What is recorded here
Earing Crag is a sea cliff composed primarily of Ordovician-age volcanic and sedimentary rocks, formed through ancient volcanic activity and subsequent marine deposition. It is notable for its exposure of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, which provides insight into the geological history of the English Lake District region.
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Places near here
Waterfall, Buscoe SikeWaterfall · 395 yd
Hell GillCliff · 702 yd
Waterfall, Oxendale BeckWaterfall · 937 yd
Flat CragsCliff · 957 yd
Shelter CragsMountain / peak · 1185 yd
BowfellMountain / peak · 1400 yd
Bad StepViewpoint · 1736 yd
Stool End Farmhouse, Barn to South East of Farmhouse and Barn to North East of FarmhouseListed building · 1.2 mi
Martcrag Moor Axe FactoryArchaeological place · 1.5 mi
Wall End Farmhouse with Barns to South East and NorthListed building · 1.6 mi
Stake PassHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Roman road up Wrynose PassScheduled monument · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0