The Old Shaft
The Old Shaft is an adit in Above Derwent, Cumberland, England. The Old Shaft is situated nearby to Force Crag Mine, as well as near the peak Hobcarton Crag.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head.
Grisedale Pike
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grisedale Pike is a fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, situated 4+1⁄2 miles west of the town of Keswick in the north-western sector of the national park.
Hopegill Head
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hopegill Head is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is located nine kilometres west of the town of Keswick and is well seen from the B5292 road which crosses the Whinlatter Pass.
Crag Hill
Peak
Photo: GkgAlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crag Hill is a mountain in the North Western part of the English Lake District. It was formerly known as Eel Crag; however, the Ordnance Survey now marks Eel Crag as referring to the northern crags of the fell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stair and Braithwaite.
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 2½ miles east of The Old Shaft.
Braithwaite
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge. Braithwaite is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Old Shaft.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Brackenthwaite is situated 2½ miles west of The Old Shaft.
The Old Shaft
- Type: Adit
- Category: industry
- Location: Above Derwent, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.58407° or 54° 35′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.24516° or 3° 14′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6RHQM3+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5293612966OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=adit
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