Coordinates: 54°19′25″N 2°47′14″W / 54.3237°N 2.78716°W / 54.3237; -2.78716

Cunswick Scar

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Cunswick Scar
File:Cunswick Tarn - geograph.org.uk - 406792.jpg
Highest point
Elevation207 m (679 ft)[1]
Prominencec. 39 m
ListingOutlying Wainwright
Coordinates54°19′25″N 2°47′14″W / 54.3237°N 2.78716°W / 54.3237; -2.78716
Geography
Location in Lake District, UK
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District
OS gridSD489923
Topo mapOS Landranger 97

Cunswick Scar is a limestone scar (cliff or steep rock face) in the Lake District, England. There are extensive views from the large cairn at the top (207 metres (679 ft)).[1] The scar is listed in the Scout Scar chapter of Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.[2] Fossils can be found in the limestone on the scar and Cunswick Fell. The area is also of interest for its flora and fauna: Scout Scar and Cunswick Scar have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cunswick Scar". Peakery. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. Wainwright, A. (1974). "Scout Scar". The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Kendal: Westmorland Gazette. pp. 2–7.
  3. "Scout and Cunswick Scars" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.