Lancashire Rigs

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List of Notified Rigs Sites In Lancashire

DISTRICT / SITE SITE NUMBER 10 KM GRID SQUARES GRID REFERENCE TYPE

LANCASTER
Burton Well. Silverdale L/1/001 SD47NE SD47SE SD470 753 Spring, cliffs, closed depression
Catshaw Greave, Bowland L/1/002 SD55SE SD558 522 Stream section
Dunald Mill Hole. Nether Kellet L/1/003 SD56NW SD515 677 Cave mouth / system
Heysham Head & Half Moon Bay L/1/004 SD46SW SD407 615 Cliffs - coastal & inland
Jack Scout / Silverdale Shore L/1/005 SD47NE SD47SE SD459 739/ 461 734 Coastal
Kirk House. Over Kellet L/1/006 SD56NW SD525 697 Inland limestone crags and pavement
Lundsfield Quarry North, Camforth L/1/007 SD46NE SD47SE SD499 699 Old sand quarry
Lythe Fell, Tatham L/1/008 SD66NW SD678 621 Stream section
Red Bank Coastal Drumlin, Bolton Ie Sands L/1/009 SD46NE SD470 679 Drumlin
Red Nab, Heysham L/1/010 SD45NW SD401 591 Coastal flat rock
River Keer Section, Capemwray L/1/011 SD57SW SD530 719 River section
Swantley Reef Knoll. Nether Kellet L/1/012 SD56NW SD524 677 Limestone reef knoll
Wegber Quarry, Capemwray L/1/014 SD57SW SD530 722 Old limestone quarry
Whorley's Moss L/1/015 SD56SW SD500 686 Kettlehole / mire
Kellet Quarries L/2/016 SD56 NW SD511689 Working quarries in the Urswick Limestone
Rough Lot and Gibson Wood Colliery L/2/017 SD56 SE SD526611 Ancient coal workings
Artle Beck Gorge L/2/018 SD56 SW SD552624 Glacial diversion gorge
Baines Crag L/2/019 SD56 NW SD542617 Rock outcrop. Viewpoint
Halton Gorge and Quernmore Valley L/2/020 SD56 NE et al SD526626 Extensive suite of glacial and fluvioglacial landforms.
Conder Head L/2/021 SD56 SW SD540610 Meltwater channels
Warton Dolines L/2/022 SD47 NW SD491728 Dolines
Cockersand Abbey Coastal Rock L/2/023 SD45 NE SD426536 Rare outcrop of Triassic sandstone.
River Lune at Tunstall L/2/024 SD67 SE SD600730 Active river channel.
Warton Crag L/2/025 SD47 NW et al SD494730 Dinantian limestones

WYRE
Bamacre Brook, Near Preston W/1/001 SD45NW SD511 460 River section
Wild Goose Wood, Near Garstang W/1/002 SD54NW SD504 452 Railway cutting
River Wyre Section. Knott End W/1/003 SD34NW SD346 475 SD355 455 River section and drumlin field to landward

FYLDE
Lytham St. Annes  F/2/001 SD33 SE SD310305 Rare dune system.

RIBBLE VALLEY
Brennand and Whitendale Valleys, Bowland RV/1/001 SD65SE SD65SW SD659 550 / 640544 Stream sections
Crag Wood and Bracken Hill Quarries, Trough of Bowland RV/1/002 S0658W SD628 518 Disused quarry
Cutters and Dale House Quarries, near Chipping RV/1/003 SD64SW SD624 401 Disused quarries
Dinckley Gorge, Salesbury/Dutton RV/1/004 SD63NE SD675 358 Glacial diversion gorge
Fooden Sulphur Spring, near Bolton by Bowland RV/1/005 SD84NW SD800 489 Spring
Gisbum Cotes, near Gisbum RV/1/006 SD84NW SD802 473 Railway cutting
Grindleton Dyke, Grindleton RV/1/007 SD47NE SD754 470 Stream section
Hodder River Section, near Great Mitton RV/1/008 SD74SW SD73NW SD64SE SD63NE SD700 400 River bank section
Lane Head / Hookdiffe Brook,Downham RV/1/009 SD74SE SD798 432 Stream section
Nick of Pendle, Pendle Hill RV/1/010 SD73NE SD772 385 Disused quarries
Phynis Beck. Slaidbum RV/1/011 SD75NW SD75SW SD713 550 Stream section
Sandy Bridge Quarry, Hurst Green RV/1/012 SD63NE SD682 387 Disused quarry
Sugar Loaf and Boarsden Quarries, Bowland RV/1/013 SD65SE SD671507 /684501 Disused quarries
Turn Hill, Whalley RV/1/014 SD73NW SD738 354 Hillside outcrop
Wiswell Moor Quarry, near Whalley RV/1/015 SD73NE SD755 370 Disused quarry
Withgill Quarry, near Clitheroe RV/1/016 SD74SW SD710 410 Disused quarry
Blacksticks Farm RV/2/017 SD44 NW SD494426 Small outcrop on the Thornley anticline
Stake Farm RV/2/018 SD64 NE SD646437 Critical outcrop on the Thornley anticline
Dinckling Green RV/2/019 SD64 SW SD640470 Cluster of Waulsortian mudmounds
Bowland Knotts RV/2/020 SD76 NE SD726606 Rock outcrop and viewpoint.
Skirden Beck RV/2/021 SD74 SW SD781484 Very dynamic divided channel.
Hall Hill Quarry RV/2/023 SD64 NE SD667466 Classic cross-section of Waulsortian mudmound.
Bashall Brook RV/2/024 SD74 SW SD723432 Excellent exposure in glacial/Fluvioglacial deps. Associated landforms.
Cross Hill Quarry RV/2/025 SD74 NE SD745437 Good exposure in Chatburn Limestone

