Rockhaugh Falls, Ossy

panther · 23-03-2007, 11:31

does anyone know where this was? or is?
looking on ebay and typed in oswaldtwistle because im sooooo bored and someone is selling this postcard....

I didnt know there was such a place

cashman · 23-03-2007, 20:13

new one on me panther, be very surprised if thats up ossy.

panther · 23-03-2007, 20:19

unless its some other ossy somewhere......??

Doug · 23-03-2007, 20:27

It’s most likely up on the moor there, we use to go up the tops when we where kids looking for such places

garinda · 23-03-2007, 21:23

I've never heard of it either.

However, there is mention of Rock Haugh Clough on some HBC documents on the web. It doesn't say were it is though.

If I had to guess I'd say perhaps it's near Jacob's Lodge, or perhaps going up the valley towards the Coach and Horses pub, in the area known as Cockerlumb, where there is a waterfall, though it isn't as spectacular as the one on the postcard.

cherokee · 25-03-2007, 21:21

according to a book we have here titled west penine walks, the said water fall is at the top of belthorn rd ..between there and the grey mare pub ..i did try to upload a pic and map but the images exceed AW limits and im not sure how to resize , but the pic is very similar to the one posted already...

Lolly · 26-03-2007, 20:10

My Mum took one look at it and recognized it straight away. She said they just used to call it "The Waterfall"

cashman · 26-03-2007, 21:29

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Originally Posted by cherokee

according to a book we have here titled west penine walks, the said water fall is at the top of belthorn rd ..between there and the grey mare pub ..i did try to upload a pic and map but the images exceed AW limits and im not sure how to resize , but the pic is very similar to the one posted already...

cheers cherokee, will have a root up that way in the summer. not an area i,m familiar with, didnt realise that was ossy.

cherokee · 26-03-2007, 23:31

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Originally Posted by Lolly

My Mum took one look at it and recognized it straight away. She said they just used to call it "The Waterfall"

on the map in the book lolly it just refers to it as the waterfall so your mum prob right ...

cherokee · 26-03-2007, 23:33

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Originally Posted by cashman

cheers cherokee, will have a root up that way in the summer. not an area i,m familiar with, didnt realise that was ossy.

maybe wrong here cashy but i recall being told that all that up there is classed as part of the ossy moors , hoddlesdon me thinks ,,

Lolly · 27-03-2007, 00:04

Yeah Belthorn is classed as Ossy. Its got the Hyndburn signs when you enter. And my Mum seems think the Ossy boundry is just before Edgeworth in one direction and Hoddlesdon a bit further along. I did once hear that boundry wise Ossy is one of the biggest towns in the country. Don't quote me on that one though.