Wanthwaite Crag Mixed Mine

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Clough Head

Peak

Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clough Head is a fell, or hill, in the English Lake District. It marks the northern end of the main ridge of the Helvellyn range and is often walked as part of the ridge walk.

High Rigg

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Rigg is a small fell located in the English Lake District, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Keswick. It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge.

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Museum

Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a museum located in Threlkeld three miles east of Keswick, in the Lake District in Cumbria. It includes a quarry with a collection of antique machinery, such as locomotives and cranes, an underground tour of a simulated mine, a geological and mining museum, and mineral panning. Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Wanthwaite Crag Mixed Mine.

Places in the Area

Threlkeld

Village

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, to the east of Keswick. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. Threlkeld is situated 2 miles north of Wanthwaite Crag Mixed Mine.

Legburthwaite

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Legburthwaite is a village in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria. It is located on the A591 road and the B5322 road. Legburthwaite has a disused place of worship and formerly, a youth hostel. It is just north of Thirlmere. Legburthwaite is situated 2 miles south of Wanthwaite Crag Mixed Mine.

Castlerigg stone circle

Locality

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Castlerigg Stone Circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Castlerigg is located – saw particularly high levels of Neolithic stone circle construction, with other similar examples including Swinside, Gamelands, Elva Plain, and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 2 miles west of Wanthwaite Crag Mixed Mine.

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