Grisedale Tarn

Grisedale Tarn
	Grisedale Tarn (facing east)
Geographical location	Lake District , Cumbria , England
Drain	Grisedale Beck → Ullswater → ; Eamont → Eden → Irish Sea
	Data
Coordinates	54 ° 29 ′ 57 ″ N , 3 ° 0 ′ 27 ″ W Coordinates: 54 ° 29 ′ 57 ″ N , 3 ° 0 ′ 27 ″ W
Altitude above sea level	538 m
length	570 m
width	290 m
Maximum depth	34 m
particularities	Legendary repository of King Dunmail's crown

The Grisedale Tarn (not to be confused with the Grizedale Tarn in the Grizedale Forest ) is a mountain lake in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . The Tarn lies between Dollywagon Pike in the north and Fairfield in the south. The lake is 538 meters above sea level and approximately 34 meters deep. The Grisedale Beck is the outflow of the Grisedale Tarn.

Brown trout , eel and perch live in the lake .

history

According to legend, King Dunmail's crown lies in this lake.

At the outflow of the lake, the Brother's Parting Stone marks the place where William Wordsworth and his brother John saw each other for the last time, before the latter sank in 1805 as captain of the ship Earl of Abergavenny .