Close House Lead Mine
Close House Lead Mine is a mine in Embleton, Cumberland, England. Close House Lead Mine is situated nearby to the forest Bully Wood, as well as near Embleton Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elva Plain Stone Circle and St Margaret’s Church.
Elva Plain Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Photo: AdamMIbbotson, CC BY 4.0.
Elva Plain Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle in Cumbria, England, located north of Bassenthwaite Lake on the lower slopes of Elva Hill. It is one of the largest surviving stone circles in Cumbria and is commonly classified as a "Cumbrian circle"… Elva Plain Stone Circle is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Close House Lead Mine.
St Margaret’s Church
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret’s Church is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Close House Lead Mine.
Sale Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sale Fell is a small hill near Cockermouth in the English Lake District. It is popular with locals, as it offers gentle walking and lovely views across Bassenthwaite Lake to Skiddaw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Setmurthy and Routenbeck.
Setmurthy
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Setmurthy is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies within the Lake District National Park. The main settlement in the parish is Dubwath, on the shore of Bassenthwaite Lake.
Routenbeck
Locality
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Routenbeck is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located at the northern foot of Sale Fell, near the north-west edge of Bassenthwaite Lake. Routenbeck is just over 2 miles south-west of the village of Bassenthwaite and 5 miles east of the town of Cockermouth.
Dubwath
Hamlet
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dubwath is a hamlet in the Cumberland district, in Cumbria, England. It is part of the parish of Setmurthy. The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 148.
Close House Lead Mine
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Embleton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66605° or 54° 39′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.26992° or 3° 16′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C6RMP8J+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5200181009OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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