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Crag Lough

Coordinates: 55°00′22″N 2°21′58″W / 55.006°N 2.366°W / 55.006; -2.366 (Crag Lough)
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Crag Lough
Milecastle 39 on Hadrian's Wall,
with Crag Lough in the distance
Crag Lough is located in Northumberland
Crag Lough
Crag Lough
LocationNorthumberland
GroupRoman Wall Loughs
Coordinates55°00′22″N 2°21′58″W / 55.006°N 2.366°W / 55.006; -2.366 (Crag Lough)
TypeNatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesEngland
Max. length1,970 feet (600 m)
Max. width425 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "3. Hadrian's Wall Walk Milecastle 39 Crag Lough Highshield Crags ..." docbrown.info. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Crag Lough". fellingflyfishers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Crag Lough, Northumberland" (PDF). opalexplorenature.org. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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