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View westwards to Hanter Hill and Hergest Ridge.
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Looking westwards at the junction with the Yardro lane.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking Eastwards from a lane gateway. To the left is Hanter Hill. To the right is prime dung ready to feed this field and Hergest Ridge on the horizon.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Left turn for several farms in Cwm Gwalley and right turn for Yardro.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>Large farmhouse on the bend in the lane, which has obviously been extended in the past.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking north-west to the turn off for Cwm Gwalley Farm. Castle Hill on the horizon to the right.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>The farm buildings sit on a bend in the Yadro road. Hanter Hill in the distance to the left.
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Dist:0.6km<br/>View eastwards to the gate. To the right in the distance is Hergest Ridge.
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Dist:0.7km<br/>Looking eastwards as the lane descends off the hill. The salt container is probably useful here at 350 metres above sea level. Hergest Ridge to the right.
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Dist:0.7km<br/>View westwards at the track junction from Upper Burl. The sign looks new and reads 'strictly no motorcycles' - one of a set at Burl Hill.
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Dist:0.8km<br/>The [very] minor unsurfaced road fords the Gilwern Brook at Gilwern Dingle
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Dist:0.9km<br/>From the bridleway on Burl Hill looking north-east with the farm buildings below. Kitchen Farm on the other side of the valley.
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Dist:0.9km<br/>Looking north-east from the sharp bend in the lane. The track to the right leads to Pen-whimpen and Bryn.
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Dist:0.9km<br/>The lane provides a good view of several short lengths of standard gauge track, each with a carriage. The vehicle in the front is a Southern Region horsebox, used to carry three racehorses or three military horses. The vehicle had a small compartment with fold down bed for the groom, a toilet/washroom, store for food for the horses and a tack room. When the need for these vehicles declined, due mainly to rail-link cuts (Beeching era) horses were transferred by road vehicles. This vehicle (No.96336) on its withdrawal was transferred to departmental use and converted to a boiler van(No.DE321099), used to preheat long distance coaching stock such as sleeper trains. Once trains were modernised even this requirement was withdrawn and the vehicle along with the remaining similar vehicles were offered to preservation societies. This vehicle went to Rutland Railway Museum, where it was fitted with side windows and seats and used as a passenger vehicle for a short while after which it was offered for sale again, ending up privately owned.
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Dist:1.0km<br/>View over sheep pasture towards Blaen-y-cwm.
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