Scheduled monuments in Lancashire


This is a list of Scheduled Monuments in the English county of Lancashire.
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; English Heritage takes the leading role in identifying such sites. Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. They are also referred to as scheduled ancient monuments. There are about 20,000 Scheduled Monument entries on the list, which is maintained by English Heritage; more than one site can be included in a single entry.
While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, English Heritage considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. If a monument is considered by English Heritage to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be descheduled.
Lancashire has over 130 Scheduled Monuments including burial mounds, Roman remains, medieval sites, mining relics, castles and various bridges.
ImageNameFeatureLocationNotes
Ashnott lead mine and lime kilnMiningNewton In Bowland, Ribble ValleyLead mining site since at least the 1500s. Earthwork and buried remains of the surface workings and mine shafts.
Site is at Ashnott Farm, Slaidburn Road
Askew Heights prehistoric enclosureEnclosureQuernmore, LancasterUnivallate defended enclosure with a track in a deep cutting. Located on a hilltop overlooking the River Lune valley.
Badger Hole, Warton CragWarton, Lancaster
Bailey Hall and chantry of St John the BaptistMoated siteAighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Ribble ValleyRemains of late C16th Bailey Hall's moated site with fishponds and the ruins of the early C14th Chantry of St John the Baptist.
Beadle Hill Romano-British farmsteadSettlementBriercliffe, BurnleyAn earth and stone rampart and ditch around a hilltop farmstead enclosure about 75m square.
Bellmanpark lime kilns and tramwayKilnsClitheroe, Ribble ValleyRemains of lime kilns and associated short tramway. James Carter and William Rowe opened the limeworks in c.1869. The row of lime kilns were built in 1877 next to the Chatburn to Blackburn railway line.
180m NW of Bellman Farm
Bleara Lowe round cairnCairnLothersdale, Craven, North Yorkshire
Bleasdale CircleHengeBleasdale, WyreOn a flat hilltop between the tributary streams of the River Brock. A grave and cremation urns were found in the central mound, around which 11 oak posts formed a ring c.11m across. The Bronze Age urnfield is enclosed by a ditch and a palisaded timber ring c.50m in diameter.
Boar's Den bowl barrowBurial moundWrightington, West Lancashire
Bomber Camp Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosureSettlementBracewell and Brogden, PendleC4th farmstead within an enclosure c.70m square, surrounded by a ditch with innner and outer banks.
2 Bowl barrows at AightonBurial moundAighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Ribble Valley170m NW and 250m North of Hacking Boat House
2 Bowl barrows at BriercliffeBurial moundBriercliffe, Burnley140m and 155m East of Beadle Hill
Bowl barrow at BriercliffeBurial moundBriercliffe, Burnley90m East of Twist Castle
Bowl barrow east of Brown Hills BeckBurial moundGisburn Forest, Ribble Valley
Bowl barrow on Hameldon PastureBurial moundWorsthorne-with-Hurstwood, Burnley
Bowl barrow west of Brown Hills BeckBurial moundEasington, Ribble Valley
Bradley HallMoated siteEccleston, ChorleyMoated site with fishponds connected by water channels. Moated sites were typically built between 1250-1350.
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsMoated siteHeath Charnock, Chorley
Brooks Farm packhorse bridgeBridgeBleasdale, Wyre
Burscough PrioryBuildingWest LancashireBurscough Priory was established in c.1190AD by Robert Fitz Henry. The Augustinian priory was dedicated to St Nicholas. The building was destroyed during the dissolution of the monasteries between 1536 and 1541.
Burwains Camp prehistoric defended settlementSettlementBriercliffe, BurnleyCircular hilltop enclosure c.45m across, surrounded by a ditch and a bank.
West of Broad Bank Hill in Thursden Valley.
