Kirkstile Wood Lead Mine
Kirkstile Wood Lead Mine is a mine in Loweswater, Cumberland, England. Kirkstile Wood Lead Mine is situated nearby to the forest Kirkgill Wood, as well as near the community center Loweswater Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Low Fell and Mellbreak.
Low Fell
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Low Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It overlooks the lake of Loweswater to the south and to the north is bordered by its neighbour Fellbarrow.
Mellbreak
Peak
Mellbreak is a hill in the Western part of the English Lake District. Despite being surrounded on all sides by higher fells, it stands in isolation. It is surrounded on three sides by a "moat" of deep marshy land, and on the east side by the lake of Crummock Water. Mellbreak is situated 1½ miles southeast of Kirkstile Wood Lead Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brackenthwaite and Thackthwaite.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at. Thackthwaite is situated 2 miles north of Kirkstile Wood Lead Mine.
Lamplugh
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamplugh is a scattered community and civil parish located in West Cumbria on the edge of the English Lake District and historically part of Cumberland. Lamplugh is situated 3 miles west of Kirkstile Wood Lead Mine.
Kirkstile Wood Lead Mine
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Loweswater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.57598° or 54° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.33329° or 3° 19′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C6RHMG8+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4534079333OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkgill Wood and Loweswater Village Hall.
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