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In September 1965 a De Havilland Chipmunk flew into the hill in cloud, without serious injury to the crew. The last crash occurred in October 1968, when a Cessna force-landed between Winter Hill and Rivington Pike.

On the way down, you pass a solitary pillar on the left; this is Scotsman’s Stump.

SCOTSMAN'S STUMP

Sometimes called Scotchman’s Stump, this pillar is a commemoration of the death of George Henderson, a 20-year-old pedlar from Annan in Dumfriesshire, and in the service of Mr Jardine, a draper of Blackburn. Henderson was murdered nearby on 9 November 1838. At a local beer house where he was a regular visitor, Henderson met another traveller, by the name of Birrell. On the morning of 9 November, Birrell arrived first and waited for an hour before deciding to leave. When Henderson did arrive, he had a beer and left around midday. A short while later, a local boy found Henderson badly wounded in the head, and ran for help. Henderson was returned to the beer house, but died a few hours later.