Simm's Sheepfold (ruin)

An old sheepfold, repurposed from an older ruin – possibly also a sheepfold.

Located below Simm’s farm ruin and beside the route of an old farm track.

The structure is shown as a ruin on the older maps, bisected by a field boundary (now removed) and with two rectangular blocks on the east side of the large, open area. Possibly animal pens, but of a similar size to the footprints of local farm houses.

Stepping Stones on the River Yarrow below Simm's - shown on 1840s map.

Local History

Historic monuments near Simm's Sheepfold (ruin)

Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 1.39 km away
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds – 3.97 km away
Headless Cross, Grimeford – 3.88 km away
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 1.79 km away
Round cairn on Noon Hill – 1.65 km away
Round cairn on Winter Hill – 2.23 km away
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David’s Church – 8.18 km away
Steam tramway reversing triangle – 7.26 km away
Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 9.43 km away
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan – 7.55 km away
Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm – 4.70 km away