Explore map of the tarns

Explore the map of the tarns we have created pages for so far. As more tarns are explored by foot, they will be included here. Feel free to write about, and upload photos of, your own tarn hunting experiences. The more we include, the broader the resource for all.

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{"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"auto","height":"600px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":10,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":true,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":true,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Alcock_Tarn.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Alcock_Tarn.jpg/300px-Alcock_Tarn.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Alcock_Tarn.jpg/450px-Alcock_Tarn.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Alcock_Tarn.jpg/600px-Alcock_Tarn.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"4608\" data-file-height=\"3456\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Alcock_Tarn\" title=\"Alcock Tarn\"\u003EAlcock Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E, also known as \u003Cb\u003EAllcock Tarn\u003C/b\u003E, is a small body of water on a fairly level, but small shelf on the upper reaches of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Heron_Pike?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Heron Pike (page does not exist)\"\u003EHeron Pike\u003C/a\u003E, high above the village and lake of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Grasmere?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Grasmere (page does not exist)\"\u003EGrasmere\u003C/a\u003E. It lies at an elevation of 365 metres (1,190 feet) and has a depth of around 2 metres (6.5 feet). It\u2019s location gives a feeling of isolation\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.462209,"lon":-3.0057301,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Angle_Tarn_(14848641528).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Angle_Tarn_%2814848641528%29.jpg/300px-Angle_Tarn_%2814848641528%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Angle_Tarn_%2814848641528%29.jpg/450px-Angle_Tarn_%2814848641528%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Angle_Tarn_%2814848641528%29.jpg/600px-Angle_Tarn_%2814848641528%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2400\" data-file-height=\"1600\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EThis particular \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Angle_Tarn_(Langdale)\" title=\"Angle Tarn (Langdale)\"\u003EAngle Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is probably the finest example of a \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarns_of_the_Lake_District#Cirque_tarns\" title=\"Tarns of the Lake District\"\u003Ecirque tarn\u003C/a\u003E in the Lake District. Its almost circular form is encased by the rocky crags of Hanging Knott, that lies in a basin of volcanic rocks from the Borrowdale Volcanic Group. It is located at the head of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Great_Langdale?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Great Langdale (page does not exist)\"\u003EGreat Langdale\u003C/a\u003E at an elevation of 565 metres (1,854 feet) under the towering summit of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Bowfell?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Bowfell (page does not exist)\"\u003EBowfell\u003C/a\u003E 902 metres (2,959 feet).\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.458654,"lon":-3.1673011,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Blackbeck_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258756.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Blackbeck_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258756.jpg/300px-Blackbeck_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258756.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Blackbeck_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258756.jpg/450px-Blackbeck_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258756.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Blackbeck_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258756.jpg/600px-Blackbeck_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258756.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"640\" data-file-height=\"426\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Blackbeck_Tarn\" title=\"Blackbeck Tarn\"\u003EBlackbeck Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a summit tarn perched on the ridge of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Haystacks?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Haystacks (page does not exist)\"\u003EHaystacks\u003C/a\u003E. It is the largest in a group of tarns scattered across this spine of rock, which broadens here considerably, offering some of the finest views in all of Lakeland. Its neighbours include \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Innominate_Tarn\" title=\"Innominate Tarn\"\u003EInnominate Tarn\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Haystacks_Tarn\" title=\"Haystacks Tarn\"\u003EHaystacks Tarn\u003C/a\u003E (also known as Summit Tarn), and several unnamed bodies of water of various sizes not much bigger than small pools. Sitting at a fairly lofty elevation of 487 metres (1,598 feet), this elongated, pear-shaped tarn is nestled in a hollow that was gouged out by ice action of the \u003Ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Period\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:Last Glacial Period\"\u003ELast Glacial Period\u003C/a\u003E by a process called \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarns_of_the_Lake_District#Areally_scoured_tarns\" title=\"Tarns of the Lake District\"\u003Eareal scouring\u003C/a\u003E.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.504269,"lon":-3.2340202,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Bleaberry_Tarn_from_Red_Pike_(7281733052).