Black Sails

Black Sails is a peak in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 2,444 feet. Black Sails is situated nearby to the locality Keld Gill Head, as well as near Levers Water Bottom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wetherlam and Swirl How.

Wetherlam

Peak

Photo: Bobble Hat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wetherlam is a mountain in the English Lake District. It is the most northerly of the Coniston Fells, the range of fells to the north-west of Coniston village; its north-east slopes descend to Little Langdale.

Swirl How

Peak

Photo: Freddyj66, Public domain.

Swirl How is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Coniston and the Duddon Valley in the southern part of the District. It rivals the Old Man of Coniston as the highest point within the traditional County Palatine of Lancashire.

Great Carrs

Peak

Photo: Freddyj66, Public domain.

Great Carrs is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands above Wrynose Pass in the southern part of the District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockley Beck and Hawkshead Hill.

Cockley Beck

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria.