The Singing Ringing Tree Revisited

This weekend we are in Burnley for our great-niece Cora's christening today. This morning we revisited the Singing Ring Tree at Crown Point just south of Burnley. We previously visited it in 2022 (see here) but there was no wind that day so we couldn't hear it singing. Today, though, it was wet and quite windy so we took a drive up to the car park and walked from there.

This is what the Explore Burnley website says about it...

"Our outdoors attractions are also well known. The Singing Ringing Tree on Crown Point Moor is one of the top ten pieces of sound art in the world. Standing 3m tall, it is made of galvanised steel pipes which make both an incredible and eerie noise in the wind. You can also enjoy breathtaking views across Burnley, which is surrounded by Pennine countryside.

The panopticon is only a short walk from the carpark and picnic area – but for those who are slightly more adventurous, you can set off from the Wayside Arts Trail from Towneley Park and follow the carved Lancashire oak marker posts."

Here are a few photos and a link to a video.

Ther is a display board at the car park with infromation about Crown Point.

The wind was quite strong and the raining lashing down. Dawn used her emergency rain poncho

There is also a dsiplay board about the Singing Ringing Tree.

That's where we were heading - about 250m from the car park.

Looking down at Burnley below.

The path to the panopticon had become a stream from the rain.

As we approached we could hear it singing and ringing. It is quite an eerie sound.

It is quite a vantage point. There is a board showing what you can see on a clear day,

You can get an idea of its size with Dawn next to it.

I struggled with my umbrella in the wind, but was ok here downwind behing the sculpture.

I took a video as we approached.....

That was amazing!