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bleaberry_Tarn_from_Red_Pike_%287281733052%29.jpg/300px-Bleaberry_Tarn_from_Red_Pike_%287281733052%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bleaberry_Tarn_from_Red_Pike_%287281733052%29.jpg/450px-Bleaberry_Tarn_from_Red_Pike_%287281733052%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bleaberry_Tarn_from_Red_Pike_%287281733052%29.jpg/600px-Bleaberry_Tarn_from_Red_Pike_%287281733052%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"3264\" data-file-height=\"2448\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Bleaberry_Tarn\" title=\"Bleaberry Tarn\"\u003EBleaberry Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a classic \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarns_of_the_Lake_District#Cirque_tarns\" title=\"Tarns of the Lake District\"\u003Ecirque tarn\u003C/a\u003E in the mid reaches of this hanging valley of the Buttermere Fells, above but concealed from \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Buttermere\" title=\"Buttermere\"\u003EButtermere\u003C/a\u003E. It sits at an elevation of 497 metres (1,630 feet), and has a maximum depth of 5.8 metres (19 feet), flanked by \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Dodd?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Dodd (page does not exist)\"\u003EDodd\u003C/a\u003E (641m), \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Red_Pike?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Red Pike (page does not exist)\"\u003ERed Pike\u003C/a\u003E (755m), and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/High_Stile?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"High Stile (page does not exist)\"\u003EHigh Stile\u003C/a\u003E (806m), forming a circular ridge around an expansive basin. From the peaks above the tarn looks quite small in its surroundings, but no less stunning, especially set against the backdrop of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Crummock_Water\" title=\"Crummock Water\"\u003ECrummock Water\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Mellbreak?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Mellbreak (page does not exist)\"\u003EMellbreak\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Grasmoor?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Grasmoor (page does not exist)\"\u003EGrasmoor\u003C/a\u003E.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.527329,"lon":-3.2902503,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Brownstone_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662441.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Brownstone_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662441.jpg/300px-Brownstone_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662441.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Brownstone_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662441.jpg/450px-Brownstone_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662441.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Brownstone_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662441.jpg/600px-Brownstone_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662441.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"640\" data-file-height=\"480\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Brownstone_Tarn\" title=\"Brownstone Tarn\"\u003EBrownstone Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is another artificial tarn, situated on \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Claife_Heights?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Claife Heights (page does not exist)\"\u003EClaife Heights\u003C/a\u003E, which is more of a bog of sphagnum moss. There are ten other small-medium sized tarns on the plateau. Encircled by an area of wooded access land, Brownstone is located north-east of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Three_Dubs_Tarn?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Three Dubs Tarn (page does not exist)\"\u003EThree Dubs Tarn\u003C/a\u003E. Whilst the more pleasant Three Dubs is not accessible by public right of way, Brownstone lies adjacent to a public footpath, accessible from \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Far_Sawrey?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Far Sawrey (page does not exist)\"\u003EFar Sawrey\u003C/a\u003E and various other locations across the plateau. Brownstone is not the most appealing of tarns by any stretch of the imagination, but it is home to a variety of flora and fauna, which makes this an important habitat.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.369959,"lon":-2.9535136,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Codale_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2545794.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Codale_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2545794.jpg/300px-Codale_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2545794.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Codale_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2545794.jpg/450px-Codale_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2545794.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Codale_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2545794.jpg/600px-Codale_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2545794.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2560\" data-file-height=\"1920\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Codale_Tarn\" title=\"Codale Tarn\"\u003ECodale Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is much smaller than its neighbour, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Easedale_Tarn\" title=\"Easedale Tarn\"\u003EEasedale Tarn\u003C/a\u003E, and the journey to reach much more arduous, but its location at the head of Easedale Valley, and its elevation of 466 metres (1,530 feet) above sea level, gives this tarn a sense of seclusion and isolation. It is a pretty tarn set in a hanging valley, created by ice action. Although this is a \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarns_of_the_Lake_District#Cirque_tarns\" title=\"Tarns of the Lake District\"\u003Ecirque tarn\u003C/a\u003E, it doesn\u2019t bear all the typical features of one. It is moraine-dammed but to what extent is not fully understood. It is deepest near the centre, and steepest at the north-west, falling around 3 metres in 7\u00bd from its margin. It is shallowest in the southern margin falling only 3 metres in 200.