Crag Lough
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Crag Lough | |
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Location | Northumberland |
Group | Roman Wall Loughs |
Coordinates | 55°00′22″N 2°21′58″W / 55.006°N 2.366°W |
Type | Natural freshwater lake |
Basin countries | England |
Max. length | 1,970 feet (600 m) |
Max. width | 425 feet (130 m) |
Crag Lough is an inland lake at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Bardon Mill, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the B6318 Military Road in Northumberland, northern England. At this point Hadrian's Wall is at the top of a line of crags, the Whin Sill, with Crag Lough at the foot of the crags.[1][2][3]
Etymology
The etymology of Crag Lough is linked to the Cumbric word luch, meaning 'lake' (c.f. Welsh llwch, Scottish Gaelic loch).[4] The 'Crag' element is probably from a word equivalent to Welsh craig, 'cliff'.
See also
References
- ^ "3. Hadrian's Wall Walk Milecastle 39 Crag Lough Highshield Crags ..." docbrown.info. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Crag Lough". fellingflyfishers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Crag Lough, Northumberland" (PDF). opalexplorenature.org. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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External links
- Media related to Crag Lough at Wikimedia Commons
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