Location Lake District, Cumbria Basin countries United Kingdom Surface elevation 538 m Parent range Lake District | Type Tarn Surface area 11 hectares (27 acres) Area 11 ha | |
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Similar Dollywaggon Pike, Lake District, St Sunday Crag, Nethermost Pike, Seat Sandal | ||
Lake district country walk grasmere to grisedale tarn and seat sandal round
Grisedale Tarn is a tarn in the Lake District between Fairfield and Dollywagon Pike.
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- Lake district country walk grasmere to grisedale tarn and seat sandal round
- Map of Grisedale Tarn Penrith UK
- Grisedale tarn hurricane coast to coast september 12 2011 take 2
- References
Map of Grisedale Tarn, Penrith, UK
It is the legendary resting place of the crown of the kingdom of Cumbria, after the crown was conveyed there in 945 by soldiers of the last king, Dunmail, after he was slain in battle with the combined forces of the English and Scottish kings.
Grisedale Tarn is 538 metres (1,765 ft) in altitude and has a maximum depth of around 33 metres (108 ft). It holds brown trout, perch and eels. The outflow is to Ullswater to the north-east, picking up all of the rainfall from the eastern face of Dollywagon Pike.
The Tarn is the subject of a poem by the Rev. Frederick William Faber printed in 1840.
Grisedale tarn hurricane coast to coast september 12 2011 take 2
References
Grisedale Tarn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA