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Hartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/hartshead.htm )〕 and its name is associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley and Oldham. Hartshead Pike Tower has been a Grade II Listed building since 1967. ==History==
During the 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,〔From Harthead Pike four ancient counties may be seen: Cheshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. (Hartshead Pike- Ashton )〕 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.
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