Mountains & hills · Scottish Lowlands
The Cheviot
The Cheviot — Named summit at 815 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Cheviot is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 815 m.". Coordinates: 55.4785°, -2.1454°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Cheviot SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cheviot () is an extinct volcano and the highest summit in the Cheviot Hills and in the county of Northumberland. Located in the extreme north of England, it is a 1+1⁄4-mile (2-kilometre) walk from the Scottish border and, with a height of 2,674 feet (815 metres) above sea-level, is located on the northernmost few miles of the Pennine Way, before the descent into Kirk Yetholm. The Cheviot was formed when melting in the crust over 390 million years ago gave rise to volcanic activity, producing a stratovolcano and pluton, and it has subsequently sustained intense erosion. Several watercourses radiate from The Cheviot.
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Background
Visiting
Other than the route via the Pennine Way, most routes up the Cheviot start from the Harthope Burn side to the northeast, which provides the nearest access by road. The summit is around 3 mi from the road-end at Langleeford; across the valley to the east is the rounded peak of Hedgehope. There are routes following the ridges above either side of the valley, and a route that sticks to the valley floor until it climbs to the summit of the Cheviot from the head of the valley. Although the Pennine Way does a 2 mi out-and-back detour to the Cheviot, many walkers who come this way omit it, since the stage (the most northerly) is 29 mi long. approaching the summit of The Cheviot on the flag stone…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4785, -2.1454
- Address
- Chichester |publisher= Summersdale |isbn= 978-1-84-953239-6 |pages= 264–271}}</ref>
- Official site
- www.hill-bagging.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n316697182 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Cheviot (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Cheviot from Broadhope Hill.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Cheviot?
- The Cheviot is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom.
- Is The Cheviot a protected site?
- Yes — The Cheviot is part of the The Cheviot SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is The Cheviot free to visit?
- Yes, The Cheviot is free to enter.