BOULDER
BRITAIN
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Contents Overmap ......................................... page 8 Crags alphabetically ...................... page 10 Foreword ...................................... page 12 Introduction ................................. page 14 Sources and info ........................... page 16 Acknowledgements ..................... page 17 A note from the BMC .................... page 18 Now Hear This! ............................ page 19 Some words in foreign ................ page 20 Climbing notes ............................. page 22 Waddage ...................................... page 26 Graded list .................................... page 28
The South West
page 38
Cornwall Map ............................... page Gwynver ...................................... page Clodgy ......................................... page Godrevy ....................................... page Carn Brea .................................... page Helman Tor ................................. page Downderry .................................. page Pednvounder ............................... page Pentire ...................................... page Mother Ivey’s Bay ....................... page Tintagel North ............................. page Northcott Mouth .......................... page Hartland Quay ............................. page Dartmoor Map ............................. page Combeshead Tor........................... page Bonehill Rocks ............................. page Bell Tor ....................................... page Hound Tor ................................... page Saddle Tor ................................... page Honeybag Tor .............................. page Smallacombe ............................... page Bovey Woods .............................. page Portland ..................................... page Agglestone ................................. page Lynmouth ................................... page Guernsey ................................... page Jersey ........................................ page Bristol Area Map ........................ page Huntsham .................................. page Haresfield .................................. page Gollum’s Cave ............................ page Bourton Combe .......................... page Toll Road Crags .......................... page Bathford ..................................... page
Wales
44 45 46 48 50 52 54 54 55 55 56 58 60 62 64 66 69 70 72 73 73 73 74 78 80 82 83 84 86 89 90 91 92 93
page 94
North Wales Map .......................... page 99 Porth Ysgo ................................. page 100 Llanberis/Ogwen Area ............... page 104 Cromlech Boulders ..................... page 106
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Wavelength................................. page Pont-y-Gromlech ......................... page The Barrel .................................. page Pac Man Boulders ........................ page RAC Boulders .............................. page Caseg Boulder ............................. page Braichmelyn Boulder ................... page Sheep Pen ................................... page Caseg Fraith ............................... page Elephantitus ............................... page Hylldrem ..................................... page The Tubes.................................... page Cau Du ........................................ page Moelfre ....................................... page Parisella’s Cave ........................... page Pantymwyn ............................... page South Wales Map ........................ page Mynydd Dinas ............................ page Plumstone Area ........................... page Pembroke ................................... page Dinas Rock .................................. page Ogmore-by-Sea .......................... page
The North West
page 144
Silverdale Area ............................ page Fairy Steps ................................. page Trowbarrow................................ page Woodwell ................................... page Warton ....................................... page Farleton ..................................... page Hutton Roof ................................ page Isle of Man .................................. page Heysham Head ............................ page Thorn Crag ................................. page Craig-y-Longridge ...................... page Brownstones .............................. page Mersey Sandstone ....................... page Pex Hill ...................................... page Frodsham .................................. page Harmer’s Wood ............................ page The Breck .................................. page
The Lakes
