Black Scar Workings

Black Scar Workings is a mine in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Black Scar Workings is situated nearby to the peak Great How Crags, as well as near the mountain saddle Levers Hause.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swirl How and Levers Water.

Swirl How

Peak

Photo: Freddyj66, Public domain.

Swirl How is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Coniston and the Duddon Valley in the southern part of the District. It rivals the Old Man of Coniston as the highest point within the traditional County Palatine of Lancashire.

Levers Water

Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY 4.0.

Levers Water is a small lake in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of the Coppermines Valley, above Coniston village. To its south-west is Raven Tor, a spur of Brim Fell, and to its north-west are Little How Crags and Great How Crags, on the eastern side of the north–south ridge leading to Swirl How. Levers Water is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Black Scar Workings.

Brim Fell

Peak

Photo: Freddyj66, Public domain.

Brim Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands to the west of Coniston village in the southern part of the District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockley Beck and Seathwaite.

Cockley Beck

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 2 miles northwest of Black Scar Workings.