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Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Lancashire

  1. Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn
    Tottington Ward
  2. Askew Heights univallate prehistoric defended enclosure and hollow way
    Quernmore
  3. Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear Photos
    Astley Mosley Common Ward
  4. Backbarrow ironworks Photos
    Haverthwaite
  5. Badger Hole, Warton Crag
    Warton
  6. Bailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St John the Baptist.
    Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
  7. Bank House Bridge, Wycoller
    Trawden Forest
  8. Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey
    Great Sankey
  9. Beadle Hill Romano-British farmstead
    Briercliffe
  10. Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm Photos
    Clitheroe
  11. Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel
    Burtonwood and Westbrook
  12. Bleasdale Circle enclosed Bronze Age urnfield
    Bleasdale
  13. Boar's Den bowl barrow
    Wrightington
  14. Bow Bridge medieval multi-span bridge
    Barrow-in-Furness - Newbarns Ward
  15. Bowl barrow 140m east of Beadle Hill
    Briercliffe
  16. Bowl barrow 155m east of Beadle Hill
    Briercliffe
  17. Bowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat House
    Billington and Langho
  18. Bowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat House
    Billington and Langho
  19. Bowl barrow 90m east of Twist Castle
    Briercliffe
  20. Bowl barrow on Hameldon Pasture
    Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood
  21. Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane
    Winwick
  22. Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond
    Burtonwood and Westbrook
  23. Bradley Hall, moated site, fishponds and connecting channels
    Eccleston
  24. Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds
    Heath Charnock
  25. Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls
    Barton Ward
  26. Brooks Farm packhorse bridge
    Bleasdale
  27. Broom's Cross wayside cross, 150m north east of Orchard House
    Thornton
  28. Burscough Augustinian Priory
    West Lancashire - Derby Ward
  29. Burwains Camp prehistoric defended settlement west of Broad Bank Hill
    Briercliffe
  30. Cairn and ring mound on Long Moor, west of Gill House Beck
    Kirkby Ireleth
  31. Cairnfield 210m south west of Throng Moss Reservoir
    Blawith and Subberthwaite
  32. Cairns and enclosure on The Rigg, Banishead
    Coniston
  33. Cairns on Foul Scrow
    Coniston
  34. Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank Farmhouse
    Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite
  35. Camp House moated site, moated outwork and connecting channels Photos
    Hornby-with-Farleton
  36. Canal tunnel entrances and wharf
    Worsley Ward
  37. Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works Photos
    Town Centre Ward
  38. Cartmel Augustinian Priory medieval gatehouse and parts of the priory precinct
    Lower Allithwaite
  39. Castercliff small multivallate hillfort
    Nelson
  40. Castle Hill
    Pennington
  41. Castle Hill motte
    Penwortham
  42. Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrow
    Golborne and Lowton West Ward
  43. Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton
    Halton-with-Aughton
  44. Castle Hill motte, Dolphinholme
    Ellel
  45. Castle Hill prehistoric defended enclosure
    Leck
  46. Castle Mound motte and bailey, Melling
    Melling-with-Wrayton
  47. Castle Stede motte and bailey, Hornby
    Hornby-with-Farleton
  48. Castlehead Bridge, Grange
    Grange-over-Sands
  49. Chapel Hill Motte, Arkholme Photos
    Arkholme-with-Cawood
  50. Chequerbent embankment of Bolton and Leigh Railway
    Bolton - Hulton Ward
  51. Chingle Hall moated site
    Whittingham
  52. Claughton hlaew in Sandhole Wood
    Claughton
  53. Clayton Hall moated site Photos
    Ancoats and Clayton Ward
  54. Clintsfield Colliery
    Bentham
  55. Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle
    Clitheroe
  56. Cockersand Premonstratensian Abbey
    Thurnham
  57. Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House
    North Turton
  58. Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common
    Urswick
  59. Coniston copper mines
    Coniston
  60. Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse Photos
    Kirkby Ireleth
  61. Cranshaw Hall moated site
    Farnworth Ward
  62. Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork Photos
    Preston - Sharoe Green Ward
  63. Cross base 25m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard
    Melling
  64. Cross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of St
    Standish with Langtree Ward
