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  • Comment: I think this is definitely notable. It is a clearly marked feature on the relevant OS map and has a 20-page section in Yorkshire Gritstone, the regional climbing guide. Espresso Addict (talk) 15:37, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Comment: Needs non-trivial coverage by reliable published sources. • Gene93k (talk) 05:05, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Earl Crag
Earl Crag with Lund’s Tower and an old gritstone quarry in view
LocationNorth Yorkshire
Nearest cityBradford
Rock typeGritstone
OwnershipPrivate

Earl Crag is a gritstone crag and climbing area in North Yorkshire.[1] It is home to Lund’s Tower and Wainman's Pinnacle, both near Cowling.[2]

Climbing

Earl Crag is popular for climbing and has many different possible routes and ways to climb.[3][4]

History

Architecture

Lund’s Tower

Lund’s Tower, also known as Sutton Pinnacle, was built by James Lund on Earl Crag in 1887 and designed by R. B. Broster & Sons.[5]

Wainman’s Pinnacle

Wainman’s Pinnacle, also known as Cowling Pinnacle, was built on Earl Crag in 1898 as a memorial to the Napoleonic Wars by a man known as Wainman, and was rebuilt by other locals in 1900 following a lightning strike.[6][7][8] Wainman’s Pinnacle and Earl Crag can be seen from many towns and villages in the area.

  • A path along the top edge of Earl Crag
    A path along the top edge of Earl Crag
  • Earl Crag and Lund’s Tower
    Earl Crag and Lund’s Tower
  • A view of Sutton-in-Craven from Earl Crag
    A view of Sutton-in-Craven from Earl Crag
  • Wainman’s Pinnacle, a stone obelisk on Earl Crag
    Wainman’s Pinnacle, a stone obelisk on Earl Crag
  • Lund’s Tower on Earl Crag
    Lund’s Tower on Earl Crag

References

  1. ^ "Rockfax | Databases | Earl Crag". www.rockfax.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  2. ^ "Wainman's Pinnacle". www.bronte-country.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  3. ^ "Earl Crag". Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. ^ "Earl Crag". 27 Crags. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  5. ^ "Sutton-in-Craven Village Website". www.sutton-in-craven.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  6. ^ Stuff, Good. "Wainman's Pinnacle, Sutton, North Yorkshire". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  7. ^ "Wainman's Pinnacle - Why and when it was built. - Moonrakers". Moonrakers. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  8. ^ "Cowling (Wainman's) Pinnacle - Earlier ideas regarding its building. - Moonrakers". Moonrakers. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

Further reading

  • Bruce Rollinson. "Earl Crag" in Yorkshire Gritstone (Graham Desroy, ed.), pp. 253–272 (Yorkshire Mountaineering Club, 1989) (ISBN 0951526707)
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