............... our hausberg ...........
Hausberg?
I assume it means a prominent mountain or hill in the immediate vicinity of a village, town or city, usually located on its municipal territory, but outside the built up area. It means something like the "local mountain" or "local hill" closely associated with a settlement by its population.
(Thankyou Wikipedia)
Is that a person on the seat? Must be bloody freezing!
Rivington Pike, our hausberg taken with a telephoto lens.
Sadly due to ongoing hip and knee problems I can't get up anymore 🙁 but I'll be back as someone famously said.
Last night there was supposed to have been a union flag projected onto the Pike but a barrier was locked and no-one could drive through 🤪 to do the necessary
That's incredible, is this without any post-production enlargement of the moon?
Also, is that some kind of very old water tower or folly or the like?
No he hadn't enlarged the moon any.
The building is a beacon about 300 years old that's also been a hunting shelter among other things.
Every Good Friday thousands climb to the top.One year it'll be 20°c and a nice sunny day, the next year it'll be rainy with zero visibility.
My dog, polo and I are in one of these pics
What an amazing view! Great place to walk the dog, it reminds me a bit of Glastonbury Tor where almost everything else surrounding is relatively flat..
What do the thousands of people do up there on Good Fridays, dance, music? or is that a bit Pagan?
Being a local I haven't been up on Good Friday for a while as i could go up anytime, but :
They mostly just walk up to the Pike and back down.
Depending on where people have parked it can either be a decent walk or not worth bothering with.
There's another hill about 1/2 a mile away called 2 lads that uptil Covid no-one bothered with.Then there's Winter Hill which is the highest point of the Moor at 1500ft.
On the Saturday there's a fell run from the Crown in Horwich up to the Pike and back again.
Most of the route is rocky and I always hope the runners haven't gone over on their ankles.
There are hills and mountains all over the UK (and beyond probably) that are traditional and most of us haven't got a clue why.
Cat Bells nr Keswick is busier than Blackpool sometimes and nearby Barrow Fell has half a dozen on it 😕
I just looked up the Pennine Moors on Google and it looks lovely..
For some reason, with all the thousands of people ascending at Easter, and the pagan symbolism that's been absorbed into the celebration of Easter, I had visions of Wicker Man-type rituals running through my head🤦
They had the annual Morris dancing a couple of weeks ago, average age of the dancers about 60+ and it always reminds me of the Whicker Man film👍
For those unfamiliar with Morris Dancing here is a sample:
The clothing would and should get them arrested in many countries and the weapons in most cities.
Ladies enjoy dressing up and some senseless brutality too....
Yesterdays meanderings…Reassuring to see some things don’t move with the times…
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Pink Lamb chops and some Apple pie thingy.... which also lifted my Spirits along with a pint of Adnams :0)
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