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Dean Clough Reservoir
A small reservoir with views out to Wiswell Moor and over the Jeppe Knave Grave and the Nick o’ Pendle.
Created in 1869 to supply demand by the mills of nearby Great Harwood. The valley and the Dean Brook was dammed the valley in two stages, the former dam can still be seem as an embankment separating the two parts of the reservoir.
A fine display of Yellow Flag Iris is found on the Southern shore in mid-summer.
Dean Clough Reservoir separating embankment
View towards Pendle Hill from above Dean Clough Reservoir valve house
An Old Wooden Pier at Dean Clough Reservoir
Local History
Historic monuments near Dean Clough Reservoir
- Part of Witton Old Hall medieval lordly residence 340m north east of Feniscliffe Bridge – 7.73 km away
- Bailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St John the Baptist. – 5.62 km away
- Roman signal station on Mellor Moor – 6.04 km away
- Portfield hillfort – 3.80 km away
- Remains of Aspen Colliery, associated beehive coking ovens and canal basin – 5.05 km away
- Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle – 8.98 km away
- Three high crosses in St Mary’s churchyard – 3.52 km away
- Whalley Cistercian abbey – 3.44 km away
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat House – 4.48 km away
- Bowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat House – 4.29 km away
- Whalley Bridge – 3.34 km away
- Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge – 8.48 km away
- The Old Lower Hodder Bridge – 6.21 km away