Old Mines in Tilberthwaite

Penny Rigg Quarry Adit

This is actually the leat system used to carry water from Tilberthwaite Gill down to the waterwheel at Penny Rigg Copper Mill.

Three Kings Mine

The Tilberthwaite Mine, reckoned to be based on the old Three King's Mine is a deep, 155 metres down to the Tilberthwaite Deep Level.

Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level

The Tilberthwaite Waterfall Level is an old 'coffin level' said to have been started by the German Miners in the 16th Century. The tunnels here were extended in the 19th Century to drain water from the deep Tilberthwaite Mine nearby.

Horse Crag Quarry

An old slate working up on Horse Crag with underground workings on the Tilberthwaite Deep Adit Level.

Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit

The Tilberthwaite Deep Level or Horse Level is a mile-long rock cut tunnel that leads from near the ruins of Penny Rigg Copper Mill to the depths of the Three Kings Mine beneath the mountain.