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'''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 ({{convert|207|m|ft}}).<ref name=peakery/> The scar is listed in the [[Scout Scar]] chapter of [[Alfred Wainwright|Wainwright]]'s ''[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]''.<ref name=Wainwright>{{cite book|last=Wainwright|first=A.|authorlink=Alfred Wainwright|title=[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]|year=1974|publisher=Westmorland Gazette|location=Kendal|pages= |
'''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 ({{convert|207|m|ft}}).<ref name=peakery/> The scar is listed in the [[Scout Scar]] chapter of [[Alfred Wainwright|Wainwright]]'s ''[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]''.<ref name=Wainwright>{{cite book|last=Wainwright|first=A.|authorlink=Alfred Wainwright|title=[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]|year=1974|publisher=Westmorland Gazette|location=Kendal|pages=2–7|chapter=Scout Scar}}</ref> |
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[[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]].<ref name="SSSI">{{cite web | url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001960.pdf | title=Scout and Cunswick Scars | publisher=[[Natural England]] | accessdate=24 September 2014 | |
[[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]].<ref name="SSSI">{{cite web | url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001960.pdf | title=Scout and Cunswick Scars | publisher=[[Natural England]] | accessdate=24 September 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028091238/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001960.pdf | archivedate=28 October 2014 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 11 April 2022
| Cunswick Scar | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | c. 39 m |
| Listing | Outlying Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°19′25″N 2°47′14″W / 54.3237°N 2.78716°W |
| Geography | |
  Cunswick Scar Location in Lake District, UK | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District |
| OS grid | SD489923 |
| Topo map | OS 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]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cunswick Scar.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cunswick Scar". Peakery. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Wainwright, A. (1974). "Scout Scar". The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Kendal: Westmorland Gazette. pp. 2–7.
- ^ "Scout and Cunswick Scars" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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