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.469765,"lon":-3.0865417,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Dock_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6173075.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Dock_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6173075.jpg/300px-Dock_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6173075.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Dock_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6173075.jpg/450px-Dock_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6173075.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Dock_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6173075.jpg/600px-Dock_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6173075.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"4608\" data-file-height=\"3456\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Dock_Tarn\" title=\"Dock Tarn\"\u003EDock Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E sits in a picturesque setting at an elevation of 407 metres (1,335 ft) on \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Watendlath_Fell?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Watendlath Fell (page does not exist)\"\u003EWatendlath Fell\u003C/a\u003E, close to the hamlets of Rosthwaite, Borrowdale and Stonethwaite. Called \"a jewel deserving a sweeter name\" by Alfred Wainwright, from his \u003Ci\u003EPictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells\u003C/i\u003E, it sits in a depression which is another example of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarns_of_the_Lake_District#Areally_scoured_tarns\" title=\"Tarns of the Lake District\"\u003Eareal scouring\u003C/a\u003E, the result of ice sheets gouging and excavating the rocks beneath forming a \"very ice roughened area of crags and hollows\".\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.519259,"lon":-3.1234578,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Dockey_Tarn.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Dockey_Tarn.jpg/300px-Dockey_Tarn.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Dockey_Tarn.jpg/450px-Dockey_Tarn.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Dockey_Tarn.jpg/600px-Dockey_Tarn.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2560\" data-file-height=\"1920\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Dockey_Tarn\" title=\"Dockey Tarn\"\u003EDockey Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a tiny body of water situated on the southern slopes of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Heron_Pike?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Heron Pike (page does not exist)\"\u003EHeron Pike\u003C/a\u003E, above \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Rydal_Water?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Rydal Water (page does not exist)\"\u003ERydal Water\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Grasmere?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Grasmere (page does not exist)\"\u003EGrasmere\u003C/a\u003E, approximately 500 metres (1,640ft) south-east of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Alcock_Tarn\" title=\"Alcock Tarn\"\u003EAlcock Tarn\u003C/a\u003E. It lies at an elevation of 385 metres (1,260ft) and has average depth of only 1 metre (3ft). There are no obvious paths leading to the tarn, although it is only a relatively short descent of 200 metres (656ft) north-west from the main path leading up the spine towards Heron Pike \u2013 from Rydal via \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Nab_Scar?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Nab Scar (page does not exist)\"\u003ENab Scar\u003C/a\u003E.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.457064,"lon":-2.9989246,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Easedale_Tarn_(3414).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"//static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/b/b1/Easedale_Tarn_%283414%29.jpg/300px-Easedale_Tarn_%283414%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"//static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/b/b1/Easedale_Tarn_%283414%29.jpg/450px-Easedale_Tarn_%283414%29.jpg 1.5x, //static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/b/b1/Easedale_Tarn_%283414%29.jpg/600px-Easedale_Tarn_%283414%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2560\" data-file-height=\"1175\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Easedale_Tarn\" title=\"Easedale Tarn\"\u003EEasedale Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is set amongst the backdrop of fairly steep-sided crags that offers the walker a pleasant scene upon arrival. The view across the tarn is a wide, open basin, with \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Eagle_Crag?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Eagle Crag (page does not exist)\"\u003EEagle Crag\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Blea_Crag?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Blea Crag (page does not exist)\"\u003EBlea Crag\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Slapestone_Edge?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Slapestone Edge (page does not exist)\"\u003ESlapestone Edge\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarn_Crag?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Tarn Crag (page does not exist)\"\u003ETarn Crag\u003C/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Greathead_Crag\" title=\"Greathead Crag\"\u003EGreathead Crag\u003C/a\u003E all seamlessly blending in with one another to give the appearance of a continuous ridge from the northern periphery to the south-western extremes. These craggy peaks provide the viewer with photo-worthy opportunities to capture the entire catchment of this somewhat irregular-shaped, but no less intriguing, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarns_of_the_Lake_District#Cirque_tarns\" title=\"Tarns of the Lake District\"\u003Ecirque tarn\u003C/a\u003E.