150 152 154 156 160 162 164 166 167 168 172 174 176 178 180 182 184
page 186
Lakes central Map ....................... page St Bees ....................................... page Carrock Fell ................................ page Gillercombe Boulders ................. page Honister Boulders ....................... page Bowderstone .............................. page Fisherground ............................... page Sampson’s Stones ...................... page Langdale Boulders ..................... page Badger Rock .............................. page Armathwaite .............................. page
Contents
108 110 110 111 112 114 115 116 118 120 122 123 124 126 128 132 134 136 138 139 140 142
190 192 196 198 199 200 202 204 206 208 210
Northumberland
page 212
The Northern Area....................... page Kyloe Crag .................................. page Kyloe in the Woods ..................... page Bowden Doors ............................ page Raven’s Crag ............................... page Back Bowden .............................. page Dovehole ..................................... page Hepburn ...................................... page Southern Area ............................. page Ravensheugh.............................. page Callerhues .................................. page Queens Crag ............................... page Rothley .................................... page Shaftoe ..................................... page
Yorkshire
page 246
North Yorkshire Map ................... page Bridestones (North Yorkshire) .... page Wainstones.................................. page Clemmitt’s Wood.......................... page Goldsborough Carr ...................... page Slipstones ................................... page Brimham .................................... page Simon’s Seat .............................. page Lord’s Seat ................................ page Crookrise .................................. page Otley Area .................................. page Ilkley ......................................... page Caley Roadside ........................... page Caley Crag .................................. page Almscliff ..................................... page Shipley Glen .............................. page Weatherby ................................. page West Yorkshire Map ................... page Earl Crag .................................... page Widdop....................................... page Bridestones (West Yorkshire) .... page Woodhouse Scar ........................ page West Vale ................................... page
The Peak
217 218 220 222 223 224 226 230 233 234 238 240 242 244
252 254 256 260 262 264 268 270 272 274 276 278 280 284 286 290 292 294 296 300 302 304 306
page 308
Eastern Grit Map ......................... page Stanage / Burbage Map ............... page Stanage Plantation ..................... page Stanage Apparent North ............. page Burbage North ............................ page Burbage West ............................. page Burbage Bridge .......................... page Burbage South ........................... page Millstone Area............................. page Curbar ........................................ page Gardom’s .................................... page Stoney Middleton ........................ page Rubicon ...................................... page Raven Tor .................................. page Robin Hood’s Stride .................... page
Cratcliffe ..................................... page The Roaches Area......................... page The Roaches ............................... page Ramshaw .......................... ...... page Newstones Area ......................... page Hobson Moor .............................. page Wimberry .................................... page Holmfirth .................................... page
350 352 354 358 360 362 364 366
The Midlands............... page 368 Grinshill ..................................... page Nesscliffe ................................... page The Churnet ............................... page Pleasley Vale ............................. page Forest Rock ............................... page Beacon Hill ................................. page Slawston Bridge ........................ page
Southern Sandstone
page 390
High Rocks .................................. page Harrison’s Rocks ........................ page Bowles Rocks .............................. page Stone Farm .................................. page
Scotland
372 376 378 382 384 386 389
394 398 400 402
page 404
