The Fell Walk 3...and some history by ejn
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Towards the end of the walk...well nearly. This is Haweswater reservoir.
There was a village there but to supply Manchester with water the valley was flooded and the old village and church are under water. The bit that sticks out with the trees on is called the Rigg. Our car is parked at the head of the reservoir on the top left side, you can see the road that heads there.
An act of parliament gave Manchester the right to flood this valley to supply water to the city. At the time, there was public outcry about the decision, as the valley of Mardale was populated by the farming villages of Measand and Mardale Green and the construction of the reservoir would mean that these villages would be flooded and lost.
Originally, Haweswater was a natural lake about four kilometres long, almost divided in two by a tongue of land at Measand, the two reaches of the lake were known as High Water and Low Water. When full it now holds 18.6 trillion gallons of water....thats a lot of cups of tea. Being off the beaten track of the usual visitor haunts of the Lake District it is far less known but it is an area of outstanding beauty which changes dramatically with the light and the seasons.
Haweswater is the only place in England where Golden Eagles nest. The female left in 2004 but the male can still be seen soaring high above.
One the mountains in the far distance is what is known as High Street along which runs the old Roman Road, more of a wide track now than a road but very popular with fell walkers. We walked that last year
It is certainly a beautiful area for long walks and stunning lake district scenery
Comments (17)
kgb224
Stunning view and capture my friend. God Bless.
durleybeachbum
Thankyou so much for showing us this breathtaking view. The stone in the foreground is as interesting as the scenery!
A.C.Wolfe
Absolutely amazing
neoexcello
A heavenly day for a stroll.
jophoto
What a beautiful area! Thanks for all the info as well. It's so nice to be able to have a story with the photo and to learn something about what we are looking at.
MrsRatbag
Stunning landscape, and such a beautiful shot!
Sea_Dog
Stunning scenery and a great capture. Well done.
tommorules
Looks like a grand day out!
Feliciti
wonderful view and scape to take a walk ...or sit down look
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic wiev and place ! Splendid colors and light !
PhrankPower
Such a great shot! Wonderful place and story too! I would love to be able to say I have walked on an old Roman road.
Lashia
Beautiful perspective and colours- thanks for sharing! :-)
Selina Photography™
johnabutler2
Splendid!
qrud
I love the view.
FaeMoon
Gorgeous photo.. your story reminds me of a man made lake reservoir near where I grew up. They flooded out a valley - including a small town to make it, and then later they had to drain the lake in order to repair the dam. People went down to see the town after the land had dried up a bit. Said it was eerie to see the buildings still there - though water damaged. Very cool photo though, and thank you for the history to go with it.
kobaltkween
there's something eerie about looking at such a beautiful, peaceful landscape and realizing two whole towns are beneath that dark blue surface. it makes this impressive shot even more interesting and poignant.
mps
Marvelous image