A View From Saddleworth Moor

A view of Yeoman Hey and Dove Stone reservoirs near Greenfield, taken from Saddleworth Moor. (picture: Robert Hough)

Saddleworth Moor has been back in the national news in recent days, as volunteers begin their efforts to find the body of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett. But the moors can be beautiful as well as bleak, as this image from local photographer Robert Hough demonstrates.

It shows Yeoman Hey and Dove Stone reservoirs, with the former in the foreground. The smaller Greenfield Reservoir is hidden from view below the ridge at the bottom of the picture.

Robert took the shot while travelling back from Holmfirth on Sunday. He saw the team looking for Keith’s body, and commented: “I wish them luck, but you don’t realise how how massive the moors are until you are up there.”

The picture is reproduced here with Robert’s permission. You can view more of his work at his Flickr page here. You can also follow him on Twitter here.

Other articles about Keith Bennett from Saddleworth News can be viewed here.

Author: Jude Gidney - Editor

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