Built in 1733 from the remains of a beacon platform and pit and from local stone from the River Douglas and wood from the surrounding hills, Grade 2 listed Rivington Pike Tower was formerly used as a hunting lodge by Squire John Andrews, sheltering shooting parties out on a jolly from Rivington Hall. After decades of disrepair and vandalism the castellated top has been renovated, the roof and chimney replaced, and the door and windows bricked up. Inside, and now unable to be seen, are a fireplace and a small stone-flagged cellar. Due to erosion the doorway now stands a good forty inches above the soil rendering the Tower’s foundations clearly visible

Go The Team

September 13, 2020

On a clear day this is one of the best views in England.

garry pearce

October 23, 2021

Great views over Lancashire to the west and Manchester to the south

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Rivington, Chorley, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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