What is recorded here
Stirrup Crag is a sea cliff composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 to 320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its exposure of sedimentary rock layers that provide insight into the geological history of the Cumberland region.
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Places near here
Great KnottCliff · 649 yd
Gosforth CragCliff · 875 yd,_Wasdale_Head_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7298562.jpg?width=1280)
Ritson Force Waterfall (Upper Section), Wasdale HeadWaterfall · 994 yd
YewbarrowMountain / peak · 1009 yd,_Wasdale_Head_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7298608.jpg?width=1280)
Ritson Force Waterfall (Lower Section), Wasdale HeadWaterfall · 1049 yd
Victorian postbox, Wasdale HeadOld post box · 1390 yd
Victorian postbox at Wasdale HeadOld post box · 1392 yd
Monument at Wasdale Head Village GreenMonument or public art · 1455 yd
Red PikeMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Over BeckVisitor information · 1.7 mi
Fence WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Robinson's CairnMemorial · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Shaun Ferguson · CC BY-SA 2.0