Harrop Tarn
Harrop Tarn is a lake in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Harrop Tarn is situated nearby to the peak Brown Rigg, as well as near Bell Crags.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wythburn Church and Helvellyn.
Wythburn Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wythburn Church is situated in an isolated location beside the A591 road, on the eastern bank of Thirlmere in Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. Wythburn Church is situated 4,200 feet east of Harrop Tarn.
Helvellyn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helvellyn is a mountain in the English Lake District, the highest point of the Helvellyn range, a north–south line of mountains to the north of Ambleside, between the lakes of Thirlmere and Ullswater. Helvellyn is situated 2 miles northeast of Harrop Tarn.
Ullscarf
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ullscarf is a fell in the English Lake District close to the geographical centre of the Cumbrian hills. It forms part of the watershed between the Derwentwater and Thirlmere catchments, a ridge running broadly north-south. Ullscarf is situated 1½ miles southwest of Harrop Tarn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watendlath and Stonethwaite.
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 3 miles northwest of Harrop Tarn.
Stonethwaite
Hamlet
Stonethwaite is a small village in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, it is situated in the valley of the Stonethwaite Beck, a side valley of Borrowdale, and within the Lake District National Park. Stonethwaite is situated 3 miles west of Harrop Tarn.
Borrowdale
Photo: Steve Mason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borrowdale is a valley and civic parish in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. The valley caters to lowland visitors and hill-walkers with hotels, guesthouses, holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels and campsites.
Harrop Tarn
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in the Lake District, Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Category: lake
- Location: St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.5132° or 54° 30′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.06512° or 3° 3′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C6RGW7M+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 28273131OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q20756454
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Harrop Tarn” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره هاروپ تارن”
- German: “Harrop Tarn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brown Rigg and Bell Crags.
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