ɐtˈɑːp ðə hˈaɪɪst hˈɪl ˌɔn mˈɛlɚ mˈʊɹ, ˌoʊvɚlˈʊkɪŋ ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ, ɪz ðə sˈaɪt əvɚ ɹˈoʊmən sˈɪɡnəlɪŋ stˈeɪʃən, ænd ɐ nˈaʊ dɪsjˈuːzd ɹˈɔɪəl əbzˈɜːvɚ kˈɔːɹ nˈuːklɪɹ blˈæst ænd fˈɔːlaʊt mˈɑːnɪɾɚɹɪŋ stˈeɪʃən.
Atop the highest hill on Mellor Moor, overlooking the village, is the site of a Roman signalling station, and a now disused Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Blast and Fallout Monitoring Station.