Roughton Gill Mine

Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Allerdale, Cumbria, England

Roughton Gill mine was a lead and silver mine which produced many great mineral specimens including numerous copper and lead ores including calcite, cerussite, cuprite, hemimorphite, malachite, mimetite, and pyromorphite.

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The area around Roughton Gill is very popular with hikers, and is well worth a walk if you’re in the area – there are numerous hills and valleys, waterfalls, and old mines to look at.

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