Billinge ‘Lump’

Billinge Hill, also known as Billinge Lump, is the highest point in the Borough of St Helens in North West England standing at 587ft above sea level it is also the highest point in Merseyside . It stands in Billinge, which sits between Wigan and St.Helens within the county boundaries of Lancashire. It is one…

Ashurst’s Beacon

Standing on Ashurst Hill in Dalton and overlooking Skelmersdale (land of roundabouts) is a sandstone structure known as Ashurst’s Beacon. The walk up to the beacon is a gentle amble along a footpath from the road. This leads through a small wooded area spattered with bright yellow gorse and low growing trees. Once almost through…