Hartshead Pike
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The place that the present Pike is built has long been a beacon point for the local area, being visible for many miles around. Fires were said to be built there in Roman times, and in 1588 warning beacons were lit for the coming of the Spanish Armada.
The tower that remains today is the third to be built in the area. The previous monument was rebuilt in 1758, but after developing a crack, it collapsed in 1820. A further forty three years passed before another attempt was made,and the result is the Hartshead Pike of today, built to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward the Seventh) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The final tower had to be paid for by public subscriptions and is three hundred metres above sea level. It was declared open in November 1928. Although now it is bricked up, it was once possible to enter the Pike which once housed a small sweet shop.
From Hartshead Pike on the top of Hartshead Hill the four counties of Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire can be seen as well as landmarks such as Jodrell Bank, the Welsh hills and the Holme Moss transmitter mast.
Very close car parking is quite difficult and the access road is very poor unless you have a 4x4 (accessed from Mossley side, with no vehicle access from Oldham side - Lily Lanes is effectively a no through road (track!?) unless you happen to be driving a monster truck!). A 2 minute walk and ascend the track through the stile (not wheelchair accessible) for 120 metres with a maximum gradient of 1: 9 to the level area and the monument. There are bench seats placed at regular intervals. At the monument there is a viewfinder and a history board.
The tower that remains today is the third to be built in the area. The previous monument was rebuilt in 1758, but after developing a crack, it collapsed in 1820. A further forty three years passed before another attempt was made,and the result is the Hartshead Pike of today, built to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward the Seventh) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The final tower had to be paid for by public subscriptions and is three hundred metres above sea level. It was declared open in November 1928. Although now it is bricked up, it was once possible to enter the Pike which once housed a small sweet shop.
From Hartshead Pike on the top of Hartshead Hill the four counties of Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire can be seen as well as landmarks such as Jodrell Bank, the Welsh hills and the Holme Moss transmitter mast.
Very close car parking is quite difficult and the access road is very poor unless you have a 4x4 (accessed from Mossley side, with no vehicle access from Oldham side - Lily Lanes is effectively a no through road (track!?) unless you happen to be driving a monster truck!). A 2 minute walk and ascend the track through the stile (not wheelchair accessible) for 120 metres with a maximum gradient of 1: 9 to the level area and the monument. There are bench seats placed at regular intervals. At the monument there is a viewfinder and a history board.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartshead_Pike
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Coordinates: 53°31'5"N 2°3'39"W
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