David was already parked up alongside the Church at Bampton Grange when I arrived, it was dry, mild even but the air had that definite feel that rain was on its way. David threw his gear into my car and we drove the mile or so back to the parking space at Knipe Moor which I had viewed using Google Maps a couple of days earlier. Knipe Scar will be a first for the pair of us today.
After passing over a Cattle Grid the parking spaces are immediately on the right (if travelling from Bampton Grange) I eased the car into position leaving as much room as I could should anyone else turn up. A farmer is chopping wood the old fashioned way, using an axe! and a not so old fashioned chain saw for the larger logs "Where's doing today then?" he shouts over the wall; Knipe Scar we replied, then Four Stones Hill later, hopefully ahead of the rain "why is gonna rain he asked?" later they reckon "best get choppin me wood then an't I" a friendly chap with a comical attitude.
We set off alongside a stone wall while facing the ridge. |