Birk Gill Lead Mine
Birk Gill Lead Mine is an adit in Caldbeck, Cumberland, England. Birk Gill Lead Mine is situated nearby to the historic site Deep Level, as well as near Dry Smale Gill Low Level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brae Fell and High Pike.
Brae Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brae Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, situated 12 kilometres north of Keswick it reaches a height of 586 m and is regarded as part of the Caldbeck Fells along with High Pike and Carrock Fell even though it has ridge links to the Uldale Fells.
High Pike
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
High Pike is a fell in the northern part of the English Lake District, it is located 4.5 kilometres south of Caldbeck. It has a height of 658 metres and is the most northerly of the Lakeland fells over 2,000 feet, a widely used criterion for determining which summits are classified as mountains.
Great Sca Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Sca Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, seven kilometres southwest of the village of Caldbeck. It is the highest of the four Uldale Fells, the other three being Longlands Fell, Meal Fell and Great Cockup.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caldbeck and Hesket Newmarket.
Caldbeck
Village
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldbeck is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland, it is situated within the Lake District National Park. Part of the parish lies within the Skiddaw Group SSSI. Caldbeck is situated 3 miles northeast of Birk Gill Lead Mine.
Hesket Newmarket
Village
Photo: andy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hesket Newmarket is a small village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. It is on the opposite side of Skiddaw to Keswick within the Lake District National Park. Hesket Newmarket is situated 3 miles northeast of Birk Gill Lead Mine.
Uldale
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uldale is a small village and former civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is about 5 miles from Caldbeck, 2 miles from Ireby with which it now forms the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale together with Aughertree. Uldale is situated 3½ miles west of Birk Gill Lead Mine.
Birk Gill Lead Mine
- Type: Adit
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Caldbeck, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.71167° or 54° 42′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.08546° or 3° 5′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6RPW67+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 5200272968OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_aditOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=adit
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Highlights include Deep Level and Dry Smale Gill Low Level.
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