  65. Cross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish
    Standish with Langtree Ward
  66. Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall
    Shevington with Lower Ground Ward
  67. Cross Hall moated site
    West Lancashire - Derby Ward
  68. Croston Town Bridge
    Croston
  69. Cunscough Hall moated site, Melling
    Melling
  70. Dalton Castle Photos
    Dalton Town with Newton
  71. Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of D Photos
    Burton-in-Kendal
  72. Devil's Bridge south west of Horrace
    Pennington
  73. Dike, circles and cairns on Bleaberry Haws
    Torver
  74. Dog Holes Cave Photos
    Warton
  75. Domestic chapel of St Katharine of Alexandria and burial ground
    Lydiate
  76. Dovecote at Great Eccleston, 150m north east of Gradwells
    Great Eccleston
  77. Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm Photos
    Downham
  78. Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge
    Halebank
  79. Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood
    Lathom
  80. Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway
    Picton Ward
  81. Ellenroad Ring Mill
    Milnrow and Newhey Ward
  82. Eller Barrow, round barrow
    Pennington
  83. Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle Photos
    Aldingham
  84. Frith Hall
    Lower Allithwaite
  85. Furness Abbey Savignac and Cistercian monasteries: precinct wall, great gatehouse, 'chapel outside t
    Barrow-in-Furness - Roosecote Ward
  86. Garstang market cross
    Garstang
  87. Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall Photos
    Aspull New Springs Whelley Ward
  88. Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing worksh
    Lancaster - Castle Ward
  89. Glasson Dock
    Thurnham
  90. Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works
    Coniston
  91. Greenhalgh Castle, cultivation terraces south east of the castle, and site of Greenhalgh manor house
    Barnacre-with-Bonds
  92. Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House
    Wigan Central Ward
  93. Halsall medieval rectory
    Halsall
  94. Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm
    Dunnockshaw
  95. Hapton Castle
    Hapton
  96. Headless Cross, Grimeford
    Anderton
  97. Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm
    Bold
  98. High cross in St Peter's churchyard, Heysham
    Lancaster - Heysham Central Ward
  99. High cross in St Wilfrid's churchyard, Halton
    Halton-with-Aughton
  100. Higher Mill, Helmshore
    Rossendale - Helmshore Ward
  101. Higherford Old Bridge
    Barrowford
  102. Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station
    Hightown
  103. Hornby Bridge
    Hornby-with-Farleton
  104. Ice house at Towneley Hall
    Burnley - Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward
  105. Ightenhill Manor (site of)
    Ightenhill
  106. Ingrave Farm moated site, moated site 100m west of Ingrave Farm and connecting channel, Eccleston
    Eccleston
  107. Kirkhead Cave
    Lower Allithwaite
  108. Knapperthaw stone circle
    Lowick
  109. Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm Photos
    Aldingham
  110. Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm Photos
    Aldingham
  111. Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church
    Worsley Ward
  112. Lime kiln and associated lime shed 680m south east of Scales Green Farm Photos
    Aldingham
  113. Long barrow north of Skelmore Heads, 300m north east of Woodside Farm
    Pennington
  114. Long Intakes medieval dispersed settlement and associated kiln 370m south of Fell Foot
    Coniston
  115. Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond, Widnes
    Ditton Ward
  116. Lowwood gunpowder works
    Haverthwaite
  117. Loyn Bridge Photos
    Hornby-with-Farleton
  118. Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building
    Wigan Central Ward
  119. Maghull Manor moated site
    Maghull
  120. March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal Photos
    Castleton Ward
  121. Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, Standish
    Standish with Langtree Ward
  122. Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish ch
    East Ward
  123. Micklehead Green moated site
    Bold Ward
  124. Moat Farm moated site Photos
    Aldingham
  125. Moat Hill, motte and bailey castle and earlier ringwork Photos
    Aldingham
  126. Moated site and fishponds east of Upp Hall Farm.
    Priest Hutton
  127. Moated site and two fishponds south of Manor House Farm
    Much Hoole
  128. Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan
    Blackrod
  129. Moated site at Bickerstaffe Hall.
    Bickerstaffe
  130. Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels
    Clayton-le-Woods
  131. Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall.
