New Chapel lane to Wallsuches to Fleet street

 

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/59147864

New chapel lane

me walking on tha pavement -there isnt a lot of pavement along this road !
you have to be careful on this road

bottom of Georges lane

great name !

Evie showing me the E in her name !

one of the houses for Wallsuches

we watched the swans and geese on the reservoir

the Dam wall

me looking for bugs

Evie in the water -this freezes in the winter
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-chapel-lane-to-bottom-oth-moor-to.html
https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/img026281.jpg

Arcon Village

Can you see the bricks , the rest of the house is stone

can you the insect

can you see the Pike ?

this is strange its like a doorway in the wall ?

a strange pool

post – red rose forest
http://www.redroseforest.co.uk/

Ridgmont cematory
http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/bolton-archives/archives-indexes/cemetery-registers/#ridgmont
http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/bolton-archives/archives-indexes/cemetery-registers/

in the bushes was a stone lined well – tunnel ?

next to Ridgmont house looks almost man made hill ?

this is a very old part of Horwich -Fleet street
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Fleet%20street

one of the houses has 1771

Monkey Puzzle tree !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araucaria_araucana

Horwich Parish Church
http://holytrinityhorwich.com/default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horwich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Horwich

can you see the hawk ?

Birthday run from Coal pit Road to Counting hill to Winter Hill trigg to two lads to wallsuches

gilligrants farm, we used this view to check the impact of the mist on the route
Note : it was agreed with Jake that I would write this Blog entry for Jake with Jake’s assistance , The route is long and in poor weather condtions – dreich,
http://www.rampantscotland.com/parliamo/blparliamo_weather.htm
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dreich
thanks to a comment by NLM on Jakes Blog entry
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-birthday-i-am-8-years-old-today.html

http://www.halliwell-lhs.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=92
http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/smithillshall/smithills-history/smithills-country-park/
http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/west-pennine-moors/winter-hill-and-smithills-moor/
http://www.stpetersbelmont.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=65
background to the Scotsman’s stump murder

This path is the original coal pit track

“It is not widely known that a mass trespass took place on Winter Hill in
1896 nearly 50 years before the more famous mass trespass on Kinder
Scout in 1832. It was the response of the people of Bolton to the closure
of footpaths and roads over Winter Hill by the landowner Colonal R H
Ainsworth JP of Smithill’s Hall, in order to protect his grouse shooting.
The demonstration followed much controversy and demands for an
enquiry, which were resisted by Col. Ainsworth. The organisers called on
the people of Bolton to join them in a walk from Smithill’s Hall, along
the disputed Coal Pit Road track to Winter Hill on Sunday 6 th  September 1896.

taken from Dave Lanes excellent resource
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/whvol1.pdf

up towards dean mill reservoir

old dam breech

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/dean%20mills%20reservoir
dean mills reservoir
http://about-rivington.co.uk/places-in-britain/location/reservoir-of-dean-mills/winter-hill/lancashire/england/
http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/walking-the-dean-ditch/

part of the water inlet system feeding the water tunnel

valves for the water tunnel down to dean mills

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

on my way to dean ditch

Dean Ditch.
From the mast heading eastwards towards Horrocks Moor and Scout
Road  is the seemingly endless drystone wall which was built to mark the
municipal boundaries. On modern maps this is marked as the County
Constitutional and Metropolitan District/European Constitutional and
Borough boundary. The wall is quite a feat of engineering and must have
taken some considerable time to build. It seems to vary in height between
six and seven feet for its whole length of almost 3 kilometres. There are
few quaries near the hill top and although rocks can be found on the
surface the bulk of the material to make the wall must have been carried
up the hill. I have not spotted any gates or breaks in the original wall
although parts of it are now in a fairly poor state.