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.469273,"lon":-3.0694096,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:The_summit_tarn_on_Haystacks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258916.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_summit_tarn_on_Haystacks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258916.jpg/300px-The_summit_tarn_on_Haystacks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258916.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_summit_tarn_on_Haystacks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258916.jpg/450px-The_summit_tarn_on_Haystacks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258916.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_summit_tarn_on_Haystacks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258916.jpg/600px-The_summit_tarn_on_Haystacks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1258916.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"640\" data-file-height=\"426\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Haystacks_Tarn\" title=\"Haystacks Tarn\"\u003EHaystacks Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a small summit tarn, positioned on the ridge top of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Haystacks?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Haystacks (page does not exist)\"\u003EHaystacks\u003C/a\u003E at an elevation of 595 metres (1,953 feet). It is more of a long and narrow rock pool, with grass fringes set amongst the rocky features of the summit. This tarn is another example of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Tarns_of_the_Lake_District#Areally_scoured_tarns\" title=\"Tarns of the Lake District\"\u003Eareal scouring\u003C/a\u003E, along with \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Innominate_Tarn\" title=\"Innominate Tarn\"\u003EInnominate Tarn\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Blackbeck_Tarn\" title=\"Blackbeck Tarn\"\u003EBlackbeck Tarn\u003C/a\u003E, where the ridge top terrain has been totally overridden with ice, scoured by the flow of ice to form these depressions that hold water. There are also several other tiny bowl-shaped tarns on this summit ridge, none of which are named, but nonetheless, worthy of further investigation should the avid tarn bagger be so inclined. Although we have named it Haystacks Tarn, it is actually unnamed on the Ordnance Survey map of the area. It is also known simply as Summit Tarn, for obvious reasons.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.507463,"lon":-3.2476113,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Panoramic_photograph_of_fInnominate_Tarn.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Panoramic_photograph_of_fInnominate_Tarn.jpg/300px-Panoramic_photograph_of_fInnominate_Tarn.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Panoramic_photograph_of_fInnominate_Tarn.jpg/450px-Panoramic_photograph_of_fInnominate_Tarn.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Panoramic_photograph_of_fInnominate_Tarn.jpg/600px-Panoramic_photograph_of_fInnominate_Tarn.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"7324\" data-file-height=\"3848\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Innominate_Tarn\" title=\"Innominate Tarn\"\u003EInnominate Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is an unusual name for a tarn, given that it already had been named \u003Cb\u003ELoaf Tarn\u003C/b\u003E. Yet very few people knew it by this name and so this unnamed tarn eventually earned the \"Innominate\" prefix that literally means \"unnamed\" or \"nameless\". The Latinate word innominate was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1638. It\u2019s previous name, Loaf Tarn, was inspired by the heather and grass tufts in the tarn, that gave the appearance similar to that of the rounded, double-tiered cottage loaves of bread.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.505492,"lon":-3.240976,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Lily_Pond\" title=\"Lily Pond\"\u003ELily Pond\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is well positioned east of the hamlet of Colthouse and the village of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Hawkshead?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Hawkshead (page does not exist)\"\u003EHawkshead\u003C/a\u003E, on the rolling, picturesque hills of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Claife_Heights?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Claife Heights (page does not exist)\"\u003EClaife Heights\u003C/a\u003E. Access is via bridleway through scattered bracken, heath and forest. However, it is a blink-and-miss-it situation as it\u2019s fairly overgrown. The path runs next to the tarn so it offers a better view than several of the inaccessible tarns nearby that have no public right of way: \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Hodson%E2%80%99s_Tarn?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Hodson\u2019s Tarn (page does not exist)\"\u003EHodson\u2019s Tarn\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Robinson%E2%80%99s_Tarn?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Robinson\u2019s Tarn (page does not exist)\"\u003ERobinson\u2019s Tarn\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Wraymires_Tarn?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Wraymires Tarn (page does not exist)\"\u003EWraymires Tarn\u003C/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Hagg_Pond?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Hagg Pond (page does not exist)\"\u003EHagg Pond\u003C/a\u003E.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.376291,"lon":-2.9747307,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Little_Langdale_Tarn_(4423).jpeg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"//static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/a/ac/Little_Langdale_Tarn_%284423%29.jpeg/300px-Little_Langdale_Tarn_%284423%29.