Black Crag

Black Crag is a locality in Loweswater, Cumberland, England. Black Crag is situated nearby to the locality Fothergill Head, as well as near Whiteoak.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gavel Fell and Blake Fell.

Gavel Fell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gavel Fell is a hill in the English Lake District. Centremost of the five Loweswater Fells in the western part of the District, it stands between Hen Comb and Blake Fell.

Blake Fell is a hill in the Western part of the English Lake District. It is the highest point of the Loweswater Fells, an area of low grassy hills with steep sides overlooking the lake of Loweswater.

Hen Comb

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hen Comb is a fell in the west of the English Lake District. One of the Loweswater Fells it lies to the south of Loweswater lake and Loweswater village. Although of only moderate height, its ascent can be difficult as it is largely surrounded by bogs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lamplugh and Brackenthwaite.

Lamplugh

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lamplugh is a scattered community and civil parish located in West Cumbria on the edge of the English Lake District and historically part of Cumberland. Lamplugh is situated 2 miles west of Black Crag.

Brackenthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park. Brackenthwaite is situated 2½ miles northeast of Black Crag.

Thackthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at. Thackthwaite is situated 3 miles northeast of Black Crag.

Black Crag

Type: Locality
Location: Loweswater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.56365° or 54° 33′ 49″ north

Longitude

-3.35769° or 3° 21′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C6RHJ7R+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9913362894

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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