    Scarisbrick
  132. Morley's Hall moated site
    Astley Mosley Common Ward
  133. Mossborough Hall moated site
    Rainford
  134. New Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley Hospital
    Astley Mosley Common Ward
  135. Newby Bridge
    Colton
  136. Newland blast furnace, blacking mill, associated buildings and water management systems Photos
    Egton with Newland
  137. Nibthwaite furnace
    Colton
  138. Number nine Tank House: the Jubilee glassworks 100m south west of the Government Offices on Chalon W
    Town Centre Ward
  139. Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street
    Burnley - Trinity Ward
  140. Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold
    Bold
  141. Old Moat House Medieval Moat, Bold
    Bold
  142. Palisaded hilltop enclosure, a slight univallate hillfort, and a dewpond at Skelmore Heads, 280m eas
    Urswick
  143. Part of a Roman fort and its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery and a Benedict
    Lancaster - Castle Ward
  144. Part of Witton Old Hall medieval lordly residence 340m north east of Feniscliffe Bridge
    Beardwood with Lammack Ward
  145. Peel Moat
    Heatons North Ward
  146. Penwortham Old Bridge
    Preston - Riversway Ward
  147. Peter Hill, Cark
    Lower Holker
  148. Pickett-Hamilton fort 600m south east of Limekiln Farm
    Burtonwood and Westbrook
  149. Piel Castle
    Barrow-in-Furness - Roosecote Ward
  150. Pike Low bowl barrow and site of beacon, Bonfire Hill
    Briercliffe
  151. Pike Stones chambered long cairn
    Anglezarke
  152. Pleasington alum works
    Pleasington
  153. Portfield hillfort
    Whalley
  154. Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge
    Denton South Ward
  155. Prehistoric defended enclosure and six adjacent hut circles at Tatham Park
    Tatham
  156. Prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement, an associated enclosure, and a bowl barrow NNE of Appleb
    Aldingham
  157. Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval se
    Blawith and Subberthwaite
  158. Prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and early post-medieval settlements, field systems and a deer
    Burrow-with-Burrow
  159. Promontory fort 300m west of Great Woolden Hall Farm
    Rixton-with-Glazebrook
  160. Promontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks Farm
    Elton Ward
  161. Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in Radcliffe
    Radcliffe East Ward
  162. Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough Photos
    Rainhill
  163. Remains of Aspen Colliery, associated beehive coking ovens and canal basin Photos
    Hyndburn - St Oswald's Ward
  164. Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
    City Centre Ward
  165. Remains of the gas plant, chimney, wheel pit and mill race of Dolphinholme Worsted Mill
    Nether Wyresdale
  166. Ribchester Roman fort (Bremetennacum)
    Ribchester
  167. Ring cairn 25m east of Ell Clough
    Briercliffe
  168. Ring cairn on Slipper Hill
    Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood
  169. Ringley Old Bridge Photos
    Kearsley Ward
  170. Rixton Old Hall moated site
    Rixton-with-Glazebrook
  171. Robin Hood's Stone at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue
    Cressington Ward
  172. Roman fort and civil settlement, Over Burrow
    Burrow-with-Burrow
  173. Roman Fort and sections of Roman Roads
    Burscough
  174. Roman kilns 25yds (20m) north east of Fairyhill Cottage
    Quernmore
  175. Roman milestone 500ft (150m) south east of Overtown Farm
    Burrow-with-Burrow
  176. Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow
    North Turton
  177. Roman road in Wrynose Bottom
    Coniston
  178. Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane
    South Ribble - Samlesbury & Walton Ward
  179. Roman signal station on Mellor Moor
    Mellor
  180. Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 375m ENE of Collingholme
    Tunstall
  181. Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank
    Urswick
  182. Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure west of Scales Haggs, 300m NNE of Scales Green Far
    Aldingham
  183. Romano-British farmstead east of Little Urswick Crags
    Urswick
  184. Romano-British farmstead immediately south of Russell Farm
    Burton-in-Kendal
  185. Romano-British farmstead on Little Urswick Crags
    Urswick
  186. Round cairn 230m east of Manor Farm
    Borwick
  187. Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm
    Horwich
  188. Round cairn on Appleby Hill
    Aldingham
  189. Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 520m north west of High Sunbrick Farm
    Aldingham
  190. Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 600m north west of High Sunbrick Farm