The drystone wall follows the route of an ancient ditch which although
today is known as Dean ditch, it was originally called Dane or Danes
Ditch. A number of place names in this area indicate that the Danes once
settled in this part of Lancashire (and don’t forget the Scandinavian stone
axe found in Tigers Clough dating from before 2,000BC) and from pollen
analysis we know that much of the deforestation of the moor took place
around this period so perhaps the name Danes Ditch may not be too wide
of the mark. The ditch is not visible for the full length of the wall but
even when it vanishes, its route can be traced through the slightly
differing colour of the vegetation seen at certain times of the year.
A footpath runs along the full length of the wall and the panoramic views
available on clear days makes this a good place to stretch the legs. The
path starts at the stile at the side of the most south easterly of the antenna
masts. Within a few yards of the stile a depression can be seen on the left
hand side of the path heading towards Belmont. This marks the route of
the collapsed underground tunnel, known as the “New Tunnel” which
starts lower down the hill. Just over the wall on the Horwich side – and
according to old maps (SD 66356 14536), there used to be an adit or drift
entrance to this area of the coal workings but there is very little sign of it
today. Near to the site of the adit entrance can be seen many areas of
disturbed ground all caused either by surface coal workings or by
collapsed workings beneath.
taken from Dave Lanes excellent resource
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/whvol1.pdf

Mist and rain rolling in !

Dean Ditch

more water

 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7811
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/asb_mapsquare.php?sq=SD
http://www.halliwell-lhs.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=92
above is counting Hill

Jake is close to the wall  here and close to my limit of where I feel comfortable,
Jake knows to stay still and use his whistle , strobe lights to make himself known ,
he also knows to use his mobile phone, walkie talkie to get voice contact with myself
Jake also knows how to use the features on winter hill to get himself  off the hill by dropping height safely ,
even though jake knows this environment well , we both treat it with respect , familiarity does not mean contempt ,

water , more water

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

driving rain and lower visabilty up ahead

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

one hat

two hats plus waterproof trousers

Winter Hill trigg – I am standing on this ! very atmospheric ,

https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/dscf3808.jpg
the last time i did this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)
http://www.lancashirewalks.com/WinterHillArchive.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/winter%20hill%20mast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station
http://www.aerialsandtv.com/winterhilltx.html
http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/winterhill/index.php
http://www.thebigtower.com/live/WinterHill/Index.htm

see the stats for the mast
http://www.thebigtower.com/live/WinterHill/131P20600705070.htm

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Two%20lads

Jake on top of the two lads !

Two Lads links

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Two_Lads_Cairns.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pennine_Moors

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)

http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

Two Lads after Jake had left

down towards wilderswood

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

running down from the two lads

doorway at Wildersmoor

This is wilderswood – mine vent is the tallest of the two poles on the left had side

Montcliffe Quarry 1st

second quarry

just before you enter Arcon Village steps the gate must have been closed most of the time to take so much trouble plus they are very worn

just above Arcon Village

Walsuches

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallsuches

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Wallsuches

nearly home !

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

Jake in the dark – taken under some trees when we were running  ,

Jakes  Jacket has reflective strips on it so does the bum bag he has on this is combined with the reflective vest adds to safety aspect, either side of jakes reflective vest are two hi viz  strobe lights one rated at 1 mile plus Jakes safety kit – spare torches, whistle, gloves(waterproof), map/compass. food, reflective blanket, he has a GPS tracker on him plus a proximity alarm set to go off after the safety zone distance from me is breached, a mobile phone,
we switched to Jakes winter grade waterproof for this run as a precaution due to the weather conditions,
I carry further spares – for Jake, spare hat, spare winter grade socks thicker fleece zip in or stand alone, spare coat to allow duel layer coat technology in this case , I carry two survival bags  plus spare torches ,

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/coat-pit-to-counting-to-winter-hill-312868/

weather condition’s :  mist which turned to driving rain , very wet with very low visibility ,

6.9 miles to the field next to where we live,
323 metres gain
aver 3.6 miles per hour 

Jake had a full set of wet weather equipment on in the end  , Jake changed his equipment as the conditions changed , this is a tough route in what were far from ideal conditions , a lot of care is taken to keep jake safe,  No jake did not get the hi viz vest for his birthday!

Note: this entry was entered by Jake’s Dad with Jake’s assistance !

http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&date=2011-07-01
person who fell over one of the tussocks on winter hill – be careful !!!

though I feel the following comment is much better than anything i could write
http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pdf
P48

“Although Winter Hill is a wonderful “playground” and a place of great
beauty and fascination for many of us, we should always be aware of the
hidden dangers at all times, and do all we can to minimise them.
Unfortunately, many of us like the bleakness and solitude of the place,
and often go wandering around on our own – and at times when there is
perhaps nobody else around on the moors – and in the most appalling
weather conditions! Some would call us foolhardy, but this is our choice
and what we choose to do – and we would defend our right to do just this
– so long as we are all aware of the possible dangers and we dress and
equip ourselves to minimise the risks.
In poor weather never underestimate Winter Hill. The bogs really ARE
there. The visibility really CAN vanish totally within 60 seconds. The
body surface temperature plus the chill factor for those unsuitably
dressed, really CAN drop to –10C or more on top of the Hill.
DO take care on Winter Hill ….. but enjoy it! Remember. It CAN bite”

