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Cunswick Scar

Cunswick Scar
Cunswick Tarn - geograph.org.uk - 406792.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 207 m (679 ft) 
Prominence c. 39 m
Listing Outlying Wainwright
Coordinates 54°19′25″N 2°47′14″W / 54.3237°N 2.78716°W / 54.3237; -2.78716Coordinates: 54°19′25″N 2°47′14″W / 54.3237°N 2.78716°W / 54.3237; -2.78716
Geography
Cunswick Scar is located in Lake District
Cunswick Scar
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)). The scar is listed in the Scout Scar chapter of Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

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.



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