    Urswick
  191. Round cairn on Hameldon Pasture
    Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood
  192. Round cairn on Noon Hill Photos
    Rivington
  193. Round cairn on Parlick Pike
    Chipping
  194. Round cairn on Summerhouse Hill Photos
    Yealand Conyers
  195. Round cairn on Thornley Hall Fell, 430m east of Meg Hall
    Thornley-with-Wheatley
  196. Round cairn on Winter Hill
    Rivington
  197. Round cairn, 460m south west of Thompson Ground
    Hawkshead
  198. Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor
    Heapey
  199. Rufford moated site
    Rufford
  200. Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst
    Windle Ward
  201. Saucer barrow 90m east of Ell Clough
    Briercliffe
  202. Scarisbrick Park holy well
    Scarisbrick
  203. Scarisbrick Park wayside cross
    Scarisbrick
  204. Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Plat
    Fallowfield Ward
  205. Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south
    Denton West Ward
  206. Sefton Old Hall moated site and fishponds, Sefton.
    Sefton
  207. Sellet Bank prehistoric defended enclosure
    Whittington
  208. Settlement on The Hawk
    Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite
  209. Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot
    Coniston
  210. Skerton Bridge
    Lancaster - Skerton East Ward
  211. Small stone circle on Delf Hill
    Briercliffe
  212. Speke Hall moated site
    Speke-Garston Ward
  213. Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position
    Hapton
  214. St Anne's Well
    Rainhill
  215. St Oswald's Well, 150m south of Woodhead
    Winwick
  216. St Patrick's early Christian chapel and associated cemetery, Lower Heysham
    Lancaster - Heysham Central Ward
  217. Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard
    Melling
  218. Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel
    Manor Ward
  219. Standing cross at the junction of Green Lane and Water Street
    Thornton
  220. Standing cross in St Luke's churchyard, Farnworth, beside the south porch
    Farnworth Ward
  221. Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Gree
    Ince Blundell
  222. Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst
    Windle Ward
  223. Steam tramway reversing triangle
    Darwen
  224. Stone circle on Summerhouse Hill
    Yealand Conyers
  225. Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close
    Bromley Cross Ward
  226. Stony Hazel finery forge Photos
    Colton
  227. Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy
    Colton
  228. The Calderstones: six monoliths decorated with rock art
    Church Ward
  229. The Hall Bridge, Wycoller
    Trawden Forest
  230. The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral Photos
    City Centre Ward
  231. The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church
    Haigh
  232. Thieveley lead mine 330m south west and 910m WSW of Buckleys
    Cliviger
  233. Three high crosses in St Mary's churchyard Photos
    Whalley
  234. Torrisholme bowl barrow
    Morecambe
  235. Twist Castle Romano-British farmstead
    Briercliffe
  236. Twiston lime kiln and associated tramway 250m east of Twiston Mill
    Twiston
  237. Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston Water
    Coniston
  238. Two ring cairns on Gawthwaite Moor
    Kirkby Ireleth
  239. Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones
    Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood
  240. Univallate prehistoric defended enclosure, hollow way and secondary enclosure 250m north of Claughto
    Claughton
  241. Up Holland Benedictine priory
    Up Holland
  242. Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley
    Swinton North Ward
  243. Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm
    Habergham Eaves
  244. Warton Crag small multivallate hillfort
    Warton
  245. Warton Old Rectory
    Warton
  246. Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby
    Manor Ward
  247. Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall
    Ince Blundell
  248. West Derby motte and bailey castle
    West Derby Ward
  249. Whalley Bridge
    Billington and Langho
  250. Whalley Cistercian abbey Photos
    Whalley
  251. Whittington motte and bailey castle
    Whittington
  252. Winstanley moated site and five fishponds
    Winstanley Ward
  253. Winster potash pit
    Cartmel Fell
  254. World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark
    Lower Allithwaite
  255. Wraysholme Tower
    Lower Allithwaite
  256. Wycoller Hall
    Trawden Forest
  257. Wycoller packhorse bridge
    Trawden Forest
  258. Yewdale lime kiln 380m south west of Low Yewdale
    Coniston

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