Earl Crag

Earl Crag is a gritstone crag and climbing area in Craven, North Yorkshire, England.[1] It is home to Lund's Tower, Wainman's Pinnacle, and The Hitching Stone, all of which are near Cowling.[2]

Earl Crag
Earl Crag with Lund’s Tower and an old gritstone quarry in view
LocationNorth Yorkshire
Nearest cityBradford
Coordinates53°52′57″N 2°01′24″W
Rock typeGritstone
OwnershipPrivate

Climbing

Earl Crag itself is popular for climbing and has many different possible routes and climbing techniques.[3][4][5]

The Hitching Stone

Some people climb The Hitching Stone, which is an old gritstone erratic nearby Earl Crag.[6]

History

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.[7]

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.[8][9][10] 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 8 May 2018.
  2. "Wainman's Pinnacle". www.bronte-country.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. "Earl Crag". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. "Earl Crag". 27 Crags. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. Bruce Rollinson. "Earl Crag" in Yorkshire Gritstone (Graham Desroy, ed.), pp. 253–272 (Yorkshire Mountaineering Club, 1989) (ISBN 0951526707)
  6. "Earl Crag - The Hitching Stone". 27 Crags. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. "Sutton-in-Craven Village Website". www.sutton-in-craven.org.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. Stuff, Good. "Wainman's Pinnacle, Sutton, North Yorkshire". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. "Wainman's Pinnacle - Why and when it was built. - Moonrakers". Moonrakers. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. "Cowling (Wainman's) Pinnacle - Earlier ideas regarding its building. - Moonrakers". Moonrakers. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.


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