Camp House moated site, moated outwork and connecting channelsMoated siteHornby-with-Farleton, Lancaster
Castercliff small multivallate hillfortFortNelson, Pendle
Castle Haugh Ringwork, NewsholmeCastleNewsholme, Ribble Valley
Castle Hill motteCastlePenwortham, South Ribble
Castle Hill motte and bailey, HaltonCastleHalton-with-Aughton, Lancaster
Castle Hill motte, DolphinholmeCastleEllel, Lancaster
Castle Hill prehistoric defended enclosureCastleLeck, Lancaster
Castle Mound motte and bailey, MellingCastleMelling-with-Wrayton, Lancaster
Castle Stede motte and bailey, HornbyCastleHornby-with-Farleton, Lancaster
Chapel Hill Motte, ArkholmeCastleArkholme-with-Cawood, Lancaster
Chingle Hall moated siteMoated siteWhittingham, Preston
Claughton hlaew in Sandhole WoodBurial moundClaughton, Wyre
Clintsfield CollieryMiningTatham, LancasterColliery dating back to c.1800, South of the River Wenning. The structures of the steam engine house, boiler house and chimney are still standing. There are also three reservoirs with dams.
250m East of Clintsfield Farm
Clitheroe CastleCastleClitheroe, Ribble ValleyEarly medieval castle in Clitheroe, probably built in the twelfth century. Property of the de Lacy family. The castle site remained in private ownership until 1920. The keep is the second smallest surviving stone-built keep in England.
Cockersand AbbeyBuildingThurnham, LancasterThe remains of Cockersand Premonstratensian Abbey, founded in 1190. All that remains is the restored Chapter House and some ruined masonry.
Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldworkMilitaryPreston
Cross Hall moated siteMoated siteOrmskirkEarthworks and buried remains of Cross Hall moated site. Cross Hall was a residence of the Stanley family.
Croston Town BridgeBridgeCroston, ChorleyYarrow Bridge crosses the River Yarrow in Chorley. The bridge carries the A6 road over the river and has existed since the late 17th century.
Dog Holes CaveCaveWarton, Lancaster
Dovecote at Great EcclestonBuildingGreat Eccleston, Wyre150m NE of Gradwells
Downham lime kiln and associated lime yardKilnsDownham, Ribble Valley50m North of Smithfield Farm
Edisford BridgeBridgeClitheroe, Ribble ValleyThe original sandstone bridge, built in 1339, was the only bridge over the River Ribble to the North of Preston until the 1600s. It was widened in the 1800s but retains its main medieval structure.
Earthworks in Spa Roughs WoodEarthworkLathom, West Lancashire
Garstang market crossCrossGarstang
Glass melting and annealing workshopBuildingLancasterPart of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops
Glasson DockDockyardThurnham, LancasterDue to the difficulty of navigation up the River Lune to the docks in Lancaster, the port commission decided to build a dock at Glasson, which opened in 1787.
Greenhalgh CastleCastleBarnacre-with-Bonds, WyreSite of Greenhalgh manor house with farming terraces SE of the castle.
Halsall medieval rectoryBuildingHalsall, West LancashireA medieval C14th or C15th priest's house near St Cuthbert's Church. Remains of standing sandstone walls.
Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoyMilitaryDunnockshaw, Burnley390m North of Heights Farm
Hanging Stone or Watersheddles CrossCrossLaneshaw Bridge, PendleMedieval boundary stone near Scar Top on the moorland border between Lancashire and Yorkshire. Records from 1327-77 show that `Waterschedles crosse' was used to mark the boundary between the diocese of York and the diocese of Lichfield.
NE of Watersheddles Reservoir
Hapton CastleCastleHapton, BurnleyBuried remains of medieval castle dating back to 1328. The Lords of Hapton lived here until Hapton Tower was built in 1510. The castle was still in use until 1667. By 1725 it was in ruins and little was left of the structure by 1800.
Immediately East of Castle Clough gorge.
Headless Cross, GrimefordCrossAnderton, Chorley
High cross in St Peter's churchyard, HeyshamCrossLancaster
High cross in St Wilfrid's churchyard, HaltonCrossHalton-with-Aughton, Lancaster
Higher Mill, HelmshoreBuildingRossendale
Higherford Old BridgeBridgeBarrowford, PendleAlso known as Packhorse Bridge, spans over 12m across Pendle Water. Built around the end of C16th or early C17th for carrying coal by packhorses from the Gisburn area.
