Launchy Gill Lead Mine

Launchy Gill Lead Mine is a mine in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Launchy Gill Lead Mine is situated nearby to the peak Steel Fell, as well as near The Bog.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Steel Fell and Calf Crag.

Steel Fell

Peak

Photo: Shanesykes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Steel Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, lying between Thirlmere and Grasmere. It is triangular in plan, the ridges running north, west and south east.

Calf Crag

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calf Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, on the eastern side of the High Raise massif.

Gibson Knott

Peak

Gibson Knott is a fell in the English Lake District, an intermediate height on the ridge between Greenburn and Far Easedale in the Central Fells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grasmere and Kelbarrow.

Grasmere

Photo: alancleaver, CC BY 2.0.

Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.

Kelbarrow

Locality

Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake. Kelbarrow is situated 3 miles southeast of Launchy Gill Lead Mine.

Stonethwaite is a small village in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, it is situated in the valley of the Stonethwaite Beck, a side valley of Borrowdale, and within the Lake District National Park. Stonethwaite is situated 3½ miles northwest of Launchy Gill Lead Mine.

Launchy Gill Lead Mine

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.49314° or 54° 29′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.0621° or 3° 3′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C6RFWVQ+75

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5359198349

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

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Highlights include The Bog and Dunmail Raise.

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