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"Late evening hike from the cottage at Coldburn using the track up from near Southernknowe over the shoulder of Hare Law, and to the trig on Newton Tors. Returned the same way, diverting to visit the cairn on Hare Law en route. Solo. Some sunshine, before sunset. Strong SW wind." — marktrengove2 • Jun 15, 2021
"Set off from Hethpool on a stunning morning (blue skies), took detour to see Hethpool Linn and followed St Cuthbert's Way. Shortly after waterfall followed farm track up Easter Tor. Saw the wild goats on my way up. Light dusting of snow on the top of Easter Tor. Followed path towards Wester Tor but took a more direct route through snow and heather to the tor, passing a ruined grouse pen. Stopped for lunch on Wester Tor and enjoyed the view of the College Valley and the hills of Ettrick Forest white with snow on the horizon. Then went to bag the summit. Once again went through heather and snow to reach the summit. Snow was deeper at the top and stunning views of a white Cheviot. Bashed my way through heather and snow towards Hare Law before eventually finding the path. Until now, I had been all by myself in the hills with nobody in sight and putting down the first footprints in fresh snow. From Hare Law I looked back and saw one other person leaving Wester Tor towards the summit. I headed down and lost the path, so I ended up going in a straight line down from the hill towards the ford. The river at the ford was knee deep and I didn't fancy getting wet with ice cold water. Luckily t..." — NorthernWayfarer • Jan 7, 2018
"Day 2 in the historic border region of Northumberland, another bright breezy day, with more cloud than the previous day.
The area is steeped in history, with many of the hills having the remains of iron age hill forts on the summits, which pre date the Roman occuption of Britain 2000yrs ago. Todays peaks are Yeavering Bell and Newton Tors, (which has a number of summits). Yeavering Bell is the largest hill fort in Northumberland, enclosing some 5.2 hectares. Further reading can be seen on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeavering_Bell
We started the walk from Old Yeavering and soon left the main track, to take a steep path up the hillside and through the ring of stones that once formed the outer wall to the hill fort and up onto the twin summits. From here there are extensive views across to the coast and up the surrounding valleys and peaks and into Scotland, so it is easy to see why this small peak was chosen for a hill fort. After a brief stop, we descended SW to a col, crossed St Cuthberts Way, an ancient pilgrims way from Melrose Abbey to Lindisfarne (Holy Island). We then ascended Eastern Tor 438m, one of several peaks on Newton Tors, then continued SW steadily uphill for about ..." — davidlong • Jun 20, 2012