On the hill above The Source is a rocky limestone plain. The rain percolates down into limestone caverns before trickling into the birthplace of the river. Before the sculpture by Gilbert Ward was placed near the Source it was only marked by an old fence post and easily missed. When you look through the slot in the stone you can spot it. In the photo I used Rosalind as a marker :). From Garrigill you have to continue on the road for another two miles until the tarmac finishes at a cattle grid soon after Hill House Farm. There is room for a few cars and you can start your walk towards the source from there. If you continue further from the source towards the crest you get fantastic views across the open Moor towards Great Dunn Fell and Cross Fell.

The first set of photos on this page are from our walk in 2013 when we started from Ashgill Falls and did not know the details from the leaflet. We found the monument but did not know where to look for The Source.  When we came back to Ashgill we saw a man wandering around the Waterfall aimlessly. I was a little bit worried at first. He must have noticed that because he approached us and told us why he was there. His son had died in April that year. He decided to come to Ashgill on his sons birthday to remember the many happy hours they had spent there togeter. We were really sad to hear that. On our return to the cottage I googled the story and it is very moving.

Every time I come to Ashgill now I have to think of him. Here is the link to the background:

Lee Halpin: The death of an aspirant journalist - BBC News

Our second walk we took 2019 we parked the car at the cattle grind following the instructions of the leaflet and were successfull in locating it. 

My favorites are however the photos of the derelict farmhouse on the walk towards The Source with the Alston to Ashgill road in the background.