Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Hopegill Head
Force Crag Mine, Coledale Valley
"Force Crag Mine was the last working metal mine in the Lake District, prior to its final abandonment in 1991. The site was mined for lead from 1839 until 1865, and for zinc and barytes from 1867. The job of the mill was to separate these minerals from each other, and from any other minerals and the country rock. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and a geological SSSI (site of special scientific interest). The mine occupies a spectacular location at the head of the remote Coledale Valley."
28-Feb-25 • Paul Austin Murphy • flickr
forcecragmine coledalevalley mines 54357764013
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Force Crag Mine, Coledale Valley
"Force Crag Mine was the last working metal mine in the Lake District, prior to its final abandonment in 1991. The site was mined for lead from 1839 until 1865, and for zinc and barytes from 1867. The job of the mill was to separate these minerals from each other, and from any other minerals and the country rock. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and a geological SSSI (site of special scientific interest). The mine occupies a spectacular location at the head of the remote Coledale Valley."
28-Feb-25 • Paul Austin Murphy • flickr
forcecragmine coledalevalley mines 54357764013
Videos
A 360 degree panorama from Hopegill Head (known locally as Hobcarton Pike) summit with all main view points labelled.
A slow 360 panorama from the summit of Hopegill Head in the Northwestern Fells region of the English Lake District. One of the ...
A solo hike in the Lake District, England taking in the 5 Wainwrights Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Grasmoor, Hopegill Head and ...
A beautiful hike on the first day of Autumn (Fall) up to Grisdale Pike via Hopegill Head and Whiteside, on a glorious sunny day.
This is a day hike in the Northwestern Fells of the English Lake District. The walk starts in Braithwaite and heads off through ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.