PRESTON
Bradleys Sand Pit, Broughton P/1/001 SD53SW SD511 340 Quarry
River Brock, Brock Bottom P/1/002 SD54SW SD545 420 River
Penwortham Bridge P/2/003 SD52 SW SD530282 Critical outcrop of Triassic sandstone.
Higher Brockholes

P/8/004

SD53 SE

SD585 305

Former floodplain sand pit

SOUTH RIBBLE
Hennel End, Walton Ie Dale SR/1/001 SD52NW SD562 275 River bed and bank
Roach Bridge. Samlesbury SR/1/003 SD52NE SD599 289 Stream section

WEST LANCASHIRE
Aughton Park Station, Aughton WL/1/001 SD40NW SD407 067 Railway cutting
Crossens Pumping Station, near Southport WL/1/002 SD32SE SD377 207 Erratic boulder
Pimbo Bush Quarry, Skelmersdale WL/1/003 SD50SW SD515 031 Disused quarry
Scarth Hill Quarry, Ormskirk WL/1/004 SD40NW SD430 067 Disused quarry
Skellow Clough. Bispham WL/1/005 SD41SE SD488 128 Stream section

The Ruff, Ormskirk

WL/1/006 SD40NW SD428 075 Disused quarry

Sollom erratics

WL/8/007

SD41NE

SD4549 1853

Two large Lake District erratics

CHORLEY
Anglezarke & Leicester Mill Quarries C/1/001 SD61NW SD618 164 Disused quarries
Dean Brook - Rivington C/1/002 SD61NW SD630 154 Stream section
Dean Brook - White Coppice C/1/003 SD61NW SD620 190 Stream section & disused mines
Denham Hill Quarry, Brindle C/1/004 SD52SE SD591 229 Disused quarry
Jack Green, Brindle C/1/005 SD52NE SD596 252 Stream bank
Lead Mines Clough, Anglezarke C/1/006 SD61NW SD629 163 Stream section & disused mines
Mawdesley Road Cutting C/1/007 SD41NE SD497 150 Road cutting
The Horr, River Darwen, Hoghton C/1/008 SD62NW SD628 263 River gorge & disused quarry
River Yarrow, Eccleston C/2/009 SD51 NW SD513177 Very active river meander
Chorley Moraine C/2/010 SD62 SW SD602233 Stagnant ice features and meltwater channel
River Lostock, Cuerden Valley Park C/2/011 SD52 NE SD567235 Meandering river within major meltwater channel.

BLACKBURN
Alum Scar, Pleasington BL/1/001 SD62NW SD635 280 Disused quarry
Billinge Hill. Blackburn BL/1/002 SD62NE SD658 282 Disused quarry & natural crags
Cadshaw Gorge, Darwen / Turton BL/1/004 SD71NW SD707 181 Natural outcrop and disused quarry
Jumbles Reservoir BL/1/005 SD71SW SD71NW SD736 149 Reservoir bank
Round Barn (Naze) Quarry

BL/8/006

SD71NW

SD 728 192

Disused quarry in the Rough Rock and Lower Haslingden Flags

HYNDBURN
Snipe Rake, Accrington H/1/001 SD72NE SD787 293 Disused quarry
Oswaldtwistle Moor H/9/002 SD72SW SD737 244 Hummocky moraine: blanket bog

BURNLEY
Copy Clough, Towneley Park BU/1/001 SD83SE SD853 308 Rock exposure
Holme Chapel, Cliviger Valley BU/1/002 SD83SE SD82NE SD880 275 Stream section & hillside outcrop
Hurstwood - Sheddon BU/1/003 SD 82 NE SD890 300 Stream section
Wasnop Edge/Delf Hill BU/2/004 SD 93 SE SD910 325 Suite of meltwater channels.
Coal Clough

BU/9/005

SD 92 SE

SD904 273

Stream section in fossiliferous shales

PENDLE
Castercliffe PD/1/001 SD83NE SD885 384 Mineshafts
Tum Hill PD/1/002 SD83NE SD885 387 Meltwater channel
Salterforth Railway Cutting PD/2/003 SD84 NE SD888457 Characteristic Mid-Visean sediments.

ROSSENDALE
Stacksteads Gorge  R/2/001 SD81 NE SD806168  Glacial diversion gorge
Hill End  R/2/002 SD82 SW SD822224 Kame terrace
Mam Hill  R/2/003 SD81 NW SD812156 Part of extensive meltwater channel suite
Thurns Head Quarry R/2/004 SD81 NW SD873187 Massive load structures and industrial archaeology
Fletcher Bank Quarry R/2/005 SD81 NE SD806168 Excellent series of X-sections through deltaic channels
Reaps Moss

R/3/006

SD82 SW

SD892231

Saddle mire with dated peat cores
Newchurch erratic

R/8/007

SD82SW

SD 8334 2272

Large Ribblesdale ice erractic
Lee and Green's Quarry

R/10/008

SD 82 SE

SD 865 209

Quarrying industrial archaeology