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West Rigg Open Cutting

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West Rigg Open Cutting is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, covering 0.05 km². The county has 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies within the North Pennines National Landscape.

Stanhope Station is about 8.6 km away to the east. Fairy Holes Cave and Muggleswick Common and Blanchland Moor are among the SSSIs within 4.5 km.

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Photo of Killhope Lead Mining Museum, a visitor attraction near Wearhead in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

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Best-preserved lead-mining site in Britain, its huge working waterwheel turning at the head of Weardale.

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Photo of Summerhill Force and Gibson's Cave, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

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Waterfall near Holwick

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Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

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Photo of High Force, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Iconic

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Photo of Low Force, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

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