snowy bank

sanoodi route to follow