The Trough

The Trough is located in Gleadless Valley, just off a footpath beside Rollestone Wood, three miles South East of Sheffield City Centre.
The Trough is a small ancient stone built sink that was used about 250 years ago by woodland workers for the purpose of giving their ponies somewhere to drink water.
In it’s heyday The Trough would have been a very busy meeting point for the local community of Gleadless Valley which included the woodland workers whos job it was to coppice trees to create white coal (charcoal) which was used to fire blast furnises in Sheffield’s iron industries.
Unfortunately, times have changed, The Trough is very difficult to find now due to being burried by overgrown woodland vegetation. To find this ancient horse trough you must seek the assistance of a Woodland Ranger from Sheffield’s Parks Dept., if you’re interested in local history then The Trough is well worth discovering.