Although the West Pennine Moors has itself seen much activity over the centuries, most evidence of prehistoric occupation has been long since obliterated by farming or industry. However, there is an abundance of sites in the surrounding area indicating human occupation thousands of years ago.
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Alleged chambered round cairn on Stronstrey Bank, identified during a survey of Anglezarke and Rivington Moors by the Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit. More likely a cist beneath a cairn.
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Mesolithic flint implements including blade/flake, microliths, scrapers, gravers and microburins were found from Anglezarke Moor, Strantstay Bank and Black Brook.
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A scatter of flints including arrowheads and microliths found.
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Cairn on Stronstrey Bank, identified during a survey of Anglezarke and Rivington Moors by the Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit.
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Early Mesolithic flint scatter at Rushy Brow, identified during a survey of Anglezarke and Rivington Moors by the Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit. Excavated by them in 1985, revealing evidence of a possible small shelter and windbreak.
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Cairn on Rushy Brow, identified during a survey of Anglezarke and Rivington Moors by the Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit.
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A Mesolithic flint chipping site was found.
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A Mesolithic chipping site was found on the edge of a quarry.
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Possible Early Bronze Age perforated pebble hammer found in 1958 at Rivington Barn, Lever Park
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Mesolithic arrowhead was found.
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A flint chipping site including microliths, thumb scraper and battered-back blades were found. A ‘bugle mouthpiece’ (possibly Civil War) was discovered in the peat adjoining the site.
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Sugg.flint working sites-microliths, scrapers. Ne arrowhead
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A Mesolithic chipping site and microliths were found.
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Flint chipping sites and microliths found.
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A standing stone of uncertain age located in a field near Harwood.
Excavated almost to oblivion the main stones of the burial chamber remain along with some sections of kerb and cairn slip this would have been covered by a large mound.
A mystery mound on the East of Winter Hill, possibly man-made prehistoric, possibly a glacial mound.
Said to be the largest prehistoric mound in North UK and so far un-excavated, Round Loaf is visible from many places and has excellent views for the visitor.
High on the summit of the often foreboding Noon Hill is a Bronze Age round cairn topped by a more recent cairn of uncertain age. The round cairn was excavated in the 1950’s/60’s and yielded several cremations and funery ornaments now in the possesion of Bolton Museum. This site is rumoured to have been put to use in more recent times as a secret meeting place for persecuted Christians.
The only confirmed cup and ring marks in this part of Lancashire, small but mighty.
A large stone cairn on Crooked Edge Hill, an outlying summit of Winter hill, said to be the site of an ancient burial.
Bronze Age composite round cairn surviving as a mutilated structure. Excavation revealed a complex form incorporating layers of turf and vegetation, the pollen from which dated to 1600-1400BC.
