Mountains & hills · North West England
Great Crag
In or near Grange in Borrowdale.
Great Crag — Named summit at 449 m.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Crag is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 449 m.". Coordinates: 54.5222°, -3.1293°.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2021
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Armboth Fells SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BORROWDALE RAINFOREST
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, located near the hamlets of Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite in Borrowdale.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5222, -3.1293
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Borrowdale
- Postcode
- CA12 5FA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
Sources
- osm: n29765663 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Great Crag (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Great Crag.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Crag?
- Great Crag is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA12 5FA), in the parish of Borrowdale.
- What is Great Crag?
- Great Crag — Named summit at 449 m.
- How do I get to Great Crag?
- Drivers can use postcode CA12 5FA.
- Is Great Crag a protected site?
- Yes — Great Crag is part of the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Armboth Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Great Crag free to visit?
- Yes, Great Crag is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Crag?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA12 5FA. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.