Mere Clough Moss

Mere Clough Moss is a heath in Saddleworth, Oldham, England. Mere Clough Moss is situated nearby to the heath Haugh Gutter Moss, as well as near Readycon Dean Reservoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castleshaw Roman Fort and Standedge.

Castleshaw Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Thomas E Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castleshaw Roman fort was a castellum in the Roman province of Britannia. Although there is no evidence to substantiate the claim, it has been suggested that Castleshaw Roman fort is the site of Rigodunum, a Brigantian settlement. Castleshaw Roman Fort is situated 1¼ miles south of Mere Clough Moss.

Standedge

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Standedge is a moorland escarpment in the Pennine Hills of northern England between Marsden, West Yorkshire and Diggle, Greater Manchester. Standedge has been a major moorland crossing point since Roman times and possibly earlier.

Rooden Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: P.hogg, Public domain.

Rooden Reservoir is a reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. It is close to Denshaw in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. Rooden Reservoir is situated 1½ miles west of Mere Clough Moss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleshaw and Denshaw.

Castleshaw

Hamlet

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castleshaw is a hamlet in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines, 2.4 miles north of Uppermill, 3 miles west-southwest of Marsden, and 5.3 miles east-northeast of Oldham. Castleshaw is situated 1½ miles south of Mere Clough Moss.

Denshaw

Village

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Denshaw is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Tame, high amongst the Pennines above the village of Delph, 4.6 miles northeast of Oldham, 3.3 miles north-northwest of Uppermill and Shaw and Crompton. Denshaw is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mere Clough Moss.

Diggle

Village

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Diggle is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the moorlands of the Pennine hills. Diggle is situated 2½ miles south of Mere Clough Moss.

Mere Clough Moss

Type: Heath
Location: Saddleworth, Oldham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.60309° or 53° 36′ 11″ north

Longitude

-2.0059° or 2° 0′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C5VJX3V+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1561903449

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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