Adam Hill

A relatively small hill on the south side of Winter Hill, unremarkeable except for an old OS Benchmark hidden in the heather and an interesting pattern of encircling ditches.

Old OS Benchmark on Adam Hill

VIew over Walker Fold from Adam Hill

Adam Hill above Horwich

Local History

Historic monuments near Adam Hill

Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 5.51 km away
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close – 6.58 km away
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds – 6.50 km away
Headless Cross, Grimeford – 3.97 km away
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 5.86 km away
Round cairn on Noon Hill – 2.56 km away
Round cairn on Winter Hill – 2.32 km away
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David’s Church – 6.81 km away
Steam tramway reversing triangle – 8.77 km away
Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 6.56 km away
Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm – 0.54 km away