The 10 or 14 peak courses on Winter Hill by Jake of Winter Hill

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Purpose of the challenge Run,

To raise awareness of  Autism , the only thing we would like to ask is to visit a site about autism and become aware ,

http://www.autism.org.uk/

if you are doing a charity event please consider supporting a local autism or national autism group .

Course can be started  from any of access points which lead to the Winter Hill area , you can start from Horwich ,Belmont, Rivington ,Wilderswood ,Montcliffe, Georges lane, Coal Pit road, Burn edge , go to the nearest peak and follow the route clockwise or anticlockwise.

Times:

please post your times as comments against this Blog entry

Advice:

Route should be across the fell , Dont use Georges Lane/Belmont Road , main winter Hill road or  Coal pit road to reduce times they can be used just for a access point  to the course , the idea is to challenge yourself and use some of the less used routes/parts  in this area,  use the route’s as a guide and at your own risk , navigation skills are required as some of the peaks are not distinct , Dont underestimate this area ,weather can be harsh and change quickly and can vary even within a short distance : underfoot -this is wet and boggy even in the middle of summer ,

course has on it

hidden hazards, deep tussock grass hiding deep ditches ,old mine workings, deep bog, steep slope’s

In winter this route will be harsh and will  involve night time navigation often in poor conditions.

Note :We have not been able to do this as a complete run as Jake is only 7 and so we have had to be split into sections though Jake managed 6.8 miles , Jake has enjoyed putting this together and will I am sure develop this further

Jake of Winter Hill 10 peaks course  option 1 or
Jake of Winter Hill 14 peaks course option 2

core peaks for option 1 and 2

Rivington Pike peak 1 ,

Brown Hill  peak 2,

Crooked edge peak 3,

Two lads peak 4

Adam Hill Peak 5

White Brow Peak 6

(optional 350m Knoll Peak below would be +1 )

go to either option 1 or option 2

see the following Blog entry

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-to-crooked.html

Name	Locality	Elevation	OS grid reference
Winter Hill †	Rivington	456 metres (1,496 ft)	SD659149
Counting Hill	Smithills/Belmont	433 metres (1,421 ft)	SD671141
Two Lads Hill †	Horwich	389 metres (1,276 ft)	SD655133
Noon Hill †	Rivington	380 metres (1,247 ft)	SD647150
Crooked Edge Hill	Horwich	375 metres (1,230 ft)	SD654134
Rivington Pike	Rivington	362 metres (1,188 ft)	SD643138
Adam Hill	Horwich	360 metres (1,181 ft)	SD660126
White Brow	Horwich	358 metres (1,175 ft)	SD661124
Whimberry Hill	Belmont	340 metres (1,115 ft)	SD686139
Egg Hillock	Belmont	328 metres (1,076 ft)	SD684142
Brown Hill	Rivington	325 metres (1,066 ft)	SD644135
Brown Lowe	Smithills	325 metres (1,066 ft)	SD669130
Burnt Edge	Horwich	325 metres (1,066 ft)	SD667125
taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Pike#Summits_in_and_around_the_Rivington_area

Option 1 – the 10 peaks

Counting Hill Peak 7 ,

Winter Hill Trig Peak 8,

Noon Hill Peak 9,

Catter nab peak 10

rtn to Start point  ,

6.7 miles aprox

see below

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/10-peaks-challenge-winter-hill-305854/

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/second-part-of-10-peaks-adam-hill-to.html

see the 3 routes below

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/jake-of-winter-hill-10-peaks-part-1-305628/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/jwh-10-peaks-part-2-adams-hill-and-white-br-305642/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/counting-hill-winter-hill-noon-hill-catter–305646/

