Derelict, fascinating remains of Saddlestone Mill - part of the slate workings on the NE flank of Coniston Old Man. Extensive artefacts from the industrial past are strewn around, include the huge steel cables (approx 2.5 inches diameter) that were used to haul trucks of cut slate down the mountainside. A bleak but beautiful location.

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Amazing piece of history to see on the way up to Coniston Old Man.

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Location: Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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