Scald Cop Quarry

Scald Cop Quarry is a mine in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Scald Cop Quarry is situated nearby to the peak Old Man of Coniston, as well as near Low Water.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Man of Coniston and Low Water.

Old Man of Coniston

Peak

Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the Furness Fells of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, and is the highest point of the historic county of Lancashire.

Low Water

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Low Water is situated 1,300 feet north of Scald Cop Quarry.

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 3 miles northwest of Scald Cop Quarry.

Seathwaite

Village

Photo: Gordon Mellor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seathwaite is a village in the Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria in North West England. It is in the Lake District and part of historic Lancashire. Seathwaite is situated 3 miles west of Scald Cop Quarry.

Hawkshead Hill

Hamlet

Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hawkshead Hill is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Lake District National Park. Hawkshead Hill is situated 4 miles east of Scald Cop Quarry.

Scald Cop Quarry

Type: Mine
Category: industry
Location: Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.37127° or 54° 22′ 17″ north

Longitude

-3.11562° or 3° 6′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C6R9VCM+GQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6172525273

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

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