Carron Crag

Carron Crag

Trig point on Carron Crag
Highest point
Elevation 314 m (1,030 ft)
Listing Outlying Wainwright
Coordinates 54°20′23″N 3°02′23″W / 54.33977°N 3.03972°W / 54.33977; -3.03972Coordinates: 54°20′23″N 3°02′23″W / 54.33977°N 3.03972°W / 54.33977; -3.03972
Geography
Carron Crag

Location in Lake District, UK

Location Cumbria, England
Parent range Lake District Outlying Fells
OS grid SD325943
Topo map OS Outdoor Leisure 7

Carron Crag is a small fell in Grizedale Forest in the English Lake District with a height of 314 metres (1,030 ft). Adjacent to the trig point is a large panopticon sculpture, one of over 70 in the forest. It is the second highest point in Grizedale Forest after Top o'Selside.


Panopticon sculpture looking North

It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Wainwright describes a circular walk from Grizedale.[1]

Letterbox

Near the trig point is one of a series of hidden letterboxes placed in various locations throughout the Lake District.

References

  1. Wainwright, A. (1974). "Carron Crag". The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Kendal: Westmorland Gazette. pp. 88–91.


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