Climbs 38
Rocktype Slate
Altitude 100m a.s.l
Faces SW
Summer Sunset over Whitestones © mattdown
This is the prominent crag above the A590 between High Newton and Newby Bridge. A reasonable selection of single pitch routes up to about 20m in length on clean, fast drying Silurian slate (actually Siltstone). Recommended: Moose (HS 4a); The V (VS 4c)
Warning: Whitestone Allotment is known locally as being very bad for bracken ticks. Take care with leaving clothing on the ground or even lounging around.
From Newby Bridge, head SE on the A590 for 1 mile. Turn left (sign for Staveley), and immediately right. Park on the side of the road. https://goo.gl/maps/uPszf114uadvQxUi8
The crag can be accessed via a footpath from the A590 (GR SD385847) - park on the old road and walk west along the A590, then take the footpath towards the crag, trending right when the path forks. Alternatively follow the footpath through the caravan site off the old road and up the hill then drop down just past the dry stone wall.
Incidentally, the correct name for the crag is Whitestone not Whitestones.
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