Orton to Kirkby Stephen

The road walking was reputed to be dull and tedious.
For Peter and me it was no such thing. Not only was the landscape open and bright,
but we were royally entertained by the RAF. Two jet fighters spent part of the morning
 flashing and darting, locked in a mock dogfight,  above our heads

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Typical landscape in what might be termed 'The Foothills of the Pennines'.  

A farmhouse window which allows ten thousand ramblers to check their parting
without disturbing the farmer enjoying a mid morning cuppa indoors.

Sparsely populated though the area is, it remains rich in archaeological
sites - evidence of a long and vibrant human prehistory.  

A marvellously curvaceous dry stone wall showing an abundance of
'through stones'. The building is of interest in that the external stone walls
 are clad with black slate. Across the valley is evidence of quarrying - perhaps
 the place where the stone building materials were extracted.
  

Yet another area of archaeological sites. The two mounds just beyond
 the stone bridge are of great interest yet remain to be excavated.

The marvellous Sunardalegill Viaduct, now disused, but still standing as a
 monument to astonishing Victorian optimism.