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Hartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, and its name is associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley, Saddleworth, Lees, Greater Manchester, Lees and Oldham. On a clear day you can get views of Manchester, Cheshire and Snowdonia in Wales. Hartshead Pike Tower has been a Grade II listed building since 1967.
During the Roman Britain, Roman occupation of Britain, a warning beacon for local garrisons, possibly lit during times of unrest, may have been sited on Hartshead Pike. Local trackways were routes for the Romans to access the Roman road at Limeside.
The name refers to the hill and the tower. The tower is not on the highest part of the hill but its prominent position, above sea level, has been the site of a beacon or signalling station from early times and may have been the site of a beacon in the late 16th century.
File:25.12.20 Hartshead 34.jpg, Hartshead Pike showing detail of stone well.
File:Manchester from Hartshead Pike.jpg, View of Manchester from Hartshead Pike, away.
File:Oldham from Hartshead Pike (2) May19.jpg, View of Oldham from Hartshead Pike, away.
History
During the Roman Britain, Roman occupation of Britain, a warning beacon for local garrisons, possibly lit during times of unrest, may have been sited on Hartshead Pike. Local trackways were routes for the Romans to access the Roman road at Limeside.
The name refers to the hill and the tower. The tower is not on the highest part of the hill but its prominent position, above sea level, has been the site of a beacon or signalling station from early times and may have been the site of a beacon in the late 16th century.
Tower
The circular, grade-II-listed tower is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with a door on the west side and cusped lancet windows. It has a steeply pitched conical roof above corbelled eaves and dormer roof lights. The tower was rebuilt in 1863 by John Eaton to commemorate the marriage of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Albert Edward to Alexandra of Denmark, Princess Alexandra, replacing a building that had been there since 1751. An inscription stone reused in the tower states "This Pike Was Rebuilt By Publick Contributions Anno Domini 1751". In the 1930s the tower was open to the public and contained a sweet shop; it closed at the outbreak of the Second World War and the tower entrance was bricked up after the war in about 1950. There is a well on the summit enclosed by a stone slab. The inscription above the tower's entrance reads "Look well at me Before you go And See You nothing at me throw".Gallery
See also
*Listed buildings in Ashton-under-LyneReferences
{{Buildings and structures in Tameside Mountains and hills of Greater Manchester Mountains and hills of the Peak District Grade II listed buildings in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside