Dane Bower Colliery

A great day's walking on the moors between Wildboarclough and the Dane Valley. This remote area of Cheshire was once the location of a number of collieries including the extensive Dane Bower workings. The shafts on the moor such as this one were worked in the 18th century before the deeper coal was accessed using adits from close to the Dane, the last of which continued at work into the early 20th century. In the background is Shutlingsloe and further back the communications tower on Croker Hill.