Hornby BridgeBridgeHornby-with-Farleton, Lancaster
Ice house at Towneley HallBuildingBurnleyLocated at Towneley Park
Ightenhill ManorBuildingIghtenhill, Burnley
Ingrave Farm moated site, moated siteMoated siteEccleston, Chorley
Length of Roman road N of Bateson's FarmRoadBowland Forest Low, Ribble Valley100m West of Ingrave Farm and connecting channel, Eccleston
Little Painley bowl barrowBurial moundHorton, Ribble Valley
Loyn BridgeBridgeGressingham, LancasterThe sandstone bridge over the River Lune carries a minor road between Gressingham and Hornby villages.
Moated site at Bolton-by-BowlandMoated siteBolton-by-Bowland, Ribble Valley50m NE of Holden Green Farm
Moated site and fishpondsMoated sitePriest Hutton, LancasterEast of Upper Hall Farm
Moated site and two fishpondsMoated siteMuch Hoole, South RibbleSouth of Manor House Farm
Moated site at Bickerstaffe HallMoated siteBickerstaffe, West Lancashire
Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channelsMoated siteClayton-le-Woods, Chorley
Moated site of Scarisbrick HallMoated siteScarisbrick, West Lancashire
Northern part of Rimington lead minesMiningRimington, Ribble ValleyPart of a medieval open field system and three limestone clamp kilns
120m SE of Hollins
Oakmount Mill engine and engine houseBuildingBurnleyWiseman Street
Old Lower Hodder BridgeBridgeAighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Ribble ValleySandstone bridge over the River Hodder, built in 1562.
Part of a Roman fort and a Benedictine priory on Castle HillFortLancasterAnd its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery
Paythorne BridgeBridgeNewsholme, Ribble ValleyThe Pennine Bridleway National Trail and Ribble Way cross the River Ribble over the Paythorne Bridge.
Penwortham Old BridgeBridgePrestonBuilt in 1759 to carry the traffic from Preston to Leyland, Liverpool and Southport.
Pike Low bowl barrow and site of beacon, Bonfire HillBurial moundBriercliffe, Burnley
Pike Stones chambered long cairnCairnAnglezarke, Chorley
Portfield hillfortFortWhalley, Ribble Valley
Prehistoric defended enclosure and six adjacent hut circles at Tatham ParkEnclosureTatham, Lancaster
Prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and early post-medieval settlementsSettlementBurrow-with-Burrow, LancasterIncluding prehistoric hut circles, burial cairns, field systems and a medieval deer park at High Park.
Located around Eller Beck in the Lune valley, either side of the Lancashire and Cumbria border. East of Bindloss Farm.
Remains of Aspen CollieryMiningHyndburnAnd associated beehive coking ovens and canal basin
Ribchester Roman fort FortRibchester, Ribble Valley
Ring cairn at BriercliffeCairnBriercliffe, Burnley25m East of Ell Clough
Ring cairn on Slipper HillCairnWorsthorne-with-Hurstwood, Burnley
Roman fort and civil settlement, Over BurrowFortBurrow-with-Burrow, Lancaster
Roman kilnsKilnsQuernmore, Lancaster20m NE of Fairyhill Cottage
Roman milestoneMilestoneLeck, Lancaster150m SE of Overtown Farm
Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery LaneSettlementSouth Ribble
Roman signal station on Mellor MoorBuildingMellor, Ribble Valley
Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlementSettlementLeck, Lancaster375m ENE of Collingholme
Round cairn at BorwickCairnBorwick, Lancaster230m East of Manor Farm
Round cairn at EarbyCairnEarby, Pendle230m West of Bleara Lowe
Round cairn on Hameldon PastureCairnWorsthorne-with-Hurstwood, Burnley
Round cairn on Noon HillCairnRivington, Chorley
Round cairn on Parlick PikeCairnChipping, Ribble Valley
Round cairn on Summerhouse HillCairnYealand Conyers, Lancaster
Round cairn on Thornley Hall FellCairnThornley-with-Wheatley, Ribble Valley430m East of Meg Hall
Round cairn on Winter HillCairnRivington, Chorley
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorBurial moundAnglezarke, Chorley
Rufford moated siteMoated siteRufford, West Lancashire
Saucer barrowBurial moundBriercliffe, Burnley90m East of Ell Clough
Sawley AbbeyBuildingSawley, Ribble ValleyCistercian abbey and associated earthworks
Scarisbrick Park holy wellWellScarisbrick, West Lancashire
Scarisbrick Park wayside crossCrossScarisbrick, West Lancashire
Sellet Bank prehistoric defended enclosureEnclosureWhittington, Lancaster
Site of Newsholme Old HallBuildingNewsholme, Ribble ValleyMentioned in the Domesday Book. The site now has shallow ditches around a level earth area with the hall's foundations.
