Lord’s Seat

Nearest town:
Whaley Bridge (9km WSW)
OS reference:
SK112835
OS sheet:
110
Latitude:
53° 20' 52.51 N
Longitude:
1° 49' 54.26 W
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Images

Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Despite the erosion, it’s a pretty well preserved monument.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.9.2021)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 14, 2022
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The barrow was in the process of being fenced off to reduce erosion.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.9.2021)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 14, 2022
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Approaching from the west. The barrow on the right, the Great Ridge stretching away to the left from Mam Tor in the centre.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.9.2021)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 14, 2022
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by spencer

The final approach in winter...but no other people

Image credit: Mike Purslow
spencer
spencer Feb 17, 2016
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by spencer

The path to the cairn in winter: the rise before

Image credit: Mike Purslow
spencer
spencer Feb 17, 2016
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Some landscape context from the other side of the Vale of Edale. The barrow is on the high point of the ridge, centre skyline. Mam Tor is the shadowed eminence further left. Looking down Crowden Clough from the Kinder Scout massif.

Image credit: A. Brookes (30.5.2015)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 1, 2015
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by harestonesdown

A great viewing platform, shame about the erosion. Mam Tor to the right in the distance.

Image credit: megadread
harestonesdown
harestonesdown Feb 21, 2013
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by juamei

Coming up to it with mam tor poking up in the background on the right.

juamei
juamei Jun 8, 2012
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by postman

Barrow crowns the highest point, and behind me ‘

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 15, 2010
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by A R Cane

Lord’s Seat in shadow in the foreground and Mam Tor in t’ background

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane May 13, 2010
Image of Lord’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by A R Cane

Lord’s Seat barrow with Mam Tor just behind and the enigmatic Hope Valley to the left.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane May 13, 2010

Articles

Lord’s Seat

postman
postman Mar 5, 2013

I first came up here a couple of years ago in mid summer, but was with full family and dogs, needless to say we didn’t get all the way up to the top.
Today it was round two, the weather was, shall we say, the decent side of crap and I’m well out of shape, but without any, errrrm hindrances ? I fancied my chances, in fact it was a total knockout.

Parking was had at the pay and display close to the entrance to Mam tor, I didn’t so I didn’t, I took a picture of the nice painting of Mam tor on the information board and started my way up. En route to the place of a ascension I noted a pair of iron age replicas carved on to earth fast rocks, a Torc, and a dagger, the dagger is under a celticly carved seat.
The way up is actually quite easy, it only gets steep a couple of times, but it gets really very muddy, luckily it was all frozen so progress went on apace. Plus the views open out immediately and are hugely enjoyed, the view of Mam tor is sufficient to get me up here on it’s own.

The top of the hill is flat and quite large , the barrow is sited as close to Mam tor as possible without coming down off the top. The barrow is about seven feet high and is getting eroded quite badly the footpath and bridleway is very close and too many feet have taken their toll on top, perhaps that’s the price you pay for being in the most visited National park in the world.
I was mightily disappointed to found out that the Lord in question was Mr Peveril of nearby castle building renown, surely a place like this up here with such a view should be named after Thee Lord, not many views like this one. Having said that the thin fog hid most of the distant hill sides, I was aware of it all out there, somewhere but could I see it ? Like fudge chocolate brownie I could.

Lord’s Seat

davidtic
davidtic Aug 14, 2003

Walking West out along the ridge from the Mam Nick road, the path rises after just over 1km to the Lord’s Seat barrow. Stick to the path on the crest of the ridge for the best views – Edale to your right, Mam Tor behind, Windy Knoll to your left and the barrow itself looming up ahead. Well worth the effort.

Miscellaneous

Lord’s Seat
Round Barrow(s)
stubob
stubob Dec 16, 2013

The first verse of many by William Bennet 1867.

THE DRIVING OF THE DEER.

Lord Peverel stood on the Lord’s Seat,
And an angry man was he;
For he heard the sound of a hunter’s horn
Slow winding up the lea.
He look’d to north, he look’d to south,
And east and west look’d he:
And ” Holy cross! “the fierce Norman cried,”
Who hunts in my country?

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