Earl Crag is a

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and

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. It is home to Lund's Tower,

Wainman's Pinnacle Wainman's Pinnacle, originally built as a folly (and still used as a folly), is a stone obelisk in Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire. It tends to be referred to as ‘Cowling Pinnacle’ or 'The Salt Pot' and could also be seen as being a part o ...

, and The Hitching Stone, all of which are near

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Climbing

Earl Crag itself is popular for climbing and has many different possible routes and climbing techniques.

The Hitching Stone

Some people climb The Hitching Stone, which is an old gritstone erratic nearby Earl Crag.

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.

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. Wainman's Pinnacle and Earl Crag can be seen from many towns and villages in the area.

Gallery

File:Path along the top edge of Earl Crag.jpg, A path along the top edge of Earl Crag File:Earl Crag - geograph.org.uk - 314741.jpg, Earl Crag and Lund's Tower File:Sutton in Craven, from Earl Crag (4008487099).jpg, A view of Sutton-in-Craven from Earl Crag File:Earl Crag and Wainman's Pinnacle - geograph.org.uk - 1746900.jpg, Wainman's Pinnacle, a stone obelisk on Earl Crag File:Lund's Tower 1 (4015529598).jpg, Lund's Tower on Earl Crag

References

External links

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