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"//static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/a/ac/Little_Langdale_Tarn_%284423%29.jpeg/450px-Little_Langdale_Tarn_%284423%29.jpeg 1.5x, //static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/a/ac/Little_Langdale_Tarn_%284423%29.jpeg/600px-Little_Langdale_Tarn_%284423%29.jpeg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2560\" data-file-height=\"1440\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Little_Langdale_Tarn\" title=\"Little Langdale Tarn\"\u003ELittle Langdale Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a small, beautiful and marshy body of water located in the valley of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Little_Langdale?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Little Langdale (page does not exist)\"\u003ELittle Langdale\u003C/a\u003E where the hamlet of the same name is situated. It is 9.5 metres (31 feet) at its deepest point and managed by the \u003Ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Trust\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:National Trust\"\u003ENational Trust\u003C/a\u003E. Access to its shores and fringe areas are prohibited for good reason due it being a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), designated so in 1965. The tarn is visible from sections of the single-track country lane that lies immediately to the north where it, during the summer months, comes alive with a plethora of ferns, foxgloves and charming native hedgerows.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.419823,"lon":-3.0666339,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Loughrigg_Tarn_from_Loughrigg_Fell_(5816).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"//static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/9/9e/Loughrigg_Tarn_from_Loughrigg_Fell_%285816%29.jpg/300px-Loughrigg_Tarn_from_Loughrigg_Fell_%285816%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"//static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/9/9e/Loughrigg_Tarn_from_Loughrigg_Fell_%285816%29.jpg/450px-Loughrigg_Tarn_from_Loughrigg_Fell_%285816%29.jpg 1.5x, //static.miraheze.org/theenglishlakeswiki/thumb/9/9e/Loughrigg_Tarn_from_Loughrigg_Fell_%285816%29.jpg/600px-Loughrigg_Tarn_from_Loughrigg_Fell_%285816%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2560\" data-file-height=\"1440\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Loughrigg_Tarn\" title=\"Loughrigg Tarn\"\u003ELoughrigg Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a small body of water in an elevated position, located at the entrance of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Great_Langdale?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Great Langdale (page does not exist)\"\u003EGreat Langdale\u003C/a\u003E valley, sitting peacefully out sight to any passers-by unless they happen to be traversing the peaks of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Loughrigg_Fell?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Loughrigg Fell (page does not exist)\"\u003ELoughrigg Fell\u003C/a\u003E. It is situated to the south-west below Loughrigg Fell, with the hamlet of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Skelwith_Bridge\" title=\"Skelwith Bridge\"\u003ESkelwith Bridge\u003C/a\u003E to the south and the smallest of the lakes, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Elter_Water\" title=\"Elter Water\"\u003EElter Water\u003C/a\u003E, and the village of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Elterwater?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Elterwater (page does not exist)\"\u003EElterwater\u003C/a\u003E, to the west. The tarn and the surrounding land of the High Close estate, once a hamlet of cottages, was originally owned by the Benson family, an then later the Balme family who extended and refurbished the farmhouse between 1866-76. Its 537 acres has been under the care of the National Trust since 1952.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.430165,"lon":-3.011874,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Moss_Eccles_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_278085.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Moss_Eccles_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_278085.jpg/300px-Moss_Eccles_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_278085.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Moss_Eccles_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_278085.jpg/450px-Moss_Eccles_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_278085.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Moss_Eccles_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_278085.jpg/600px-Moss_Eccles_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_278085.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"640\" data-file-height=\"427\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Moss_Eccles_Tarn\" title=\"Moss Eccles Tarn\"\u003EMoss Eccles Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is set against the rolling hills of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Claife_Heights?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Claife Heights (page does not exist)\"\u003EClaife Heights\u003C/a\u003E in a picturesque setting between the lakes of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Esthwaite_Water\" title=\"Esthwaite Water\"\u003EEsthwaite Water\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Windermere?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Windermere (page does not exist)\"\u003EWindermere\u003C/a\u003E, it's gentle undulations add character to this minor-in-height plateau. It is a popular destination for walkers and anglers alike and access to it is direct from both Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey. The route passes the tarn's eastern shore, which was once an ancient right of way between Near Sawrey and High Wray. The walk is not strenuous, yet the rewards along route are plentiful, proving you do not need to ascend the highest of fells to appreciate the vistas on offer.