What is recorded here
Rossett Crag is shown as a cliff on the public map of Westmorland and Furness. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Rossett Crag is a sea cliff composed of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 to 320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its exposure of durable limestone strata that have resisted erosion, providing a local example of the geological history of the English Lake District region.
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Places near here
Black CragsMountain / peak · 362 yd
Rossett PikeMountain / peak · 557 yd
Waterfall, Stake GillWaterfall · 837 yd
Hard CragsCliff · 1057 yd
Hanging KnottsCliff · 1267 yd
Stake PassHeritage attraction · 1582 yd
Martcrag Moor Axe FactoryArchaeological place · 1585 yd
Waterfall, Langstrath BeckWaterfall · 1.2 mi
Bad StepViewpoint · 1.9 mi
Stool End Farmhouse, Barn to South East of Farmhouse and Barn to North East of FarmhouseListed building · 1.9 mi
Stockley BridgeListed building · 2.3 mi
Scafell PikeMountain / peak · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: Michael Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0