Smallcleugh Mine

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Smallcleugh Mine is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape. Other SSSIs nearby include Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell, Allendale Moors and Moorhouse and Cross Fell. The closest station is Alston, about 8 km to the north-west.

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