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Name=Ard Crags|
| Name = Ard Crags
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Caption=Ard Crags seen from Skelgill in the [[Newlands Valley]]|
| Caption = Ard Crags seen from Skelgill in the [[Newlands Valley]]
Elevation=581 [[metre|m]] (1906 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]])|
| Elevation = 581 [[metre|m]] (1,906 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]])
Location=[[Lake District]], [[England]]}}
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'''Ard Crags''' is a [[fell]] in the [[Lake District]] in [[Cumbria]], [[England]], it is situated in the [[Newlands Valley]] just off the minor road between [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]] and [[Buttermere]]. The [[Ordnance Survey]] officially records the fell's altitude at 581 metres (1906 feet), considerably more than the approximate 1860 feet that [[Alfred Wainwright]] attributed to it in his [[Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells|“Pictorial Guide to the North Western Fells”]] published in 1964 well before the advent of satellite mapping. Ard Crags is situated close to other higher fells such as [[Causey Pike]] and [[Eel Crag]] and can be easily overlooked. However, viewed from certain points in the Rigg Beck or Newlands valley area it presents a clearly defined and pyramidal shape which catches the eye.
'''Ard Crags''' is a [[fell]] in the [[Lake District]] in [[Cumbria]], [[England]], it is situated in the [[Newlands Valley]] just off the minor road between [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]] and [[Buttermere]]. The [[Ordnance Survey]] officially records the fell's altitude at 581 metres (1,906 feet), considerably more than the approximate 1,860 feet that [[Alfred Wainwright]] attributed to it in his [[Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells|''Pictorial Guide to the North Western Fells'']], published in 1964 well before the advent of satellite mapping. Ard Crags is situated close to other higher fells such as [[Causey Pike]] and [[Eel Crag]] and can be easily overlooked. However, viewed from certain points in the Rigg Beck or Newlands valley area it presents a clearly defined and pyramidal shape which catches the eye.


The fell is linked by a ridge to another [[List of Wainwrights|“Wainwright”]] fell, [[Knott Rigg]] and most walkers will climb both hills together in the same walk. There are two possible starting points, one is at Rigg Beck in Newlands, near the eccentrically painted “purple house” which is rumoured to be demolished in the near future. This route goes directly up the eastern ridge passing the outcrop of Aikin Knott after which the ridge narrows considerably to reach the heather covered summit which gives a precipitous view of Newlands. The alternative starting point is the car park at Newlands Hause which stands at an altitude of 333 metres (1093 feet), the summit of Knott Rigg is crossed first before continuing onto Ard Crags.
The fell is linked by a ridge to another [[List of Wainwrights|“Wainwright”]] fell, [[Knott Rigg]] and most walkers will climb both hills together in the same walk. There are two possible starting points, one is at Rigg Beck in Newlands, near the eccentrically painted “purple house” which is rumoured to be demolished in the near future. This route goes directly up the eastern ridge passing the outcrop of Aikin Knott after which the ridge narrows considerably to reach the heather covered summit which gives a precipitous view of Newlands. The alternative starting point is the car park at Newlands Hause which stands at an altitude of 333 metres (1,093 feet), the summit of Knott Rigg is crossed first before continuing onto Ard Crags.


The view from the summit is severely restricted in a north and westerly direction by the higher Eel Crag to Causey Pike ridge, the best feature of the view is the aerial view of the Newlands valley while [[Scafell Pike]] can be glimpsed eight miles away through a gap in the hills to the south.
The view from the summit is severely restricted in a north and westerly direction by the higher Eel Crag to Causey Pike ridge, the best feature of the view is the aerial view of the Newlands valley while [[Scafell Pike]] can be glimpsed eight miles away through a gap in the hills to the south.

Revision as of 01:24, 8 October 2006

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Ard Crags is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England, it is situated in the Newlands Valley just off the minor road between Keswick and Buttermere. The Ordnance Survey officially records the fell's altitude at 581 metres (1,906 feet), considerably more than the approximate 1,860 feet that Alfred Wainwright attributed to it in his Pictorial Guide to the North Western Fells, published in 1964 well before the advent of satellite mapping. Ard Crags is situated close to other higher fells such as Causey Pike and Eel Crag and can be easily overlooked. However, viewed from certain points in the Rigg Beck or Newlands valley area it presents a clearly defined and pyramidal shape which catches the eye.

The fell is linked by a ridge to another “Wainwright” fell, Knott Rigg and most walkers will climb both hills together in the same walk. There are two possible starting points, one is at Rigg Beck in Newlands, near the eccentrically painted “purple house” which is rumoured to be demolished in the near future. This route goes directly up the eastern ridge passing the outcrop of Aikin Knott after which the ridge narrows considerably to reach the heather covered summit which gives a precipitous view of Newlands. The alternative starting point is the car park at Newlands Hause which stands at an altitude of 333 metres (1,093 feet), the summit of Knott Rigg is crossed first before continuing onto Ard Crags.

The view from the summit is severely restricted in a north and westerly direction by the higher Eel Crag to Causey Pike ridge, the best feature of the view is the aerial view of the Newlands valley while Scafell Pike can be glimpsed eight miles away through a gap in the hills to the south.