Jake of Winter Hill 14 peaks

Option 2 – the 14 peaks

Lomax wifes trig Peak 7 , -look for Trig point at 343 above Lomax

Wife farm near Horrocks Moor

whimberry hill Peak 8,

egg hillock peak 9

counting hill Peak 10,

Winter Hill Peak 11,

Noon Hill peak 12,

Catter Nab Peak 13

Scotmans Stump Peak 14

rtn to start point Rivington Pike

route (aprox) 10.5 miles

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/14-peaks-challenge-winter-hill-305857/

see the following routes

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/counting-hill-winter-hill-noon-hill-catter–305646/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/coal-pit-road-dean-mills-reservoir-.-egg-hi-304536/

Wilderswood , Crooked edge Hill ,Two Lads, Wallsuches to new chapel lane , Winter Hill, Horwich

 

route

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/two-lads-to-new-chapel-lane-horwich-304860/

3 miles – Wilderswood , Crooked edge Hill ,Two Lads, Wallsuches to New Chapel lane

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Two_Lads_Cairns.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pennine_Moors

Jakes blogs for Montcliffe

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Montcliffe

Jakes Blogs for two lads

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Two%20lads

Jakes Blogs for New Chapel Lane

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20chapel%20Lane

note from Dad : Wilderswood  – on the left hand side of the wood was shaft number 1 for wilderswood colliery

Rivington Pike

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Pike

Lower Rivington reservoir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Rivington_Reservoir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Rivington_Reservoir

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/jed/rivington_reservoirs.htm

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/landscape/landscapecharacass/charcarea9.asp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/underground/reservoir/history.shtml

Me in the mist
http://justramblingon.co.uk/history-pages/two-lads-hill/

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Two_Lads_Cairns.html

note from dad :Memorial to Claire Astbury  1977 to 2009 which we found just below two lads

http://claire-bear-astbury.gonetoosoon.org/

me on top of two lads it was too windy to stay upright safely

me running down the hill from two lads

can you find me

me in the mud

coal on the path , pieces of old brick found on this path

pieces of burnt coal  called clinker –
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/clinker 

Note from dad :armchair – almost a bell pit shape -side nearest seems to have been washed away!

me climbing out of a stream

Red Moss , Reebok stadium  from Montcliffe

one tiny orange mushroom – can you see ?

iron rail found on path down from Lower Montcliffe Quarry

fossil which we found last time

https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img00197.jpg

 

Path up to one of the Montcliffe lower quarries

on the way to the reservoir above the Arcon development  on the way to Wallsuches

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallsuches

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-462376-wallsuches-bleach-works-horwich

http://www.redrow.co.uk/developments/arcon-village/

weather:

visibility went from  just under a mile  to 15 metres in just under 10 mins

high wind chill factor , sleet some snow and hail ,

enjoy and keep safe when outside

please take care

http://www.bowlandpenninemrt.org.uk/home.htm

http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main

http://www.lancashireminesrescue.colsal.org.uk/

NEW CHAPEL LANE to BOTTOM O’TH’ MOOR to WALLSUCHES to ARCON , Horwich -circular walk -4c to -8c

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/new-chapel-lane-bottom-o-th-moor-wallsuches-304274/
2.8 miles in -4C to -8C

new chapel lane -they cancelled the candle lit service -as the road is snow bound,
note from dad -we parked here to start the walk
http://genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Horwich/
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Horwich/NewChapel.shtml
http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=80
http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=34

the sheep are following me   !

one sheep is here

I’m stroking  the sheep

moor end  – BOTTOM O’TH’ MOOR

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Horwich/BottomothMoorPrimitiveMethodist.shtml

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1908/nov/24/licensing-bill

http://www.genuki.co.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=SD620086,DIST=3,PLACE=Aspull

on the ice path at WALLSUCHES

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Wallsuches

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/walker-fold-to-burnt-edge-to-montcliffe.html

Wallsuches –Between Montserrat and Horwich is Wallsuches, and it is thought that the name is derived from ‘wella’, the Old English for water, and ‘soc’, Old English for soak. It was here that the Ridgeway family moved their bleaching croft, from the centre of Bolton, to a site by the stream called Pearl Brook in the late 18th century. Bottom o’th’Moor is just above Wallsuches.
http://www.bolton.org.uk/wallsuches.html

arcon village
what date is this ? can you see ?

