Gill Force Iron Mine

Gill Force Iron Mine is a mine in Eskdale, Cumberland, England. Gill Force Iron Mine is situated nearby to the peak Gate Crag, as well as near the archaeological site St Catherine’s Well.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Catherine’s Church, Boot and Dalegarth railway station.

St Catherine’s Church, Boot

Church

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Catherine's Church is in the village of Boot in the English county of Cumbria. It is the Anglican parish church for Eskdale, and is in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Catherine’s Church, Boot is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Gill Force Iron Mine.

Dalegarth railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY 2.0.

Dalegarth railway station is the easterly terminus of the 15-inch gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in the English county of Cumbria. It has a café and shop for passengers, along with a run-round loop, turntable and siding for trains. Dalegarth railway station is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Gill Force Iron Mine.

Beckfoot railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beckfoot railway station is a railway station on the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in the English county of Cumbria. It is situated in the civil parish of Eskdale and the Lake District National Park, and is within a 1⁄2 mile walk of the eastern terminus of the line, at Dalegarth station. Beckfoot railway station is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Gill Force Iron Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boot and Eskdale Green.

Boot

Village

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.

Eskdale Green

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Eskdale Green is a small village in Cumbria at one end of the Eskdale Valley. The hamlet of Boot has an old corn mill in the heart but wander south away from the mill to find the little old church by the river.