The Top 12 Natural Monuments around Oldham
Oldham’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 12
beautiful natural monuments around Oldham. 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 Oldham. 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
Black Chew Head has a few claims to fame. It is the county top for Oldham Unitary Authority and the highest point in Greater Manchester. It is also the source …
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The Trinnacle is a three-pronged gritstone pillar, high above Dove Stone reservoir, that has become a popular location for "selfies" due to coverage on social media.
The pillar and access …
The pillar and access …
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The Trinnacle is a three-pronged gritstone pillar, high above Dove Stone reservoir, that has become a popular location for "selfies" due to coverage on social media.
The pillar and access …
The pillar and access …
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Just next to the path and a lovely spot for a picnic, these waterfalls in Greenfield Brook flow into Greenfield Reservoir, the top of the chain of 3 reservoirs.
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The Ashway Gap tunnel was built to maintain the water supply to the mills downstream of the Yeoman Hay Reservoir. It takes water from upstream of the reservoir through a …
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The Kinder Stones are a collection of boulders located at the edge of a small abandoned quarry on Pots-n-Pans Hill near Oldham.
The stones stand in an elevated position overlooking the beautiful Peak District National Park.
The stones stand in an elevated position overlooking the beautiful Peak District National Park.
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very steep from car park
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Standedge is an escarpment that has been a major moorland crossing point since Roman times, possibly even earlier. The area is not highly populated and affords a real sense of solitude. There are some excellent views here, too.
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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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Sugar Loaf Rock sits high on top of Saddleworth Moor and is possibly a glacial erratic
(Glacial erratics, often simply called erratics, or erratic boulders, are rocks that have been …
(Glacial erratics, often simply called erratics, or erratic boulders, are rocks that have been …
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