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The 'You Are Here' map is located at Friars Crag a promontory jutting into Derwentwater about half a mile from Keswick.

The map is mounted on board that shows the location of four islands that can be seen and some information about them. The board also gives information about the wildlife that might be found at Derwentwater an area recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its rich variety of wildlife and habitats.

The promontory is called Friars Crag because it was thought to be the embarkment point for monks making a pilgrimage to St Herbert’s Island, located south west of the crag.

Canon Rawnsley, vicar of Crosthwaite and one of the founders of the National Trust worked hard to ensure that much of Borrowdale was preserved from development. On his death in 1920 Friars Crag, together with Lords Island and Calf Close Bay were given to the Trust as his memorial. A plaque to his memory is set into a wall beside the Friars Crag Path.

Ruskin described the view as one of the three most beautiful scenes in Europe. There is an easy path suitable for wheelchairs from the boat landings, with clear views over to Derwent Isle, and across the lake to Brandlehow Woods, the first property acquired by the National Trust in the Lake District, the fells across the water including iconic Catbells and to the Jaws of Borrowdale. The Jaws of Borrowdale is a phrase coined by early visitors and which Wainwright described as the 'loveliest square mile in Lakeland'.
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Location Name: Friars Crag

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