Crag

A man called Crag moves from little village but soon finds himself spending most of his time in the launderette.

Pander! Panda! Panzer! Smith, Mark E., 1957 Mar. 5- 2002

In one of the loneliest districts of Scotland, where the peat cottages are darkest, just at the western foot of that great mass of the Grampians which encircles the sources of the Spey and the Dee, the main road which traverses the chain winds round the foot of a broken rock called Crag, or Craig Ellachie.

The Two Paths John Ruskin 1859

Pliocene strata called Crag are divisible into the Coralline and the Red Crags, the former being the older of the two.

The Antiquity of Man Charles Lyell 1836

In Norfolk, a more modern formation, commonly termed the "Norwich," or sometimes the "mammaliferous" Crag, which is referable to the newer Pliocene period, occupies large areas.

The Antiquity of Man Charles Lyell 1836

In the end the Bunerwals were subdued by a force of 9000 British troops, and Malka was destroyed, but they made so fierce a resistance, in particular in their attack upon the "Crag" picket, that the Indian medal with a clasp for "Umbeyla" was granted in 1869 to the survivors of the expedition.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

“The crag above,” said my guide, “is called Crag y Cefyl, or the Rock of the Horse, and this spring at its foot is generally called the ffynnon of the Hafren.

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

Cradles high on tower blocks are as awesome in their way as climbers on rock faces, from Yosemite's El Capitan to Kilnsey Crag.

In praise of … window cleaners | Editorial 2011

Tantalising glimpses of Grey Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, Threshthwaite Mouth, Raven Crag and Cauldale Moor all have their glorious moments until directly in front of you soars Hartsop Dodd itself, a peak of such perfection that it captivates hearts.

Country diary: Lake District 2011

Hail-blasted, too, are the infinitely harder routes, now also cleansed of chalk up this great crag and beyond; to East Buttress and Pillar Rock and Dow Crag and wonderful Gimmer on Langdale Pikes.

Country diary: Lake District 2011

Scafell peeps between Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man, and Helvellyn is in view.

Country diary: Cartmel, Cumbria 2012