Scale Hill Lead Mine

Scale Hill Lead Mine is a mine in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Scale Hill Lead Mine is situated nearby to the forest Cornhowgill Wood, as well as near Backhows Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Low Fell and Whiteside.

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.

Whiteside

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whiteside is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It stands at the western end of the Grisedale Pike- Hopegill Head ridge overlooking Crummock Water.

Loweswater

Lake

Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loweswater is one of the smaller lakes in the English Lake District. The village of Loweswater is situated to the east of the lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brackenthwaite and Thackthwaite.

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.

Lorton

Village

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lorton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is in two parts: Low Lorton and High Lorton, with the parish church of St Cuthbert standing between them. Lorton is situated 2½ miles north of Scale Hill Lead Mine.

Scale Hill Lead Mine

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.58316° or 54° 34′ 59″ north

Longitude

-3.31985° or 3° 19′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C6RHMMJ+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4843971694

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mineshaft

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cornhowgill Wood and Backhows Wood.

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