Cunswick Scar
Encyclopedia
Cunswick Scar is a limestone
scar (cliff or steep rock face) in the Lake District
, England
. There are extensive views from the large cairn
at the top (207 m). The scar is listed in Wainwright's Outlying Fells book. Fossils can be found in the limestone on the scar and Cunswick Fell.
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
scar (cliff or steep rock face) in the Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. There are extensive views from the large cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
at the top (207 m). The scar is listed in Wainwright's Outlying Fells book. Fossils can be found in the limestone on the scar and Cunswick Fell.