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Name:Bell Crags
Hill number:15978
Height:332m / 1089ft
Parent (Ma):2313  Sighty Crag
RHB Section:33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne
County/UA:Northumberland
Catchment:Tyne (Newcastle)
Class:Tump (300-399m), Clem
(Tu,3,Cm)
Grid ref:NY 77223 72913
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:67m
Col:265m  NY710748  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 86 87
(1:25k) OL43W
Observations:cairn is 4m from dummy missile launcher
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 21 users)ByDate of Ascent
See Route for Cairnlastebhope.smocks and denims26/02/2024
Who dares wins.Wycombe Wanderer19/01/2023
In from Hopealone on forestry roads. As others got to the gate and that was far enough for me.Andrew Simmons30/07/2022
From NE. Parked 0.5km W of Middleburn. Forest roads all the way. Initially tried to go along Long Edge but blocked by fallen trees (Storm Arwen) so took the road N of Middle Burn. I'll climb most fences but draw the line at military barbed wire.JohnR11/02/2022
Circular walk from Steel Rigg including Bell Crags (but only to locked gates), Hopealone Trigpoint and Hummell Knowe.RobB27/11/2020
Green to Haughtongreen bothy route. Also, wish I had read other logs. Attempted to climb gates but the threat of ripped clothes for a TuMP was enough to desist. Rather proud to have an unticked TuMP - attitude thing.Eddie04/12/2019
Cycled in from NY 723 711. (Easy parking then easy cycling then not-so-easy gate hinge.)mae15/08/2019
Parked at the start of the forest road (which leads all the way to the summit) at NY7887 7518, 700m west of Middleburn. Gates were locked. This solid, often surfaced, road leads right through the trees to the summit compound. Basic rule is ... always choose the better road at every junction. Summit is inside a compound with 5 different locks (so presumably 5 different utilities have access). Tried to walk round the compound but dense vegetation beat me and would have served no real purpose. Admire people who get this far and then don't tick the summit. Shame I cant be one of them!moorsman04/08/2017
Forest gates locked, parked to W near Hindleysteel but even this involved a road 'forestry vehicles and residents only'. Did circuit including trig at Hopealone. Summit area similar patio design to Monkside except brick paving replaced by concrete slabs. Cairn 4m from dummy missile launcher. Back to car and resident from Hindleysteel gave me an earful, most unhappy that I'd used road and parked there.Aye Jimmy25/09/2016
Cairn top next to dummy vehicle.Dave Geere21/02/2016
Wish I'd read the previous logs before doing this. Long walk through the forest to be confronted with 8ft fence topped by barbed wire, and radiation warnings. Summit clearly inside secure area, so not ticked.Crib Goch25/10/2014
With Jo, circular walk from Steel Rigg: HWP to Peel Crags, Highshield Crags, Hotbank Crags, PW and tracks to Bell Crags (top is within security fence), then tracks to Hopealone tripillar and onto road for return along HWP over Winshield Crags. Weather; generally sunny, warm, though light rain on WC, good visibility.amblerbob26/07/2014
amidst large area of pltns, summit prob inside fence by mast, Radiation warning, fence wd be v diff to climb. driveable tk to gate of high-security compound, circumnavigated fence RHW16/11/2002
Rambling Ray13/07/2023
Martin R19/05/2022
Lucky23/01/2019
maknipe23/01/2019
clique22/08/2018
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