Prospect (ruin)

An ruined farmstead below Brown Hill, overlookng the town of Horwich.

There is a large trench that remains of a coal drift close to the ruins of Prospect farm along with at least two former coal shafts.

The Old Coal Mine Drift beside Prospect Farm Ruins

Local History

Historic monuments near Prospect (ruin)

Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 4.22 km away
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds – 4.93 km away
Headless Cross, Grimeford – 2.57 km away
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 4.86 km away
Round cairn on Noon Hill – 1.63 km away
Round cairn on Winter Hill – 1.99 km away
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David’s Church – 6.10 km away
Steam tramway reversing triangle – 8.94 km away
Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 6.60 km away
Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building – 9.22 km away
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan – 6.16 km away
Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm – 2.10 km away
Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House – 8.17 km away