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| The impressive Tarn Crag |
Prominence: 160m (525ft)
Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Tarn Crag & Branstree - 25/11/2017
Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Branstree & Selside Pike - 03/04/2015
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| Tarn Crag's summit |
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| The survey column on Tarn Crag |
"The gradually rising wall of fells bounding Longsleddale on the east reaches its greatest elevation, and its terminus, in Tarn Crag. To the valley, the fell presents a bold front, with Buckbarrow Crag a conspicuous object, but on other sides it is uninteresting".
Tarn Crag is generally held to mark the transition from Lakeland to Pennine country. Away from the fierce western flank, the fell falls in long easy slopes of coarse grass and heather, with little-outcropped rock in evidence.
A man-made feature near to the summit is the remains of a surveying pillar. This unusual stone and concrete construction is cleft at the top to provide a sight line and was originally surrounded by a wooden frame, now decayed. This is one of four such pillars built during the construction of the Haweswater aqueduct.
The view from the grassy summit is disappointing in terms of fells, but a wide vista from Morecambe Bay to the Pennines opens up in other directions.
Return to Lake District – Far Eastern Fells
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