The lower waterfall one encounters when walking up the Lead Mines Clough is located in the Limestone Brook, on a geological fault that is easy to spot to the left of the main footpath.
It is a very small waterfall but nicely positioned with a small pool in front and areas of flat bedrock in the stream bed on either side of the fall. A good place for picnics and paddling.
The shale beds surrounding the waterfall contain various marine fossils but hunters should confine their search to shale quantities that are already in the stream bed rather than causing further erosion by mining the banks.
Stunning waterfalls in Lancashire to visit without leaving the county.
Stunning waterfalls in Manchester to visit without leaving the county.
Lead Mines Clough Lower Waterfall image by munki-boy
Marker type: Waterfall
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A guide to the local West Pennine area waterfalls and perhaps a few others nearby in Lancashire.
Lead Mines Clough is a great area to explore, with everything from excellent scenery and plenty of wildlife to lead mines and ancient fossil beds
Larger than you remember but always blocked by fallen trees and branches this waterfall is an impressive disappointment to many photographers.
A nice waterfall on sunny days, just below the small bridge at the top of Lead Mines Clough.
Not really a waterfall but almost and a really interesting rock channel.
