Great Carrs has a small cairn on rock right on the edge of the crags that ring the head of Greenburn. Just along the ridge above Broad Slack lies the undercarriage of a Halifax bomber that hit the fell in thick cloud on a night exercise in 1944, killing everyone on board. A wooden cross and memorial cairn mark the spot, and one of its engines is on show at the Ruskin Museum in Coniston.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Cairn on rock
Bands of volcanic tuff, with easy grass slopes to the west and a craggy scarp to the east.
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Also on this route: Coniston Old Man, Swirl How, Brim Fell, Dow Crag, Grey Friar, Wetherlam
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
