On from there you come to Whitley Castle. This is not actually a castle, but it is an old Roman fort on the Roman Maiden Way. From there you are completely out in the open, no shade anywhere. Also just after the old fort you cross over the A689 for the first time out of four crossings. From here there is nothing to write about until you get to the first of the 2 small villages, Slaggyford and Knarsdale. Slaggyford has nothing in it apart from a shop and a mile later after following the road on a footpath just metre from it, so close to the road that you can hear, smell and see the cars on the road for most of the way to Knarsdale, and all that has is accommodation.