Rooley moor windfarm. Today we walk the lower slopesof the Cotton Famine road. Coal and Windpower

[@nickcaunt1769]

On a recent walk up there, I found an interesting flat stone which had three (old) long scratches (not cracks) across it. Like spokes on a wheel. Interestingly the most pronounced scratch aligns with the north edge of Winter Hill (Noon Hill a burial mound) and is in an exact E-W orientation. So, it aligns with the Equinox sunsets. It is at the summit of Top Of Pike.

[@DAN-dl6xw]

Thanks again for more detailed content, I live fairly local it's great to know the history of remains on the moorland around Rochdale/Bacup/Todmorden. Keep it up.

[@hywellewis9601]

Great video!

[@gripj21]

Clive, I think the large stone you found could be a "jump" (is it called) like an intermediate station on the railway leading into the top of Cragg Quarry.......maybe

[@adamrussell7978]

Excellent Vid was that Clivo... Probs best that Ya didn't chuck me an invite to join Ya on the day as I wouldn't have been able to keep My Yap shut about the Proposed Noise Polluting, Wildlife n Habitat destroying, Blot on the Landscape etc Pissing Wind Farm... I do hope My comment generates enough interest from someone that has benefited from way cheaper energy bills due to the Decade plus the existing Wind Turbines have provided n tell Me that I'm wrong n that I should wind My neck in as the the only monetary beneficiaries will have been certain Officials provided with sleight of hand Brown envelopes from the Wind Farm Developers at Xmas time... Oh n just a side note Clive the Audio Quality on Your Vid was Brill probs be due to there being Piss All wind up there eh... 😈🤫😃😎😉👍👍👍👌✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Rob-e8w]

If you walk from Watergrove reservoir up the hill towards Walsden there is a group of spoil heaps just below the new wind farm. One of the heaps is the same red colour (29:40) as your find on Rooley Moor and can be seen on Google Earth. The reason is that many years ago some lads lit a fire to see if it would burn. It did.

[@briandearden7585]

Thanks Clive. Your a star, 100 mile drive into that clag on Rooly moor, no one else would ever dream of doing that in those conditions. I always look forward to your Videos with your hound. Keep em coming please. One of my distant relations toiled in Bagden Quarry. Do you know anything about how they got the rough slabs down to the polishing mill in the Dell ? I know there was a steam engine of some sorts from Bagden to the start of the descent into Healey Dell. But know nothing of the actual method used to transport the slabs to the polishing mill, apart from the raised trackbed down the hillside to the mill. Still clearly visible to this day. Thanks Brian Dearden, yep, another Dearden

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

@@briandearden7585 Thanks Brian. As far as I know it was a self acting incline down to the polishing mill, but I could be wrong. There might be something in the Bacupian quarries book at Rawtenstall library. Where the brake was situated must be very near the coal outcrop

[@elainehalliwell926]

i found a long cut out a few weeks ago ( similar to the watercourse you mention on this video) so back up up to the left of Carr and Craggs Colliery , i followed it for some distance , and it looks like it used to be something its like a long trench ..

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

Thanks Elaine, I will have a look next time

[@kyleschofield1997]

Brilliant video if you need anything next time your up on rooleymoor i live on the farm on the right hand side of rooleymoor road halfway up after the cattle grid my farther in law has lived and farmed the moors his hole life we can give you any information you need

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

Thanks Kyle, would love to take you up on that. if you can drop me an email then I can get in touch [e-mail] many thanks. Clive

[@mimskamcg5552]

What a great video Clive! It's really inspired me to mooch up there more and make note of some history before its lost to the future! Do you reckon one could take a metal detector up there? And Hamer or Hammer, depends how its spelt? ❤ miriam xx

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

Its an easy walk from home Miriam, better in the Spring has to be said. You could spend days up there exploring, plenty of paths and old tracks. Dont know how you would go on with metal detector permission though...maybe a location for another walk...but no rain this time

[@Bdtaylo]

Cracking video as always I work for maher who own scout quarry. I am against the windfarm for the reasons u have given there is a lot of history up there As for the windfarm it's self we should of looked more into water turbines

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

cheers for that Whats happening with Scout Moor now, quarry wise...loads of mining history around the quarry

[@Bdtaylo]

@rossendalecollieries7995 nothing for time being