Grain Pole Hill

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Grain Pole Hill
Elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Location	Chorley, Lancashire, England
Topo map	OS Landranger 109
OS grid reference	SD624180

Grain Pole Hill is a location on Anglezarke Moor, within the West Pennine Moors of Lancashire, England. Despite a modest height of 285 metres (935 feet), the summit provides excellent views towards the Irish Sea. Of more note, however, is its location between Round Loaf and Pikestones, both of which are Neolithic remnants. Hurst Hill is less than half a mile away.

A Grain Pole is a stout pole made typically from wood, used to handle large quantities of grain from a safe distance. Suffocation, resulting from grain drowning, is probably one of the most common causes of death in and around grain bins. These accidents typically occur when the victim enters a bin of flowing grain, is unaware of the potential hazard, and is pulled under and covered with grain in a few seconds. Also a Grain Pole is used to break up the crust that forms on top of stored grain^[1].

It is uncertain as to when the hill gained its name.