The Top 6 Natural Monuments around Rochdale
Rochdale’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 6
beautiful natural monuments around Rochdale. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Rochdale. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 2, 2025
Whilst it might not be the tallest at 1,549 feet (472 m), Blackstone Edge commands a fine view over the landscape and is a lovely place to experience some solitude. …
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The inscribed Aiggin Stone stands in a flat rectangular area amidst a jumble of large recumbant stones and a cairn, and marks the boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire. It is, …
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Knowl Hill near Rochdale is a visible landmark that can be seen for several miles around.and, for the people of that town. The sugar-loaf (conical-shaped) hill has a flat summit …
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Inscribed with the poetry of Simon Armitage, the Rain Stone can be found at Cow’s Mouth Quarry along the Pennine Way. The poem 'Rain' reads:
Be glad of these freshwater …
Be glad of these freshwater …
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This gorge is known as “The Thrutch” and folklore says the chapel was formed when the King of the Fairies, aiding Robert of Huntingdon to overcome a curse, turned a local coven of witches to stone.
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Crompton Moor is a moorland and area of biological importance located in the South Pennines in the North West of England.
The moor is dominated by purple moor grass and …
The moor is dominated by purple moor grass and …
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