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Victoria Lake
Victoria Lake is an ‘ornamental’ former mill pond now used for angling with access via permit. The largest of many smaller lakes as part of a water management system probably associated with the former Halliwell Bleachworks in the valley below, with various aqueducts and canals to supply other nearby industry. There are interesting remains of various features especially downstream, ruinous and often too muddy; but the lake itself is difficult to see from the nearby public footpaths.
Local History
Historic monuments near Victoria Lake
- Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House – 9.09 km away
- Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 8.58 km away
- Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close – 5.00 km away
- Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 8.53 km away
- Round cairn on Noon Hill – 5.63 km away
- Round cairn on Winter Hill – 4.98 km away
- Roman road at Bottom o’ th’ Knotts Brow – 6.56 km away
- Steam tramway reversing triangle – 9.02 km away
- Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn – 6.62 km away
- Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 8.01 km away
- Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm – 2.98 km away