Birch Crags
Birch Crags is a locality in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Birch Crags is situated nearby to the locality Round Mount, as well as near Beech Grove.Places of Interest
Highlights include Raven Crag and Great How.
Raven Crag
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raven Crag is a fell in the English Lake District that overlooks Thirlmere reservoir. It has subsidiary summits The Benn and Castle Crag.
High Seat
Peak
High Seat is a fell in the centre of the English Lake District. Despite being below 2,000 feet in elevation, it is the highest point for about five miles in any direction; a consequence of the curious fact that the centre of the district is lower than the surrounding parts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Legburthwaite and Watendlath.
Legburthwaite
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Legburthwaite is a village in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria. It is located on the A591 road and the B5322 road. Legburthwaite has a disused place of worship and formerly, a youth hostel. It is just north of Thirlmere.
Watendlath
Hamlet
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level. Watendlath is situated 2 miles southwest of Birch Crags.
Grange in Borrowdale
Village
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Grange, often called Grange in Borrowdale, is a village in Borrowdale in the English Lake District. It lies just off the B5289 road to the south of Derwent Water and 4 miles south of Keswick, in the county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, The village is overlooked by Grange Fell and Castle Crag, which flank either side of the narrow section of Borrowdale in which it sits. Grange in Borrowdale is situated 3½ miles west of Birch Crags.
Birch Crags
Latitude
54.55495° or 54° 33′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.07489° or 3° 4′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C6RHW3G+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4878534666OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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