Everything about The Cheviot Hills totally explained
The
Cheviot Hills are a range of rolling hills straddling the
England/
Scotland border between
Northumberland and the
Scottish Borders.
The Cheviot is the highest hill in the range at 2,674 ft (815 m). Other notable tops are
Hedgehope Hill,
Windy Gyle,
Cushat Law and
Bloodybush Edge. Of the hills mentioned, only Windy Gyle has its summit on the border. The rest are all within England. The English section is protected within the
Northumberland National Park.
The Cheviots are also the northernmost range on the
Pennine Way. The final leg from
Byrness to
Kirk Yetholm is the longest, and most exposed, on the whole route. The Way follows the high level Border Ridge (literally the England/Scotland boundary fence) for nearly 30 miles (50 km) after the ascent to the ridge from Byrness. The terrain is boggy and remote, and two mountain refuge huts are situated on the Way for those too tired or weather-beaten to continue.
The hills consist largely of a
Devonian granite outcrop with
andesite lava flows either side. The surrounding lower ground lies on
carboniferous limestone.
The topography of the hills leads to the summits generally having low
relative height. Only three are
Marilyns;
The Cheviot itself,
Shillhope Law and
Housedon Hill, a small northern outlier. To the south-west the Cheviots merge into the
Kielder Forest group of hills.
The hills were the site of a battle between English and Scottish forces in
The Ballad of Chevy Chase.
Otterburn Army Training Estate
The
Otterburn Army Training Estate (ATE) covers about 230 square kilometres of the Southern Cheviots. It is owned by the
Ministry of Defence (MoD), and used for training some 30,000 soldiers a year. Otterburn is the UK's largest firing range, and is in frequent use — artillery can be clearly heard from
Lindisfarne to the north-east and Fontburn Reservoir in the south. Because of this, recreational use of the area is restricted, although it's possible for the public to use some parts of the estate subject to the relevant bylaws. The MoD publishes a booklet,
Walks on Ministry of Defence Lands, which offers advice on this matter (see link below).
Peaks over 500 metres in the Cheviot Hills
The peaks marked with a warning sign lie within the danger area of the ATE Otterburn artillery range.
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