Ludworth Intakes

Also known as:
Intakes Farm
Nearest town:
Hyde (5km WNW)
OS reference:
SJ989913
OS sheet:
109
Latitude:
53° 25' 5.35 N
Longitude:
2° 0' 59.59 W
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Images

Image of Ludworth Intakes (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking east towards the High Peak, showing the landscape position of nearby sites.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 5, 2014
Image of Ludworth Intakes (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The eastern view looks almost intact. The cairn mound appears to be surrounded by a wider base or collar.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 5, 2014
Image of Ludworth Intakes (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

From the south. The distant hill, far left, is Wild Bank Hill – topped with another cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 5, 2014
Image of Ludworth Intakes (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking NE-ish. There are extensive views from this site.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 5, 2014

Articles

Ludworth Intakes

juamei
juamei Jan 17, 2012

[visited 27/11/2011] Mangled and abused but still standing defiant in the corner of a field (or 3). Someone, presumably the combination of treasure hunters and excavators in the 18th century, have removed the centre of the cairn, but you can still get a sense of quite how large this beast was. The views to the North are worth the effort even if you didn’t fancy seeing a cairn. Nice to know this lies on a boundary even now. Chisworth is probably visible if you had someone stood near it to pick it out.

Access is on a footpath from the nearest road to the South past Brown low and is over a stile or two. You’ll also need to navigate a field of long horned cattle.

Miscellaneous

Ludworth Intakes
Cairn(s)
juamei
juamei Jan 17, 2012

The HER says
“A large barrow at Ludworth Intakes was destroyed by ‘treasure- hunters’ when it became known it was to be excavated. According to information volunteered, ashes, bones, etc. were found and also a cinerary urn which was broken and its contents lost. The barrow was alleged to have been divided into three paralled circles one within the other, the centre one containing the urn. ”

Its not destroyed, just mangled like a lot of barrows about these parts.

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