Blackcrag Iron Mine
Blackcrag Iron Mine is a mine in Borrowdale, Cumberland, England. Blackcrag Iron Mine is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Salt Spring, as well as near the motorhome stopover Low Manesty Caravan Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cat Bells and Maiden Moor.
Cat Bells
Peak
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cat Bells is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It has a height of 451 metres and is one of the most popular fells in the area.
Maiden Moor
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maiden Moor is a fell in the English Lake District, it stands six kilometres south of the town of Keswick and is part of the high ground that separates the Newlands Valley and Borrowdale; it has a modest height of 576 m and so fails to be mentioned on many UK mountain lists but it does have a separate chapter in Alfred Wainwright’s Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.
Lodore Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lodore Falls is a waterfall in Cumbria, England, close to Derwentwater and downstream from Watendlath. The falls are located on the beck that flows from Watendlath Tarn, and tumble more than 100 feet over a steep cascade into the Borrowdale Valley. Lodore Falls is situated 1¼ miles east of Blackcrag Iron Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Town and Stair.
Little Town
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Town is a hamlet in the civil parish of Above Derwent, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is in the Penrith and Solway constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament.
Stair
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stair is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated in the Newlands Valley, to the west of Derwent Water and within the Lake District National Park. Stair is situated 1½ miles north of Blackcrag Iron Mine.
Watendlath
Hamlet
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level. Watendlath is situated 2½ miles southeast of Blackcrag Iron Mine.
Blackcrag Iron Mine
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.55772° or 54° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.16762° or 3° 10′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C6RHR5J+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4845527969OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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