Blagill Mine

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Blagill Mine is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 0.01 km². The county has 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. It lies inside the North Pennines National Landscape.

Nearby SSSIs include Allendale Moors and Whitfield Moor and Ashholme Common. The nearest railway station is Alston, about 2.5 km to the west.

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