Swannymote Rock
Fenced off gem
Fenced off gem
A good set of problems in the f3-f6A range, plus a mega f7C dyno. Swannymote Rock is one of the most beautiful spots in the Cademan area; unfortunately it is on private land and accessing it requires crossing several fences. As a result Swannymote Rock is under-visited given its quality and outlook.
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Parking: Park in the layby on Swannymote Road or the car park to the south.
Approach: Head north along Swannymote Road. When you see the crag head straight towards it, carefully crossing any fences encountered.
Approach: Head north along Swannymote Road. When you see the crag head straight towards it, carefully crossing any fences encountered.
[Swannymote Rock] is a squat tower form, unlike, in its formation, any other in the Forest.
- Supplement to the Leicestershire Views, J. Throsby (1790)
In this parish [Whitwick], and about two miles north-east of the villiage, is the Swainmote Rock, on which, in early times, the courts of the forest were held.
- History and Antiquities of Charnwood Forest, T. R. Potter (1842)
There is a small face (4m) and arête on the west side uncomfortably close to the fence. Keep your legs together if you fall off.
