'Intake' in Birk Dale
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'Intake' in Birk Dale
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 9 Jul 2018
In the Dales an 'intake' is an area of land 'taken in' from the moor and improved for grazing or crops. Birk Dale is at the edge of workable farmland and this small field, complete with barn, looks as though it is gradually returning to rough grazing.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.405673
Longitude
-2.233974