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Mountain Attractions In Lake District

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The list of Lakes and lochs of the United Kingdom is a link page for some large lakes of the United Kingdom , including lochs fully enclosed by land. Lakes in Scotland are called lochs, and in Northern Ireland loughs . In Wales a lake is called a llyn. The words loch and lough, in addition to referring to bodies of freshwater , are also applied to bodies of brackish water or seawater, which in other countries or contexts may be called fjord, firth, estuary, bay etc. In particular, the term sea-loch is used in Scotland in this way, as the English language equivalent of 'fjord'. Some of the largest lakes in England and Wales are man-made reservoirs, or l...
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Mountain Attractions In Lake District

  • 1. Old Man of Coniston Coniston
    The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the Furness Fells in the English Lake District. It is 2,634 feet high, and lies to the west of the village of Coniston and the lake, Coniston Water. The fell is sometimes known by the alternative name of Coniston Old Man, or simply The Old Man. The mountain is popular with tourists and fell-walkers with a number of well-marked paths to the summit. The mountain has also seen extensive slate mining activity for eight hundred years and the remains of abandoned mines and spoil tips are a significant feature of the north-east slopes. There are also several flocks of sheep that are grazed on the mountain.
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  • 4. Black Combe Millom
    Black Combe Parkrun is a 5K run that takes place every Saturday morning at 9am at HMP Haverigg, Cumbria, England. The run is part of the global network of free to enter Parkrun events and was the first parkrun to take place within the grounds of a prison.
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  • 5. Skiddaw Lake District
    Skiddaw slate is an early Ordovician metamorphosed sedimentary rock, as first identified on the slopes of Skiddaw in the English Lake District. The base of this series is unknown. The thickness could, therefore, amount to several thousand feet of sediment. These sediments were formed about 500 mya by deposition in a shallow sea, low-energy environment. The series contains differing grain sizes and comprises grits, flags, shales and mudstones. In some places, there is evidence of intrusion of Skiddaw Granite into the Skiddaw Slates, close to the anticlinal axis of the Lake District. Skiddaw slate has a grey hue and is used for building, in the Lake District. The traditional buildings of Keswick and other settlements are almost entirely of Skiddaw slate. The slate is also used for making sou...
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