| A bridge crosses the point where a small beck that catches water from Iron Keld and Black Crag brings the main supply of water to the tarn. |
| A classic glacial relic, the tarn lies in a trough that was cut by ice moving across from Great to Little Langdale. |
| From the early 10th cent. there was considerable Norse settlement, from Ireland and the Isle of Man, leaving evidence in words like fell, ghyll, tarn, and how. |
| Although the site is not a war grave, the wreckage was returned to the tarn after identification. |
| You need an all-terrain vehicle to use it, and having used it after wet weather, to gain access to the tarn you need all-weather footwear. |
| The pub served deep-fried fish in the net they'd pulled it out the tarn with, and I ate it greedily in Blencathra's thrall. |
