Orton Scar

Today I decided to head to the Westmorland dales for a walk in the Yorkshire dales national park at Orton Scar and Great Asby Scar. It was so windy I could barely keep my camera straight and the wind kept blowing the low cloud over so visibility wasn't that good so needless to say I struggled to get any good shots handheld, the moral of the story is to use a tripod and not shoot handheld but when I'm out walking I don't want to the extra weight of fetching the tripod.

The monument in the picture above reads...
On the 21st June 1887, this ancient beacon fire was here kindled by the loyal subjects of Crosby Ravensworth and Orton to commemorate the jubilee year of the beneficent reign of her gracious majesty Victoria queen and empress.