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Bolton Abbey
The interesting ruins of Bolton Abbey are open to the public and situated on the banks of the River Wharfe surrounded by many walking routes.
Bonsor East Mine Workings
The visible remains date mostly from the 18th Century although there are also early 17th Century German workings.
Bonsor Dressing Floors
There are many remains of the old workings and some historic items preserved including old mine carts.
Lyveden New Bield
Lyveden New Bield is the ruined shell of the Elizabethan house of Thomas Tresham that was never completed after Tresham died in 1605. The building is remarkable due to its design which features a curious cross shaped layout and many carved stone symbols around the walls.
Penny Rigg Copper Mill
The remains of the old Penny Rigg Copper Mill overlooking Tilberthwaite.
Appletree Worth
A relatively modern, stone bridge across Appletree Worth Beck leads to the ruins of Appletree Worth, replacing the stepping stones that were used previously.
Wheelton Plantation
A nice woodland area packed with interesting industrial ruins and mining remains to explore.
Shap Abbey
Ribchester Roman Bath House
Ribchester Roman Bath-House fell into disuse about AD 225, the remains are open to visitors today.
Lever Castle
Lever Park was officially opened to the public on the 10th October, 1911, but construction of Lever Castle at Coblowe on the eastern side of the Lower Rivington Reservoir overlooking Cross’ Creek wasn’t begun until 1912.
Hebblethwaite Hall Gill
Hebblethwaite Hall Gill is remarkable for a series of small waterfalls by the ruins of an old mill. Situated at the bottom of a small ravine the ruins are of stone-built buildings with a few sections of wall still upstanding.
Haweswater Drowned Villages
The villages of Mardale Green and Measand, several roads and other buildings were submerged when the Haweswater reservoir was created.
Arichonan Ruins
In the 19th century sheep were to become more profitable than the tenants of Arichonan. Landlord Neil Malcolm terminated the leases of the tenants of the Arichonan Township in September 1848, but his tenants refused to leave. They did not want to lose their homes and livelihood and decided to fight.
Binns (ruin)
An interesting ruin of a farmhouse and assorted outbuildings on the Northward slopes above Kitcliffe Reservoir.
Whalley Abbey
Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian Monastery, Built largely in the 14th century, it became one of the most prosperous and powerful ecclesiastical establishments in the North of England.
South Stack
The lighthouse and ruins of the old Holyhead Telegraph Station on South Stack.
Carreg Cennen Castle
The imposing ruins of Carreg Cennen Castle sit on top of a dramatic limestone crag, a natural fortress.
Carreg Cennen Limekiln
An old limekiln within the outer ward of Carreg Cennen castle.
Rag Hole (ruin)
The ruin of Rag Hole preserved as low walls above Ogden Reservoir
Rhodes Barn (ruin)
The collapsed ruins of Rhodes Barn an 18th Century Farm
Croesor Quarry
Th'Owd Mill I'Thrutch
Halliwell Fold (ruin)
The remains of low walls on the site of Halliwell Fold at Roddlesworth.
Higher Garstangs (ruin)
A ruined farm on the main walking track round Roddlesworth Woods.
Slipper Lowe Corn Mill (ruin)
The barely visible ruins of an old corn mill with remaining earthworks.
Slipper Lowe House (ruin)
The ruined remains of Slipper Lowe House in Roddlesworth Woods.
Hollinshead Hall (ruin)
Interesting site of an old stately home and former manor house with low walls, open cellars and strange wishing well building still intact.
Midge Holme (ruin)
The site of Midge Holme in Roddlesworth Woods beside the River Roddlesworth.
Cromwell's Bridge
A ruinous but still spanning the Hodder, 16th Century bridge made famouse by Cromwell in the 17th Century and possibly Tolkien in the 20th.
Fearley Hey (ruin)
A few ruined walls of the old farm of Fearley Hey that went derelict in the latter half of the 20th Century.
Upper Riley Hey (ruin)
A few low walls of the old farm of that was orginally known as Upper Riley Hey and later Riley Hey.
Ringley Road Station (ruin)
The remaining platform of the old Ringley Road Station beside the old track bed.
Blackhurst (ruin)
A ruined mansion with “lost garden” and a few remaining low walls and floor-plan.
Shop Fold (ruin)
Farm ruins with a few upstanding walls.
St Patrick's Chapel Heysham (ruin)
The remains of a small stone chapel dating to the Saxon period, with interesting architectural elements, ancient rock-cut graves and great views across to the Lakeland fells.
Bury Castle
The site of the fortified manor house known as Bury Castle, begun in 1469 by Sir Thomas Pilkington, lord of the manor of Bury.
Albion Iron Works Aspull (ruin)
The very overgrown remains of the Albion Iron Works at Aspull.
Mount Sion (ruin)
The scant remains of the old house known as Mount Sion - giving the area its name.
Worden Folly Ruins
A folly in the old grounds of Worden - constructed from older ruins.
Errwood Hall (ruin)
The ruins of an historic hall, surrounded by hills and woodland walks.
Castedge (ruin)
Extensive rubble remains of the former Castedge farm.
