Category Archives: Recycling

Days Like This, No 14: Travellers and the Cluanie Ridge

Posted on February 5, 2015 by McFadzean

THE roaring of stags is an unearthly sound that sends shivers across skin. It echoes from the rock walls of corries like the groans of the tortured. People passing along the A87 are unaware that a few hundred feet above … Continue reading →

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The Long Surrender: Brandy Bottle Incline

Posted on October 28, 2013 by McFadzean

THIS is an account of a short walk in the hills above Arkengarthdale – but it has a back story that begins in the early 1980s and involves a group of mine explorers and an elusive portal into the underworld … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotments, Archaeology, Caving, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, horse gins, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Potholing, Railway goods wagons, Recycling, Walking | Tagged , , , , | 28 Comments

Blaenavon – How Serene is My Valley

Posted on October 10, 2013 by McFadzean

TODAY unfolds back to front. It begins with ancient history, progresses to sausages, peas and chips with gravy, and terminates in a breezy walk in the mist. That isn’t how it was planned. The original intention was an exhilarating ramble … Continue reading →

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I Must Go Down to South Gare Again . . .

Posted on March 22, 2013 by McFadzean

Searching for the meaning of life on the beach at Teesside . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Hiking, Industrial archaeology, Life, Recycling, South Gare, Teesside, Walking | Tagged | 59 Comments