looking back over Darwen to Blackburn from the path to the Darwen Hill Tower

a signpost to the tower - unnecessary on this clear day

looking east from the hill onto the southern suburbs of Darwen

approaching the tower with the 372m trig point to its right

the trig point looking north to Darwen and Blackburn

Earnsdale Reservoir through one of the arches of the tower

Earnsdale and Sunnyhurst Hey reservoirs from the first stage of the tower ..

.. and from the top of the tower

steps up the lower part of the tower

the last spiral steps to the top of the tower

Darwen Hill Tower from the south

looking back at the tower from the path around the northern edge of the moor

looking forward along the path to Cartridge Hill, the highest point of Darwen Moors

another stone marker pointing back to the tower

the rough path to the top of the HuMP Cartridge Hill

Darwen Hill Tower from the undistinguished boggy top of Cartridge Hill

Winter Hill from the top of Cartridge Hill

looking west over a ruin (a shooting hut perhaps?) on Cartridge Hill

path on top of Darwen Moors with Winter Hill ahead

my descent path from the moor

the sky westwards - rare to see such a sky this summer

the undistinguished Cartridge Hill from below

the trees reflect the fairly strong west wind

the path to Hollinshead Hall

looking back along the path from the entrance to the hall

the Well House at Hollinshead Hall

the lion well inside the Well House

a part of the hall ruins

the woods north of the hall

looking back along the streamside path

Darwen Hill Tower from Earnside Reservoir

one of the paths in Sunnyhurst Woods