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Lake District Entertainment > About The Lake District > The Fells Of The Lake District > St Sunday Crag
St Sunday CragSt. Sunday Crag is a fell (mountain) of the Fairfield family. It is most likely called ‘crag’ because of the noticeable outcroppings of rocks strung along its faces and at its peaks. St Sunday Crag is a natural feature of the Patterdale skyline, so those living in or visiting the village are privileged to the sight. Ullswater, too, renders a spectacular view of St Sunday Crag, which is why the crag has been deemed the ‘Ullswater Fell’. St Sunday Crag is prominent in its association with Ullwater’s nearby lake.The overall description of St Sunday Crag is rather interesting, not to mention geologically and historically mystifying, which could be one reason why so many people, residents and travellers, are drawn to it. The St Sunday Crag serves as the highest peak of Fairfield’s north-eastern ridge, so it can’t go without being noticed, even though Fairfield extends two miles before gradually falling to the valley floor situated near Patterdale village. The slopes are rough but rolling green—characteristically typical of the terra in the United Kingdom. The ridge of St Sunday Crag’s triangular top is irreparably scarred by the incessant traffic by pedestrians, scramblers, climbers and those taking nature tours. One cannot help but wonder how much of this was due to the treks of historical figures in northern England, such as Roman soldiers, Celts and medieval knights. These crags and the surrounding mountains are centuries old, even millennia, and have seen the ongoing development of the country through wars, religious change, and the various Viking colonisations. St Sunday Crag, then, because of its appearance, is just as historically significant as any other site in the Lake District. As for the north-western face of St Sunday Crag, which sits over Grisedale, this is likely the most glories aspect of all. The graceful curve strung across the top sets off a crag wall which extends around a half-mile. Despite the roughness apparent throughout St Sunday Crag, the face is indeed symmetrical and therefore not a bit out of sorts with the rest of the panorama of which St Sunday Crag is a part. Although the Deepdale valley runs through the Fairfield crags, separating St Sunday Crag from its brethren, Hart Crag and Hartsop above How, all are grouped as a family nonetheless. Travellers can access St Sunday Crag via at the head of Ullswater at Patterdale through any of a series of becks. Of course, most of those individuals who traverse the distance to St Sunday Crag usual twist up the face of Grisedale first, not only because it would likely be necessary, but the challenge and excitement is greater this way. An important note: St Sunday Crag has become so popular with trekkers that it is now a showcased part of Albert Wainwright’s Coast-to-Coast Walks. This surely has accounted for the constant and ongoing traffic along St Sunday Crag’s peak. Walks such as this are one anticipated feature of the Lake District. St Sunday Crag’s size, appearance and location among the Eastern Fells boast much of the adventure put into mounting it. This is one reason why the terra of the Lake District has become world-renowned. |
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