Cheviot Hills

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 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.

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England - Scotland - Northumberland - The Cheviot - Hedgehope Hill - Windy Gyle - Cushat Law - Bloodybush Edge - Northumberland National Park

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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.

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Pennine Way - Byrness - Kirk Yetholm

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The hills consist largely of a Devonian granite outcrop with Andesite lava flows either side. The surrounding lower ground lies on carboniferous limestone.{{ref|geology}}

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Devonian - Granite - Andesite lava - Carboniferous - Limestone

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