Thirlstane ................................... page Salisbury Crags .......................... page Wolfcrag ..................................... page Glen Clova .................................. page Portlethen .................................. page Reiff in the Woods ..................... page Brin / Ruthven............................ page Torridon ..................................... page Applecross .................................. page Skye – Coire Làgan ..................... page Arran .......................................... page Glen Nevis .................................. page Glen Croe .................................. page Loch Katrine .............................. page Dumbarton ................................. page
410 411 412 413 414 416 418 420 424 426 427 428 430 431 432
314 314 316 322 324 324 324 328 332 334 336 338 340 344 346
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Scotland - page 404 A90
Inverness
A96
A82
Aberdeen
A9
Fort William
A90 A82
Perth Stirling
M90
M9
M8
Edinburgh Edinburgh M80
Glasgow
Northumberland - page 212 A1
M74
A1
Carlisle A1(M) Penrith A1(M)
A595
The Lakes - page 186
A66
Yorkshire - page 246
A1
A64
M6
Lancaster
The Gaels
Newcastle
Leeds Leeds
York
M62 M62
North West - page 144
Manchester Sheffield
Liverpool
A57 M60 A55
M56 M56
A55
Bangor
M6 M6
M1 M1
The Peak - page 308
Nottingham
The Midlands - page 368 Leicester
Birmingham
Wales - page 94 M1 M50
Swansea
M1
M11
M5 M5
M4
M4
Cardiff A39
M40 M6
Bristol Bristol
M5 Mx
London
M4
M20 M3 M3
South West - page 38 Exeter A30
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Southern Sandstone - page 390
Crags alphabetically The Agglestone 78 Almscliff 286 Apparent North 322 Applecross 424 Armathwaite 210 Arran 427 Avon 90 Back Bowden 224 Badger Rock 208 Baldstones 360 The Barrel 110 Bathford 93 Beacon Hill 386 Bell Tor 69 Bonehill Rocks 66 Bourton Combe 91 Bovey Woods 73 Bowden Doors 222 Bowderstone 200 Bowles Rocks 400 Braichmelyn 114 The Breck 184 Bridestones (N. Yorkshire) 254 Bridestones (W. Yorkshire) 302 Brimham 268 Brin Rock 418 Broadhaven 139 Brownstones 174 Burbage North 324 Burbage South 328 Bustach Boulder 120 Cae Du 124 Caley Crag 284 Caley Roadside 280 Callerhues 238 The Cameron Stone 429 Carn Brea 50 Carraeg Hylldrem 122 Carrock Fell 196 Caseg Boulder 114 Caseg Fraith 118 Channel Islands 82 The Churnet 378 Clemmitt’s Wood 260 Clodgy 46 Coire Làgan 426 Combeshead Tor 64 Corrie Boulders 427 Craig-yLongridge 172 Cratcliffe 350 Cromlech Boulders 106
Crookrise 274 Curbar 334 The Cuttings 74 Dartmoor 62 Dinas Rock 140 Dove Crag 234 Dovehole 226 Doxey’s Pool 355 Downderry 54 Dumbarton 432 Earl Crag 296 Elephantitus 120 Fairy Glen 123 Fairy Steps 152 Farleton 162 Fisherground 202 Forest Rock 384 Frodsham 180 Gallt yr Ogof 118 Gardom’s 336 Gib Torr 360 Gillercombe 198 Glen Clova 413 Glen Croe 430 Glen Nevis 428 Glen Rosa 427 Godrevy 48 Goldsborough 262 Gollum’s Cave 90 Grinshill 372 Guernsey 82 Gwynver 45 Haresfield 89 Harmer’s Wood 182 Harrison’s 398 Hartland Quay 60 Helman Tor 52 Hepburn 230 Heysham Head 167 High Rocks 394 Hobson Moor 362 Holmfirth 366 Honeybag Tor 73 Honister 199 Hound Tor 70 Huntsham 86 Hutton Roof 164 Ilkley 278 Isle of Man 166 Jersey 83 Kyloe Crag 218 Kyloe in the Woods 220 Langdale 206 Laxey 166 Les Pecqueries 82
Loch Katrine 431 Lord’s Seat 272 Lower Tier Boulders 355 Lynmouth 80 Maiden Castle 138 Millstone 332 Minus Ten 338 Millstone Area 332 Moelfre 126 Mother Ivey’s Bay 55 Mother’s Pet Rock 332 Mynydd Dinas 136 Neddyfields 74 Nesscliffe 376 Newbiggin Crag 163 Newgale Beach 139 Newstones 360 Northcott Mouth 58 Northumberland 212 Ogmore-by-Sea 142 Old Steall Crag 234 Ousal Crag 381 Over Owler Tor 332 Pac Man 111 Pantymwyn 132 Parisella’s Cave 128 Pednvounder 54 Pembroke 139 Pentire 55 Pex Hill 178 Piece of Mind Boulders 355 Pillbox Wall 131 Pisa Wall 179 Plantation 316 Pleasley Vale 382 Plumstone 138 Pont y Gromlech 110 Porth Ysgo 100 Portland 74 Portlethen 414 Port Soif 82 Potts Buttress 234 Queens Crag 240 RAC Boulders 112 Ramshaw 358 Raven’s Crag 223 Ravensheugh 234 Raven Tor 344 Reiff in the Woods 416
Crags alphabetically
Roaches 354 Robin Hood’s Stride 346 Rothley 242 Rubicon 340 Ruthven Boulder 418 Saddle Tor 72 Salisbury Crags 411 Sampson’s Stones 204 Secret Garden 332 Shaftoe 244 Sheep Pen 116 Shipley Glen 290 Simonside 234 Simon’s Seat 270 Skye 426 Skeleton Boulder 429 Skyline 355 Slawston Bridge 389 Slipstones 264 Smallacombe 73 Stanage Apparent North 322 Stanage Plantation 316 Stanage 316 St Bees 192 St Bees South 193 Stone Farm 402 Stoney Middleton 338 Thirlstane 410 Thorn Crag 168 Tintagel North 56 Toll Road Crags 92 Torridon 420 The Trench 142 Trowbarrow 154 Trwyn Talfarach 101 Utopia Boulder 109 Wainstones 256 Warton 160 Wavelength 108 West Vale 306 Wetherby 292 Widdop 300 Wimberry 364 Wolfcrag 412 Woodhouse Scar 304 Woodwell 156 Wright’s Rock 381
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