I managed to get a photo of Fox Tower near Brough as it caught the light on Sunday last. Taken from the loading dock at Warcop Station
A closer view taken the previous day
Fox Tower is a folly built in the 1770s by the then owner of Helbeck Hall, John Metcalf Carleton. It stands just under 1000 feet above sea level on the slopes of the Warcop Fells above Brough and on the edge of the Warcop Ranges.
There is normally no public access, but in 2014 access was allowed for several weeks, and being familiar with the tower from my volunteering at Warcop Station I couldn't resist the chance to see it up close.
The walk from a temporary car park at Helbeck Hall was about three quarters of a mile long and climbed about 200 feet through Helbeck Woods. The views from the Tower were splendid even though the day was quite hazy.
Unfortunately I only had a 6MP camera at the time and my 70-210mm zoom was distinctly average. I would love to get up there again with some of the rather better camera kit I now have.
There were lots of bluebells in Helbeck Woods
And some wild garlic as well
First view of the tower from below
The tower with the Eden Valley behind
The tower seems to have been used for picnic parties, either on the upper floor of the tower or in the open air on the flat roof depending on the weather. The food & drink was prepared on the lower floor. Alas the floors & roof have now gone.
Having photographed the tower from Warcop Station many times I had to take one looking the other way! Not that the rolling stock and station house are very prominent.
Brough Village & Castle
Mallerstang and Wild Boar Fell
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