While we walked around the lake, Tom took a detour to explore the Crag Fell haematite mines.
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| Ennerdale from Angler's Crag. |
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| Snow capped western fells. |
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| Herdwicks over Ennerdale. |
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| Overlooking Ennerdale, with the distinctive feldspar rich rock forming dry-stone walls. |
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| The first of the haematite mines below Crag Fell on the side of Ennerdale. The spoil heap is full of iron-rich bedrock with no haematite, but is more easily accessible from Angler's Crag. |
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