Upper Rivington Reservoir by munki-boy
Upper Rivington Reservoir
The middle of the chain of three reservoirs at Rivington and the easiest to stroll around, although there is no ‘official’ access to the shore itself.
Created: 25 May 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Rivington Reservoirs Video
Upper Rivington Reservoir
Walks in Upper Rivington Reservoir
Local History around Upper Rivington Reservoir
There are some historic monuments around including:
Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington HallPike Stones chambered long cairnMoated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchRound cairn 280m west of Old Harpers FarmHeadless Cross, GrimefordRound cairn on Winter HillBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorRound cairn on Noon Hill.
