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10 mile hike in Todmorden Yorkshire.
First time was going with a group.
I popped into the local pub to use the restroom and came out the group had gone!!
So I went started walking hoping I’d find them they were nowhere to be seen.
So I cracked on by myself.
Turns out I took a different route which was longer and more difficult. At some points it got scary the path became thin and fell off into crevices.
Just carried on concentrating on putting one foot in front of the other.
I saw the tower in the distance and had no idea how long it would take to get there. Looking across the hills it seemed like it was close. Boy was I wrong.
But the beauty of the place was worth it and the achievement of getting there was wonderful.
What was the tower used for? Do you have any idea the age of it?
Intissima · F
@CallmeHopelessNotRomantic posted below but I’ll post it here too
Found this on wiki

The monument replaced an earlier structure, started in 1814 and commemorating the defeat of Napoleon and the surrender of Paris. It was completed in 1815, after the Battle of Waterloo (Napoleonic Wars), but collapsed in 1854 after an earlier lightning strike, and decades of weathering.[1] Its replacement was therefore built slightly further from the edge of the hill.
@Intissima oh cool! Thank you!
Intissima · F
@CallmeHopelessNotRomantic you are welcome ☺️
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Intissima · F
Probably right. Turned out well in the end I could walk at my own pace. @RodneyTrotter
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Intissima · F
@RodneyTrotter exactly. 😊
Degbeme · 70-79, M
Love the pics. But 10 miles. I`d be dead after five. lol

What is the significance of the tower?
Intissima · F
Found this on wiki
@Degbeme “...
The monument replaced an earlier structure, started in 1814 and commemorating the defeat of Napoleon and the surrender of Paris. It was completed in 1815, after the Battle of Waterloo (Napoleonic Wars), but collapsed in 1854 after an earlier lightning strike, and decades of weathering.[1] Its replacement was therefore built slightly further from the edge of the hill.”
Degbeme · 70-79, M
@Intissima Thank you for that. I love history. 😊
Mikemcneil · 61-69, M
Stoodley Pike?
Intissima · F
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Lovely hike

 
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