Red Tarn, enclosed between Striding Edge and Swirral Edge, is now about 25 m deep, but in the mid-nineteenth century a dam was built to increase its capacity and supply the needs of the Greenside Lead Mine near Glenridding.
Red Tarn is now about 25 m deep. Red Tarn is enclosed between Striding Edge. Red Tarn is enclosed between Swirral Edge. A dam was built to increase its capacity and supply the needs of the Greenside Lead Mine near Glenridding. This was in the mid-nineteenth century.