The massive face of Raven Crag

Raven Crag

Height461m (1,512ft)

Prominence44m (144ft)

RegionCentral Fells

Climbed1 Time

"Of the many dozens of Raven Crags in Lakeland, best known of all is the mighty buttress of grey rock towering above the Thirlmere dam. The vertical face of the crag is truly a formidable object, standing out starkly from a dense surround of plantations." — A. Wainwright

Towering directly above the northern dam end of Thirlmere, Raven Crag forms the high point of a two-mile spur extending eastwards from High Tove. Its vertical, sheer wall of grey rock rises abruptly as an imposing, dramatic bastion out of the dense commercial conifer plantations of Thirlmere Forest.

The crag's striking cliff face provides an unmistakable landmark for travellers passing below on the main road along the eastern shore of the reservoir.

The small summit cairn

The high point features a rocky outcrop topped by a small stone cairn set amidst the surrounding tree line. While forest growth screens perspectives to the west, stepping out to the brink of the cliff reveals a spectacular, aerial view looking straight down onto the Thirlmere dam and across the water towards the towering slopes of Helvellyn and the Dodds.

Trip Reports

Raven Crag06/09/2014

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