All Details & GPS Waypoint

Blakelow Hill 367m (1204ft)

Summit Feature: Trig point note: ground by wall 45m NW at SK 25435 59435 is of similar height
Classification: Hill Trigpoint, P30 Tump.
OS Grid Ref: SK254593 (10 figure Grid Ref: SK2545259396).
UK Area: 36 - Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines (OS Maps 1:50k 119. 1:25k OL24E.)
Latitude: 53.131142, Longitude: -1.621055, Height: 367 metres (1204 feet)
Prominence: 69 metres (226 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0367.- (DoBIH Hill ID: 16593)

Associated Parent Hill:
Shining Tor (559m, p236)

Associated Trigpoint:
TP0738 'Blakelow Hill' Grid Ref: SK2545459395 Separation: 2m from Hill grid ref.

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'0367.-' SK254593 Blakelow Hill (367m, p69)

Member's Comments on Blakelow Hill...

Chris Pearson says...
Bumps and dips from the west are evidence that this was once prime lead mining country,(found in veins in the limestone).By the 17th century lead was second in importance in the national economy only to wool. It was essential for the roofs of public buildings and windows with lead glazing bars. It was the only material for water storage and piping. Every army used it as ammunition. There was a thriving export trade as well as the home market and the Wirksworth area was the main source of the ore with thousands employed in mining. The 1920s wonderfully named beans and bacon mine is an ancient monument of national importance.A cow fell 4m down it in 2014 and had to be coaxed out by rescuers enlarging another entrance.

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Blakelow Hill's Nearby Routes...

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Blakelow Hill has been climbed by...

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