Easby Abbey (ruin)
Explorable ruins of the 12th Century Premonstratensian Abbey of St Agatha at Easby.
Old Lyons Colliery (ruin)
An old ruined farmstead and colliery on Darwen Moor with capped mineshafts and a few low walls upstanding.
Higher Pasture Barn (ruin)
The ruins of an old farm on Darwen Moor.
Northampton (ruin)
Scant ruins of Northamton on the south slopes of the Graine Valley.
Foe Edge (ruin)
Ruins of an old farm above Clough Head at Haslingden.
Rothwell Fold (ruin)
Low stone walls and remains of Rothwell Fold at Haslingden Grane.
Ormerods (ruin)
A ruined farm above Calf Hey Reservoir.
Hartley House (ruin)
Extensive ruins of three farmhouses, cottages and loomshops above Calf Hey Reservoir.
Musbury Heights Quarry (ruin)
An extensive, disused 19th Century quarry with ruins of various site buildings.
Under Heights (ruin)
A ruined farmhouse with upstanding walls above Haslingden Grane.
Duxbury Corn Mill (ruin)
The ruins of an 18th Century or much earlier corn mill and waterwheel house beside the River Yarrow.
Ripping (ruin)
Low ruined walls of an 18th Century or earlier farmhouse.
Heatherlea (ruin)
The ruins of an old victorian villa in the woods near Brinscall.
Harrock Old Windmill
The impressive remains of an old stone windmill dating back to before 1660 on Harrock Hill.
Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin)
The remains of an old Limekiln at Stephenson Ground above the River Lickle.
Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin)
An old limekiln in a ruinous state beside the Water Yeat Bridge on the River Lickle.
Owlet Holes (site of)
The site of an old house with scant ruins overgrown with wild garlic beside an old ford on the River Darwen.
Old Limekiln at Blua Crags
The remains of an old lime kiln beside Blua Crags overlooking Settle.
Banks Nursery (ruin)
The ruins of an old farmstead at Banks Nursery above Settle.
Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts
An example of an enclosed trig point on Warrendale Knotts.
Dunstanburgh Castle
Built in 1313 Thomas, Earl of Lancaster on cliffs overlooking the sea.
WWII Sandbag Pillbox
A Sandbag Pillbox from the local WWII defences.
Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh
An old limekiln next to a small, disused quarry at Dunstanburgh.
Scout Crag Lime Kiln
An old lime kiln, easy to see beside New Road below Warton Crag.
Carmarthen Castle
The ruins of a 12th Century castle partially reconstructed in the 19th Century.
Flint Castle - Castell y Fflint
The remains of medieval Flint Castle begun in 1277 by King Edward I.
Chorley Lodge
Grade II listed, early 19th Century gate lodge now in a ruinous state.
Old Lime Kiln at Dalton
An old lime kiln in a ruinous state beside the Quarry Wood car park near Burton-in-Kendal.
Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse
The grave of faithful Bevis on the site of a ruined summerhouse in Sliver Well Wood.
Dean Mills (site of)
Outlines, rubble and low stone walls on the site of Dean Mills at Barrow Bridge.
Greenbooth Waterfall
A small waterfall in a rocky gorge beside an old waterwheel pit at Greenbooth Reservoir.
Halliwell Bleach Works (ruin)
The works were founded by Peter Ainsworth in 1739, and acquired a reputation in the early C19 for the early use of chlorine gas in the bleaching process, under the direction of Richard Ainsworth.
Rivington Pike Tower
Grade ii listed Rivington Pike Tower, built 1733 by John Andrews of Little Lever, owner of Manor of Rivington; said to be on site of earlier beacon.
Rockavon and Rockhaven Castle
The site of Rockavon Castle at Wilderswood above Horwich.
Lower Brownfields (site of)
Site of an old farm beside the track to Yarnsdale, with little remaining to see.
Wimpole Ruins
A Grade II* listed Folly Castle built in 1768-70 by James Essex. The ‘ruins’ at Wimpole are of Red brick with coursed clunch ashlar facing construction.
Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin)
An 18th Century brick works relying on clay from the adjacent mine.
Clun Castle
Clun Castle was built in the years following the Norman Conquest by Picot de Say, a follower of William the Conqueror.
Acton Burnell Castle
Built in the late 13th century by Robert Burnell (d. 1292), the Bishop of Bath and Wells and Chancellor of England from 1273-92.
Prospect Tower
Prospect Tower is a grade II* listed but derelict summerhouse dating to the 17th Century.
Byland Abbey
The ruins of Byland Abbey which was founded in 1177 and dissolved in 1539.
Rievaulx Abbey
The earliest standing remains at Rievaulx are those of the nave and transepts of the church, dating to just after the foundation of the abbey and were built between 1140 and 1150.
Owshaw Clough Mine Filtration Ruins
The ruins of a old mine drain filtration system in Owshaw Clough.
Deborah's (site of)
Brook House (ruin)
Rubble and outlines of several buildings of Brook House beside the track round High Bullough.
Jacob's Ladder (ruin)
The stone remains that used to support a series of iron ladders used to transport labour and materials down from the Moor Road to High Bullough during construction of the reservoir.
