Geology and Mining
There is evidence of historic mining activity in two locations on Great Dodd. Fornside Mine on the western slopes has the remains of two levels driven for copper. At the base of Wolf Crags on the north east ridge there are the remains of a 90 ft level on a quartz vein. Little is known of either venture and it must be assumed that they were commercial failures. Geologically the fell forms part of the Thirlmere Member of the Lincomb Tarns Formation. Part of the Borrowdale Volcanic series, this consists of parataxitic lapilli-tuff.
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