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Nenthead Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

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Place	Nenthead
Traditional County	Cumbria
Unitary Authority	Westmorland and Furness
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.787904
Longitude	-2.341532
Place Type	Village

About Nenthead

High moorland winds carry the stark, bracing clarity of the Pennines across the rugged elevations of Nenthead. It lies 4.3 miles east-south-east of Alston (from Alston: bearing 113°T, OS grid NY 781 437), and is situated east-north-east of Garrigill village. The landscape surrounding Nenthead is defined by the weathered remnants of a once-furious industrial age, where the earth still holds the quiet gravity of the Lead Mines, Ore Works And Smeltmill At Nenthead. These structures stand as skeletal sentinels against a sky that seems perpetually wide and indifferent to the passage of men. Nearby, the Gillgill Burn cuts a sharp, silver incision through the gritstone, its waters rushing with a cold, insistent urgency toward the lower valleys. The terrain remains part of the Whitesike Mine And Flinty Fell SSSI, a harsh expanse where rare mineralised soils support only the most resilient of mountain flora. Here, the light does not merely fall; it scours the hillsides, revealing the deep, bruised colours of the heather and the pale, unforgiving grey of the exposed rock. Nenthead endures as a place where the memory of heavy toil remains pressed into the very contours of the broken ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whitesike Mine And Flinty Fell Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 8 ha
Gillgill Burn (River) — 0.2 mi, 080° E
Lead Mines, Ore Works And Smeltmill At Nenthead (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 149° SSE · 48 ha
Dowgang Burn (River) — 0.3 mi, 204° SSW
Nenthead Mines (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 147° SSE
Smelting Mill (Historic Ruins) — 0.3 mi, 146° SSE
Smallcleugh Mine Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 139° SE · 5 ha
Nunnery Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 231° SW
Slate Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 091° E
Coalcleugh Lead Rake (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 057° ENE · 2 ha
Alston Cleugh (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 052° NE
Perry's Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 167° SSE
Lead Rake Workings On Flinty Fell, 800M North West Of Flinty Quarry (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 232° SW · 13 ha
Ashgill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 187° S
Kidd's Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 100° E
Broad Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 006° N
Killhope Lead Mining Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 098° E
High Force (Waterfall) — 3.5 mi, 304° NW
Low Force (Waterfall) — 4.2 mi, 296° WNW
The Hunslet (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 295° WNW
The Hub (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 295° WNW
Alston Railway Station (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 295° WNW
The Blacksmith's Shop (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 078° ENE
Allenheads Heritage Centre (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 078° ENE
Former Limekiln (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 128° SE
Shorngate Cross currick (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 081° E
North Pennines (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 6.4 mi, 157° SSE · 20k acres
Frazer's hush (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 086° E
Monk Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 7.5 mi, 001° N
Tees Head (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 220° SW

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