Peaks and viewpoints in Northumberland National Park

This collection traverses the high ground of Northumberland National Park, from the volcanic mass of The Cheviot to the dramatic Whin Sill escarpment at Steel Rigg. It highlights the Anglo-Scottish border at Carter Bar and the Iron Age hillfort atop Yeavering Bell. These summits offer vantage points over the Simonside Hills and the remote valleys of the Cheviots, featuring geological landmarks like the Drake Stone and historic mountain passes that have shaped the border's history.

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Steel Rigg

A prominent vantage point on Hadrian's Wall offering views of the Whin Sill escarpment and Crag Lough. The site demonstrates the Roman engineering strategy of using natural dolerite cliffs as defensive fortifications.

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Carter Bar

Carter Bar is a pass in the Cheviot Hills, on the Anglo-Scottish border.

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The Cheviot

The highest peak in the Cheviot Hills at 815 meters. This extinct volcano features a high-altitude peat bog plateau and marks a significant point along the Pennine Way near the Scottish border.

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Yeavering Bell

Yeavering Bell is a twin-peaked hill near the River Glen in north Northumberland, England, to the west of Wooler, and forming part of the…

Hedgehope Hill

Hedgehope Hill is a mountain in the Cheviot Hills of north Northumberland in northeast England, and categorised as a Hewitt.

Windy Gyle

Windy Gyle is a mountain in the Cheviot Hills range, on the border between England and Scotland.

Tosson Hill

Tosson Hill is the highest hill in the Simonside Hills to the south of Rothbury in Northumberland, England.

Drake Stone

A massive 30-foot-high sandstone glacial erratic overlooking Harbottle Lake. Local folklore once attributed healing powers to this geological feature, which remains a prominent landmark in the Coquet Valley.

Shillhope Law

Shillhope Law is a hill in the southern Cheviots, a range of hills in Northumberland, England.

Little Church Rock

A distinctive sandstone outcrop within the Simonside Hills near Rothbury. It provides panoramic views across the Coquetdale landscape and is characterized by its weathered rock formations typical of the Fell Sandstone Group.