arcon village
http://www.redrow.co.uk/developments/arcon-village/
housing development on old bleach works site


http://www.ss-osands.org.uk/ssosands/beep/horwich/wall%20and%20ridge.htm

arcon village

http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=80

wilderswood -mist and fog and the reason why we didn’t go any higher
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/wilderswood?updated-max=2010-12-12T17:54:00Z&max-results=20

golden windows at WALLSUCHES

Ridgemont in the sunset

this is  a nice view

me in the snow

me and Evie in the snow drift
note from dad: Both Evie and Jake are in cold weather high performance clothing,
the temperature was at this point -8C , outside clothing was now becoming frozen solid,- gloves and hats ,
another layer protected them keeping them safe,

Fiddlers ferry power station can be seen on left  red moss on right

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlers_Ferry_Power_Station

http://www.ukqaa.org.uk/PowerStation.html

snow angel !

note from dad -looking down the hill New chapel lane

note from dad- up the hill  – we saw 3 cars get stuck on this hill it is steeper than it looks and does not have a clear run up it,
no pavement – one of the reason’s  for the Hi vis jackets for Jake and Evie,
take care and use Cold weather tyres – (winter tyres) and the reason why we got up here!
http://www.michelin.co.uk/tyres/car-tyres/#winter
http://www.kwik-fit.com/winter-tyres-faq.asp

Jakes/Evie’s  clothing safety margins
each has cold weather high performance clothing,
Jake 5 layers on core , 3 on legs/feet , 3 on head
Evie 5 layers on core , 3 on legs/feet , 3 on head
both have hi vis clothing + multiple reflective strips found on each layer,
Both Children are used to very low temperature’s ,distance
don’t under estimate how tiring the snow and ice can be on children
http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main

Hello world!

I am 7 years old and have Autism. This Blog is about what I can do not what I cannot , sometimes people think I cannot because I have autism ,this blog  is about challenging that!   I have lots of special interests, in particular running, exploring and this blog shows a small amount of what I get up to!

Walker fold to Burnt edge to Montcliffe to wallsuches ,Winter Hill, Horwich(-snow -8C)

hot chocolate in the snow

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/09/burnt-edge-colliery-and-hedgehog.html
This is picture of the Burnt edge colliery

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/09/burnt-edge-colliery-and-hedgehog.html

https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img01012.jpg

https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img01015.jpg

previous pictures of the colliery without the snow

crossing the snow -without a path

deep snow -this was crisp on top if you went through this it was deep -up-to my Knees

looking   at a plane going to Manchester airport enlarge the picture !

video as the Sun going down – red sunset, winter Hill mast ,

http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-kingdom/horwich/363129157103350847

This route takes is over 3 miles , we had another mile to go after this – turn left  to where we arranged to be picked up at new chapel lane church one of the nine heritage buildings
http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=80
http://www.horwichchurches.com/church-new-chapel.php

Wallsuches –Between Montserrat and Horwich is Wallsuches, and it is thought that the name is derived from ‘wella’, the Old English for water, and ‘soc’, Old English for soak. It was here that the Ridgeway family moved their bleaching croft, from the centre of Bolton, to a site by the stream called Pearl Brook in the late 18th century. Bottom o’th’Moor is just above Wallsuches.
http://www.bolton.org.uk/wallsuches.html


http://www.redrow.co.uk/developments/arcon-village/
housing development on old bleach works site


http://www.ss-osands.org.uk/ssosands/beep/horwich/wall%20and%20ridge.htm


further details of Bleach works and Wallsuches,

route:snow deep in places , very cold and high wind chill factor , failing light ,  temperature without Wind chill at -8c ,

Note from Dad  :Please take advice/care  before going up on the Hills

http://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/mountain-advice

http://blogs.liverpoolecho.co.uk/aintnomountainhighenough/2010/01/snow-and-snowdonia—taking-ad.html

http://www.mountainrescue.org.uk/safety-advice

http://blog.dialaphone.co.uk/2010/11/25/new-mobile-mountain-rescue-service-–-just-in-time-for-the-snow/

http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main

http://www.bowlandpenninemrt.org.uk/safety.htm?

http://www.meteogroup.co.uk/uk/home/weather/world_weather/city_weather/city/99021/winter-hill.html?cityID=99021

Lower Montcliffe quarry, Site of Montcliffe Colliery, Winter Hill, Horwich

Debris from the mine or quarry?

Is this a fossil?

This is the quarry.

A lot of water from an unknown source-iron pipe?

A sun fire mark on a house.

Yarrow plant to help stop bleeding.

The route: http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/montcliffe-colliery-295836/

Links
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/mont.htm
good overview of the Montcliffe colliery
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=1431
climbing site