A Walk Up Connel Burn
On the 10th of February 2008, Alex Jess, Bill Lees, Jason Jess, me (web admin or the boss) and the future web administrator headed for a walk up the Connel Burn on a superb day.
The walk was intended to locate the sites of the old Seaforth House, Furnace Road and the Hatchery but we achieved none as we simply forgot all about it, due to the wonderful conditions.
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The gang heading towards the old Bank Pit area which is over the hill |
Connel Burn above the area that was changed by the opencast workings |
Yours truly, the wee man, Billy Lees and Jason |
Last of the summer wine Jason called it as we head up the Furnace Road |
Two tinkers with muddy feet after our escapades crossing the mucky fields and burn |
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Jason, Billy, Alex and Stephen (The Boss) on the Furnace Road near the Bank House and Knockshinnoch in the background |
Looking down towards Connelpark with Hawthorn Cottage on the left |
Looking down the burn towards Knockshinnoch |
Near the start of the original burn i.e. not changed by the opencast |
A view through the trees |
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Not sure what Alex is trying to do? Billy may have broken the camera |
Remains of an old tree |
The boss posing |
Jason planning his next camping expedition and also our food carrier on the day |
Hmmm how do I get over that stane dyke |
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Three pioneers successfully negotiate the crossing of the burn |
Its not often skies are this clear in Ayrshire |
Laglaff Farm |
And again with some zoom applied |
With the advantage of height looking down on Alex |
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Maybe one of the visitors can tell us what kind of tree this is? |
Alex with the future web master peering through the trees |
Alex crosses to the middle of the burn |
Almost a disaster but he skips across safely |
A rest for the tinkers |
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Looking down the recreacted burn after opencast works are gone |
Couple of locals |
And again |
I have asked many people what these brick boxes were to no avail. They are usually found at the end of farm roads. Thanks to Billy Lees, I now know they were water meters |
How farmers received their mail - in this case - an old milk can kept the wind and rain off the mail |
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