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Coniston Mine. Copper was won from 1845 until the mine was substantially abandoned in 1865, the shafts reaching a depth of 700 ft below ground.

There are major slate quarries at Tilberthwaite and further workings on the Yewdale Fells and Lad Stones ridge.

Ascents

There are three natural starting points for an ascent of Wetherlam: the village of Coniston to the south, and the valleys of Tilberthwaite to the east and Little Langdale to the north-east.

From Coniston a

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