In 2017, Lancashire's very own Jurassic Park could have been discovered by a budding Richard Attenborough on the banks of the River Ribble. A retired Preston painter and decorator claimed to have come across dinosaur footprints embedded in rock below a stone footbridge at the Bridge Inn in Penwortham. He said there was an 8ft span between the two prints, which appear to have three toes at the front and one on the heel, as well as another indentation that could be the knuckle from the two-legged monster T-Rex. The claims were never verified.placeholder image
In 2017, Lancashire's very own Jurassic Park could have been discovered by a budding Richard Attenborough on the banks of the River Ribble. A retired Preston painter and decorator claimed to have come across dinosaur footprints embedded in rock below a stone footbridge at the Bridge Inn in Penwortham. He said there was an 8ft span between the two prints, which appear to have three toes at the front and one on the heel, as well as another indentation that could be the knuckle from the two-legged monster T-Rex. The claims were never verified.

Dinosaur footprint discovery | What historical finds have been made in Lancashire?

By Nicola Adam
Published 14th Apr 2021, 15:45 GMT
Updated 14th Apr 2021, 17:54 GMT

Following the discovery of a dinosaur footprint described as a "real Jurassic giant" on a beach - we look at the most historical finds in Lancashire.

The fossilised print was spotted by archaeologist Marie Woods who was collecting shellfish in Yorkshire.

But here in Lancashire we have made plenty of historical finds of our own. They include:

A medieval graveyard uncovered in Preston’s Marsh Lane, investigators believe marked the site of the lost Preston Friary which gave Friargate its name. Around two dozen well preserved skeletons were found at the Friary. Pic: historic Marsh Lane

5. Marsh Lane, Preston

A medieval graveyard uncovered in Preston’s Marsh Lane, investigators believe marked the site of the lost Preston Friary which gave Friargate its name. Around two dozen well preserved skeletons were found at the Friary. Pic: historic Marsh Lane

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Pikestones, a ruined Neolithic burial cairn or long barrow on Anglezarke Moor. The cairn (or barrow) has now vanished, leaving the huge stones of the chamber. Other sites on Anglezarke Moor include Rushey Brow, where a Mesolithic working floor was found in the 1990s, and Round Loaf, a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age round barrow.

6. Anglezarke Moor barrow

Pikestones, a ruined Neolithic burial cairn or long barrow on Anglezarke Moor. The cairn (or barrow) has now vanished, leaving the huge stones of the chamber. Other sites on Anglezarke Moor include Rushey Brow, where a Mesolithic working floor was found in the 1990s, and Round Loaf, a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age round barrow.

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