Skerton BridgeBridgeLancasterThe bridge was completed in September 1787. It carries the Southbound lanes of the A6 road.
Small stone circle on Delf HillHengeBriercliffe, Burnley
Spigot mortar positionMilitaryHapton, BurnleyAnti-tank gun mounting
St Patrick's early Christian chapel and associated cemeteryBuildingLower Heysham, Lancaster
Stock medieval settlementSettlementBracewell and Brogden, PendleAnd part of its associated medieval open field system
Stone circle on Summerhouse HillHengeYealand Conyers, Lancaster
Thieveley lead mineMiningCliviger, Burnley330m SW and 910m WSW of Buckleys
Three high crosses in St Mary's churchyardCrossWhalley, Ribble Valley
Torrisholme bowl barrowBurial moundMorecambe, Lancaster
Twist Castle Romano-British farmsteadCastleBriercliffe, Burnley
Twiston lime kiln and associated tramwayKilnsTwiston, Ribble Valley250m East of Twiston Mill
Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring StonesSettlementWorsthorne-with-Hurstwood, Burnley
Univallate prehistoric defended enclosure, hollow way and secondary enclosureEnclosureClaughton, Lancaster250m North of Claughton Hall
Up Holland Benedictine prioryBuildingUp Holland, West LancashireThe remaining standing ruins of the priory are on the South side of the present Church of St Thomas the Martyr at Up Holland, which served as the priory's church in the Middle Ages. A religious college existed on the site before the priory was built.
Warren at Everage CloughHabergham Eaves, Burnley
A medieval rabbit-breeding warren in Copy Wood.
450m NE of New Copy Farm
Warton Crag small multivallate hillfortFortWarton, LancasterIron Age hillfort
Warton Old RectoryBuildingWarton, LancasterThe ruins of a 14C stone house that was the residence and courthouse of the rectors of Warton.
Whalley BridgeBridgeBillington and Langho, Ribble ValleyWhalley Bridge spans the River Calder and is first mentioned in 1317. In 1634 an order to rebuild the bridge was made. A major overhaul was completed in 1917 when the traditional pointed cutwaters were replaced with rounded ones.
Whalley Cistercian abbeyBuildingWhalley, Ribble Valley
Whittington motte and bailey castleCastleWhittington, LancasterOne of several similar Norman fortifications along the River Lune valley
Wycoller Bank House BridgeBridgeTrawden Forest, PendleAlso called the Clam Bridge. Formed from a single span slab of millstone grit. Probably dates from the 15th or 16th century.
Wycoller HallBuildingTrawden Forest, PendleWycoller Hall dates back to the end of the 16th century. The Cunliffe family settled at the estate in the 1720s.
Wycoller Hall BridgeBridgeTrawden Forest, PendleAlso known as Druids’ Bridge or Weavers’ Bridge. Basic Clapper bridge structure of three big gritstone slabs supported by two upright stones, from the 16th-17th century.
Wycoller packhorse bridgeBridgeTrawden Forest, PendleMedieval arched bridge from C13th to C15th. Also known as Sally's Bridge.