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Photo: Scholes Height & Bull Hill, a 415m hill near Turton, Lancashire, north west England.

© Bill Boaden / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scholes Height & Bull Hill

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Scholes Height & Bull Hill rises to 415 m (1,362 ft) in Lancashire. It is the highest point of Bury. It is one of twelve hills the Albion Guide maps in Lancashire.

Nearby hills include Hail Storm Hill and Winter Hill. The nearest railway station is Entwistle, 3.1 km to the south-west.

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Photo of Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill, a folly near Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill

Folly near Ramsbottom

Tall Victorian monument to Sir Robert Peel crowning Holcombe Hill above Ramsbottom, with wide Pennine views.

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Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

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The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

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Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

9.5 km N · spans 5 counties

Photo of Pigeon Tower, a folly near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Pigeon Tower

Folly near Rivington

Slender three-storey folly tower on the Rivington Terraced Gardens ridge, a landmark of the West Pennine Moors.

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Photo of Rivington Terraced Gardens, a garden in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington Terraced Gardens

Garden near Rivington

Lord Leverhulme's atmospheric hillside gardens on Winter Hill, terraces and follies half-reclaimed by woodland.

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Photo of Rivington Reservoirs, a reservoir in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington Reservoirs

Reservoir near Rivington

String of reservoirs below the West Pennine Moors, ringed by walking, cycling and riding trails.

13.9 km W