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.362944,"lon":-2.9678045,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Out_Dubs_Tarn\" title=\"Out Dubs Tarn\"\u003EOut Dubs Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a small tarn at the southern end of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Esthwaite_Water\" title=\"Esthwaite Water\"\u003EEsthwaite Water\u003C/a\u003E, a short distance south-west of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Near_Sawrey?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Near Sawrey (page does not exist)\"\u003ENear Sawrey\u003C/a\u003E. Like it\u2019s similar neighbour, \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Priest_Pot\" title=\"Priest Pot\"\u003EPriest Pot\u003C/a\u003E, situated at the northern end of the lake, it was once probably part of a larger lake before is was cut off by alluvial deposits from \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Cunsey_Beck\" title=\"Cunsey Beck\"\u003ECunsey Beck\u003C/a\u003E. The wider lake area is of glacial origin, created by a separate tongue of ice from the Langdale Fells.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.345212,"lon":-2.9769355,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Priest_Pot\" title=\"Priest Pot\"\u003EPriest Pot\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is a small tarn at the northern end of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Esthwaite_Water\" title=\"Esthwaite Water\"\u003EEsthwaite Water\u003C/a\u003E, a short distance south-east of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Hawkshead?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Hawkshead (page does not exist)\"\u003EHawkshead\u003C/a\u003E. It was once part of the larger lake formation of Esthwaite before is was cut off by alluvial deposits from \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Black_Beck\" title=\"Black Beck\"\u003EBlack Beck\u003C/a\u003E, and other natural processes (see formation). This ultimately kick-started the development of the carr (wetland area) that now completely surrounds this tarn. Created by natural processes after the ice had excavated the basins of the lake, this unassuming tarn is protected by the encompassing Esthwaite Water Site of Special Scientific Interest (1987) and Ramsar (1991) status. It is adjacent to the North Fen National Nature Reserve. \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Out_Dubs_Tarn\" title=\"Out Dubs Tarn\"\u003EOut Dubs Tarn\u003C/a\u003E is a similar body of water at the southern end of the lake.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.372109,"lon":-2.9906094,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Scale_Head_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662433.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Scale_Head_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662433.jpg/300px-Scale_Head_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662433.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Scale_Head_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662433.jpg/450px-Scale_Head_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662433.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Scale_Head_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662433.jpg/600px-Scale_Head_Tarn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4662433.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"640\" data-file-height=\"480\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Scale_Head_Tarn\" title=\"Scale Head Tarn\"\u003EScale Head Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is situated on the rolling hills of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Claife_Heights?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Claife Heights (page does not exist)\"\u003EClaife Heights\u003C/a\u003E, opposite the picturesque \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Wise_Een_Tarn\" title=\"Wise Een Tarn\"\u003EWise Een Tarn\u003C/a\u003E. It is accessed by the ancient track, the present-day path between \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Near_Sawrey?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Near Sawrey (page does not exist)\"\u003ENear Sawrey\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/High_Wray?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"High Wray (page does not exist)\"\u003EHigh Wray\u003C/a\u003E. There is a concrete and stone wall dam that retains the water, which is overgrown with sedge and pondweed. It is relatively small, around 2 metres (6.5 feet) deep, and a haven for wildlife in its serene and natural state. If this was used for other purposes, there are no signs of it now.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.369448,"lon":-2.9668624,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Wise_Een_Tarn\" title=\"Wise Een Tarn\"\u003EWise Een Tarn\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E is is an artificial tarn, a ten minute walk north of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Moss_Eccles_Tarn\" title=\"Moss Eccles Tarn\"\u003EMoss Eccles Tarn\u003C/a\u003E along the same ancient route over \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Claife_Heights?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Claife Heights (page does not exist)\"\u003EClaife Heights\u003C/a\u003E. It can be reached easily via both villages of \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Near_Sawrey?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Near Sawrey (page does not exist)\"\u003ENear Sawrey\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Far_Sawrey?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Far Sawrey (page does not exist)\"\u003EFar Sawrey\u003C/a\u003E, as well as from \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Bowness?action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Bowness (page does not exist)\"\u003EBowness\u003C/a\u003E using the ferry crossing. There are several different routes throughout the undulations, offering the walker plenty of options to explore the area on foot through a variety of access forest, pasture and moorland that Claife Heights is associated with.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"","link":"","lat":54.36953,"lon":-2.9703392,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}