[Stones] N Staffs / Cheshire Walk inc Lud's Church Sat April 26th

[Tim P]

You may be interested to know of this walk next month with combined 
efforts of Northern Earth Walks 
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NEWalks/ and Megalithic Meets 
http://www.megalithicmeets.org.uk.

Natural features, haunted landscapes, standing stones, a holy well, a 
neolithic tomb, good views and more.

Decent footwear, rucksacks, clothes appropriate for forecast and 
prepared for something else just incase. Bring a drink and a packed 
lunch / snack, as will have a stop at a pub early afternoon. Feel free 
to drop in / out as needed. Please let me know if you are coming, and 
numbers with you.

Itinerary subject to revision depending on needs or conditions at the 
time. This is a free walk organised by friends for friends with like 
minded interests.

Cheers

Tim

Sat 26th April

Meet at for 10am at Roach End; limited parking so please explore car 
sharing where possible.Can't find my 1:25000 at the moment, but the 
meeting place is on the minor road north of the 505m trig point.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=the+roaches&sll=54.162434,-3.647461&sspn=13.872721,35.507813&ie=UTF8&ll=53.166894,-1.984577&spn=0.027682,0.069351&t=h&z=14

Circular Walk:

Following on from my pic in Fortean Times Simulacra Corner we'll be 
taking a detour to
Lud's Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twrWTJMAl4k
(Lud's Church - site of the Green Chapel, hideout, ghosts, cannibals, 
and a wonderful place in general).

Hangingstone Rock (picnic there if good weather... if not so good, will 
use shelter of Lud's Church)

Drive to next Stop

Could include Gun Hill standing stone / cross shaft - and site of 
Gallows enroute to pub
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=5453

Short drive to next Stop (some nasty junctions to take care)

Pub at Rushton Spencer
I think it's the Royal Oak
http://www.theroyaloakrushton.com/index.htm

Walk:
St Helen's Well
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17361
The Site of Satan's Stone
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17360

en route to St Nicholas' Church - a church on a promontory, and IMO a 
very numenous location. Couple interesting stones and site of a murder 
victim's unusual grave

Drive to east side of Bosley Cloud -
walk up a brilliant hill, a possible standing stone or two
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6215
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6216
Also great views, and somewhere (I've not found yet) alleged to be a 
simulacrum of a face with a smile which appears to fade in and out 
depending on where you exactly look - rumoured to be be inspiration for 
Lewis Carrol's 'Cheshire Cat'.

Then a short drive around the block to finish with The Bridestones 
neolithic chambered tomb
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=473021467

Likely finish mid evening; several watering holes in the area, say no 
more...



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