Old Rise Rocks
Now possibly tarmac
Now possibly tarmac
Also known as Rice Rocks
The rocks used to give a water-level traverse and were referenced as a place to visit for its natural beauty in the classic books on Charnwood by T. R. Potter (1842), F. T. Mott (1868) and J. Spanton (1868).
The Old Rise Rocks are no longer accessible due to the Bardon Hill Quarry extension and indeed may no longer exist due to quarrying. They were still there as of 9th September 2018.
The Old Rise Rocks are no longer accessible due to the Bardon Hill Quarry extension and indeed may no longer exist due to quarrying. They were still there as of 9th September 2018.
The only outcrop of merit rises out of a pond near the farm. An interesting traverse can be made across it, the prospect of a wetting does much to increase the effective exposure.
- Rock Climbs in Leicestershire (1966)
I planned to take a footpath to Copt Oak that I have used many times before- through green rolling fields past Old Rise rocks. However I was in for a shock- the hill where a delightful path climbed through the fields to a farm and the Rocks has been turned into a quarry- fields, paths, trees, farm, all gone… replaced with brown dust, noise and vehicles ceaselessly driving to and fro. As I approached, I watched two buzzards wheeling above me, listening to their cries as though they were venting their indignation about this total destruction of their habitat.
