Pack Horse Bridges in the Goyt Valley and Three Shire Heads

This week there were only 3 of us, Ike was away on a family holiday. Set off up the A6 as normal at 06:00 ish and went straight to Errwood where we went a few weeks ago. We went past the car park where we stopped on the visit to Errwood Hall and the road from there is one way and little more than a track. The Goyt Valley pack horse bridge was only a mile up the road and we were lucky to find a spot to park off the track. We opened the car door and that's when we thought is this a good idea, within seconds we were being eaten alive by thousands of midges. Being so close to the bridge we decided just to be quick get a couple of pics then off. By the time we had got down the path to the bridge we realised it was a mistake, some quick pics then back up to the car and off. We were still being eaten alive in the car so opened the windows to try and blow the little buggers out. Anyway the next port of call was the road above the Dane Bower Quarry, we pulled into a layby and tried to remove the rest of the midges from our clothes. A chap pulled up in a Range Rover and was going bird spotting he saw our dilemma and gave us a squirt of his midge repellent and this seamed to do the trick.
The object here was to cross the River Dane and circle around to Three Shire Heads and come back on this side of the river.

Goyt Valley Packhorse Bridge. This bridge was previously further up the valley where the Errwood Reservoir  is now.
It was moved around 1963 before the reservoir was finished in 1968

Geoff with his anti-midge protection on. Could this be a world seller!!

This disused chimney is the remains from an 18th century colliery. It is a scheduled monument and is 1 of only 9 left in England. It was for an adjoining furnace that ventilated one of the mine shafts of Danebower Colliery which operated between 1780 and 1880.

Geoff & Rob in one of the Grouse Butts

Me crossing the brook

Geoff and Rob

Some brilliant views on the way to 3 Shire Heads

Me and Rob at Panniers Pool

Panniers Pool

Me taking a long exposure of 3 Shire Heads

This is the result of the long exposure pic

Rob, Geoff & me at 3 Shire Heads

3 Shire Heads and Panniers Pool with the water coming into the River Dane on the left.

The view downstream from the packhorse bridge

2 trail bikers we met, very nice guys.

Looks like this paved walkway across this boggy land has been here for years, we don't know if it was for walkers or mineworkers in the past.

Lots of old buildings around

The chimney on the hill, don't know what these posts were for.

Rob with 3 Shire Heads way off behind those hills

This grouse was making a bit of noise but didn't move when we walked past him.