Sheephouse Farm

Grade II listed late 17th Century farmhouse and outbuildings.

Farmhouse with attached cottages and barn. The house probably originally late C17 or early C18, extended to rear early C19. Cottages probably late C18, and barn dated 1862, extended by the addition of shippons in 1901. Coursed and squared stone with stone flagged and slate roofs.

The farm formed part of the Ainsworth’s Smithills hall estate.

The old powder magazine for the local mines is adjacent at the corner of the Intake Plantation woods.

Local History

Historic monuments near Sheephouse Farm

Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House – 8.77 km away
Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 8.08 km away
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close – 4.70 km away
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 7.99 km away
Round cairn on Noon Hill – 5.15 km away
Round cairn on Winter Hill – 4.47 km away
Roman road at Bottom o’ th’ Knotts Brow – 6.48 km away
Steam tramway reversing triangle – 8.54 km away
Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn – 6.71 km away
Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 8.12 km away
Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm – 2.65 km away