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Barker Brow
Barker Brow Car Park is located on the B6245 near Ribchester offering a base for the Ribchester Countryside walks namely Barker Brow to Copster Green a 7 mile circular walk taking in places of interest. It also gives access to the River Ribble and the Ribble Way.
Close to the Roman Village of Ribchester, site of a former Roman Fort of Bremetenacum
founded in the First Century AD. Its ancient history is recorded in the museum
which has many Roman artifacts. Ribchester has been the scene of excavations
and investigations from the 16th Century to the present day. The museum seeks
to present a picture built up by this research.
The dog depicted on the wall of New Hall Farm, just off the site, was the bases
for Sir Arthur Cowan Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles".
Disabled Facilities
Metalled car park offering 10 car parking spaces (although none are disabled
parking bays) views over the Ribble Valley and Ribchester. National grid ref.
SD 662 351.
Map showing location of Marles Wood
This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission
of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office
© Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright
and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.
Lancashire County Council 100023320 2004.