The Ashop Head Path, Kinder Scout
The path forms part of the Pennine Way and is used by many thousand walkers each year. The project was the building of a stone pitched footpath to repair a massive eroded hillside. After nearly nine months hard physical effort by a team of National Trust staff, involving over ...
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Project details
Title: | The Ashop Head Path, Kinder Scout |
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Entr. year: | 1993 |
Result: | Diploma |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Town: | Kinder Scout, Derbyshire |
Category type: | cultural landscape |
Notes: | New stone pitched path in a conservation area |
Building type/ Project type: | See notes |
Actual use: | Hiking trail |
Built: | 1992 |
The Jury's citation: | "For the careful rehabilitation of a severely damaged landscape, ensuring its future preservation" |
Description:
The path forms part of the Pennine Way and is used by many thousand walkers each year. The project was the building of a stone pitched footpath to repair a massive eroded hillside. After nearly nine months hard physical effort by a team of National Trust staff, involving over 300 tones of stone, the path was completed and the adjoining moorland vegetation was rapidly recovering.
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