Tintern Abbey / Abaty Tyndryn
Tintern was a Cistercian abbey, a Christian monastery or convent under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, dating to the medieval period. Founded on the 9th May 1132 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow.
Creams Paper Mill (ruin)
Creams Mill was located beside the River Irwell at Ash Clough, Little Lever.
Lead Mines Clough Lead Mines
Restored remains of an old lead mine beside the Limestone Brook.
Basingill Gunpowder Works (ruin)
In 1790, Basingill Gunpowder Works was established to provide greater incorporating mills for the long-closed Old Sedgewick gunpowder factory a short distance upstream of Basingill.
Beehive Coke Ovens on The Naze
Up on the west side of the Broadhead valley there is a field containing two groups of “beehive” coke ovens.
Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle is a vast medieval fortress that was besieged and then transformed into an Elizabethan palace.
Smithills Hall Kitchen Garden (ruin)
A little ‘lost’, walled garden, built in the latter half of the 19th Century, that once grew food for Smithills Hall.
Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin)
A remains of a series of primitive ‘pit kilns’ beside a footpath leading up Wildersmoor on the south slope of Winter Hill.
Prospect (ruin)
An ruined farmstead below Brown Hill, overlookng the town of Horwich.
Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin)
A group of possibly quite ancient ‘bell pits’ on Rivington Moor together with an old, stone sheep pen.
Higher Ridge (ruin)
Ruins of Higher Ridge on the lower slopes of Harcles Hill above Redisher Wood.
Middle Ridge (ruin)
Sparse ruins of Middle Ridge below Harcles Hill.
Overstone Hall (ruin)
The estate was originally built in 1857 for the Earl and Countess of Northampton.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey is a designated World Heritage Site.
Fountains Abbey (ruin)
Grade I listed Fountains Abbey is a ruined yet beautiful and well-preserved Cistercian monastery located in Yorkshire, England.
Lower Ridge (ruin)
There is an interesting section of old flagstone wall on the site of the Lower Ridge farmstead.
Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey is a ruined abbey located in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
Dean Wood Spa (ruin)
The remains of an old ‘spa’ or cold water bathing pool possibly dating from the 17th Century or earlier.
Culver Battery
Culver Battery is a former artillary battery built in the early 19th Century.
Carisbrooke Castle
At Carisbrooke there are the substantial remains of a series of castles of dating to the 11th or 12th Centuries and earlier.
Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath Abbey was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion, and it soon became one of the most important religious sites in Scotland.
Tonbridge Castle
Tonbridge Castle dates back to around 1260, soon after the Norman Conquest.
Corfe Castle
Grade I listed Corfe Castle at Wareham in Dorset is the ruins of a former royal castle, surrounded by a village of the same name.
Lower Tarkingtons (ruin)
Scant ruins of an old farm that went derelict in the latter half of the 19th Century.
Yarnsdale Old Mill (site of)
A collection of stone blocks and a keystone said to be from an old mill on the Cadshaw Brook at Yarnsdale.
Bradgate House
Grade II* listed Bradgate House was a grand, Tudor mansion with chapel that was built in the former medieval deer park of Bradgate.
Old John Tower
Grade II listed Old John Tower is gothic style folly tower, located in Bradgate Park.
Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey is a beautiful and historic monastery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Sandal Castle
Grade II* listed Sandal Castle is located in south Wakefield.
Park Bridge Heritage Centre
Park Bridge Heritage Centre is a unique and fascinating attraction located in the heart of Tameside
Cheesden Lumb Mill
Cheesden Lumb Mill is a historic cotton spinning mill located in the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.
Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls
The Roman Amphitheatre in Chester is a historical landmark that dates back to the 1st century AD.
Green Booth (ruin)
The rubble ruins of Green Booth, an old farmstead that was still standing in the mid-20th Century.
Rainshore Lower Mill (ruin)
A few walls upstanding from the Rainshore Lower Mill, a fulling mill that went derelict around the turn of the 20th Century.
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Berry Pomeroy Castle is a historic medieval fortress located in Devon, England.
Brock Bottom Works (ruin)
There are several ruins along the River Brock at Brock Bottom, mostly associated with the old mill that has had various uses over-the-years.
Temple Church - Bristol
Temple Church, also known as Holy Cross Church, is a notable historical site located in the city of Bristol, England.
Hempshaw's (ruin)
The ruined farmsteads of Higher and Lower Hempshaws, below Will Narr, between Rivington and Anglezarke moors.
Higher Hempshaws (ruin)
The ruins of Higher Hempshaw’s Farm above Anglezarke.
Lower Hempshaws (ruin)
The ruins of Lower Hempshaw’s Farm above Anglezarke.
Old Rachel's (ruin)
A ruined farm dating to around the start of the 19th Century or earlier.
Simm's Sheepfold (ruin)
An old sheepfold, repurposed from an older ruin - possibly also a sheepfold.
St Benet's Abbey
From Augustine’s mission in AD 597 until Henry VIII’s reign, monasticism was a vital part of both religious and secular life in the British Isles.
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