Ribchester Roman Bath House

Ribchester Roman Bath-House fell into disuse about AD 225, the remains are open to visitors today.

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.

Ripping (ruin)

Low ruined walls of an 18th Century or earlier farmhouse.

Wheelton Plantation

A nice woodland area packed with interesting industrial ruins and mining remains to explore.

Blackhurst (ruin)

A ruined mansion with “lost garden” and a few remaining low walls and floor-plan.

Heatherlea (ruin)

The ruins of an old victorian villa in the woods near Brinscall.

Shop Fold (ruin)

Farm ruins with a few upstanding walls.

Solomon's Temple (ruin)

Solomon's Temple is a historical farm ruin located atop Brinscall Moor.

Lead Mines Clough Lead Mines

Restored remains of an old lead mine beside the Limestone Brook.

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.

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.

Great Hill Farm (ruin)

A moorland farm on the slopes of Great Hill, that went derelict around the turn of the 20th Century and now ruined.

Duxbury Corn Mill (ruin)

The ruins of an 18th Century or much earlier corn mill and waterwheel house beside the River Yarrow.

Chorley Lodge

Grade II listed, early 19th Century gate lodge now in a ruinous state.

Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse

The grave of faithful Bevis on the site of a ruined summerhouse in Sliver Well Wood.

Harrock Old Windmill

The impressive remains of an old stone windmill dating back to before 1660 on Harrock Hill.

Belmont Paper Mills (Derelict)

These are the remains of Belmont Paper Mills or later Spring Side Mill, situated in the Longworth Clough beside Belmont, north of Bolton.

Scout Crag Lime Kiln

An old lime kiln, easy to see beside New Road below Warton Crag.

Worden Folly Ruins

A folly in the old grounds of Worden - constructed from older ruins.

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.

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.

Slipper Lowe House (ruin)

The ruined remains of Slipper Lowe House in Roddlesworth Woods.

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.

Mill Lane House (ruin)

Very spare ruins of Mill Lane House in Roddlesworth Woods, with small waterfall below.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Under Heights (ruin)

A ruined farmhouse with upstanding walls above Haslingden Grane.

Musbury Heights Quarry (ruin)

An extensive, disused 19th Century quarry with ruins of various site buildings.

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.