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| Name: | The Schil |
| Hill number: | 2312 |
| Height: | 605.5m / 1987ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2302 The Cheviot |
| RHB Section: | 33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne, 28B: The River Tweed to the English Border |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Cheviots |
| Donald area: | The Cheviots |
| County/UA: | Northumberland, Scottish Borders |
| Catchment: | Tweed |
| Class: | Hump, Simm, Dewey, Donald Dewey, Graham Top, Yeaman, Clem (Hu,Tu,Sim,Dew,DDew,GT,Y,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | NT 86905 22329 |
| Summit feature: | small cairn on large outcrop |
| Drop: | 136.2m |
| Col: | 469.3m NT 8712 2115  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 74 (1:25k) OL16E |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 280 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Third of the day. Sourhope, blackdean curr, the curr, black hag , the schil. Directissimondownwards to track and back to car. Sunny. Breezy. Dry. | VerySlowPlodder | 04/03/2024 |
| Parked NT840277, Pennine Way high route, windy on top rocks. Last English Simm. Down low level route with detour up the Curr. | Flatfield | 12/11/2023 |
| White Law, Black Hag, The Schil, Birnie Brae | keithouk | 03/08/2023 |
| Walk from Mounthooly (with permit) in College Valley to The Curr, Black Hag, The Schil and Bernie Brae. | RobB | 28/07/2023 |
| While doing my final section of the Pennine Way. | rhalstead | 23/07/2023 |
| From Sourhope, Fasset, Birnie, The Schil, Black Hag, The Curr and Blackdean Curr before a sub-Tump on Haroldstreet, Bonnie Laws. Didn't see a soul all day. | NormanW | 12/02/2023 |
| Sourhope to The Schil, Auchope Cairn, Cairn Hill, The Cheviot, Cairn Hill, Score Head and then ridge to return to Cocklawfoot. | benalder284 | 12/02/2023 |
| Halterburn (ford)- The Curr- The Schil then via 3 Tumps on/ just off the Pennine Way high level route on our way back. This gave a very fine walk on a fine day, the cloud on The Cheviot lifting off by the time we got on to The Schil- the highest and best top of the day with a slight scramble to its rock top. With brother, Pete | pwheeler | 11/09/2022 |
| With L - Round of 6 from Sourhope: Fasset Hill, Birnie Brae, The Schil, Black Hag, The Curr and Blackdean Curr. Mostly great walking on grassy paths and vehicle tracks. Lovely scrambly outcrop on summit of the Schil. | Janet M | 07/08/2022 |
| Walked from cattle grid on lane from Kirk Yetholm with Terry and Dave. Weather mild with a little drizzle. Windy on top. | ajd58 | 13/06/2022 |
| Very short diversion off Pennine Way. | PGCE | 22/04/2022 |
| Fantastic Hill and Cairn. Views are amazing. Will be back! | keithgalloway | 18/12/2021 |
| The Schil then Black Hag and White Law via the Pennine Way alternatives from the Halter Burn valley. | summitsup | 08/09/2021 |
| With Jo, from Mounthooly. Bridleway to Red Cribs, then along border to Birnie Brae, The Schil and Black Hag. Returned to Mounthooly by bridleway passing treeless wood. Weather; sunny, warm, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 27/06/2021 |
| As Nuttall 8.1, but adding out-and-back to The Schil from Cairn Hill along the Pennine Way (adds 7 miles). The Cheviot > The Schil > Comb Fell > Hedgehope Hill. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 18/06/2021 |
| From Mounthooly, during a stay in a cottage in the College Valley, with parking pass. A round of the border hills on the west side of the upper College Valley - Birnie Bray; The Schil; Black Hag; and an incursion into Scotland for The Curr and Blackdean Curr. Return by the RoW above the Fleehope Burn to Mounthooly. Solo. 16.4km, with 800m of ascent. | Man of Kernow1 | 13/06/2021 |
| Along the ridge from Birnie Brae. Interesting summit. Descended SW to the track and paths back to Cocklawfoot. | LizH | 09/05/2021 |
| From parking at Hethpool. Long walk up the road (worth taking your bike if you're inclined) to the border ridge > Birnie Brae > The Schil > Black Hag. Returned NE then N towards Trowupburn then E back to the road at Whitehall. | JohnR | 11/04/2021 |
| Sourhope to Whitelaw, Blackdean Curr, The Curr, Black Hag, The Schil, Auchope Cairn, Cairn Hill, The Cheviot, Cairn Hill, Score Head, Kings Seat, Butt Roads, Windy Gyle, Cock Law, The Castles & Sourhope. Mild day with sunny periods becoming overcast. | Vin | 01/09/2020 |
| A great circular round from Cocklawfoot with the aim of collecting the 3 Deweys along the route. Up the Cock Law ridge to the Border Gate. Then along the PW to Cairn Hill West Top, Cairn Hill, The Cheviot (Skiddaw visible from the summit), Auchope Cairn, Birnie Brae, The Schil (best peak of the day) and Black Hag. Then left PW to follow the ridge SW down to Sourhope visiting The Curr, Blackdean Curr (beware getting on the wrong side of the electric fence for the summit) and White Law. Back along the road to Cocklawfoot. 28km with 1250m ascent in 8h10m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 12/07/2020 |
| Birnie Brae > The Schil > Black Hag from GR: NT 88132 22570 | ronaldo333 | 08/07/2020 |
| Birnie Brae > The Schil > Black Hag from GR: NT 88132 22570 | Hippster | 08/07/2020 |
| Circuit of Border ridge from Sourhope, camping near summit of The Curr. Blackdean Curr, The Curr, Black Hag, The Schil, Birnie Brae, Auchope Cairn, Windy Gyle, Windy Rig. Descent via Kelsocleuch Rig. Best conditions and views while climbing the Schil and near the Cheviot, then the mist came in. Excellent route. | RobertP | 21/12/2019 |
| Fourth Dewey of five two of which are purely Donald Dewey's, on a seventeen mile walk from the free car park in Hethpool. Route out following St Cuthbert's way to reach the Pennine way then The Cure, Blackdean Cure, Black Hag, The Schil, Birnie Brae and returning via the path along side Mounthooly hostel. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 19/11/2019 |
| From Kirk Yetholm on the PW. An elongated circular walk down to Birnie Brae and back taking the lower PW on the outward leg, and the higher path on the return. | jonglew | 11/10/2019 |
| With K. Nice round walk from Mounthooly Bunkhouse. | Ashley | 13/08/2019 |
| From large parking area at NT840276. Circuit of high and lower level Penine Way paths. Visiting White Law, Black Hag, and The Schil, with an out and back to The Curr, before lovely descent on the lower path. | mart0797 | 05/07/2019 |
| Start ~ 840276, parking area. Followed PW path, nice rocky summit. Weather cool but later sunny. With Wombourne & Lynnette. | steve hudson | 10/04/2019 |
| Parked at GR 840276 and followed the PW path to Black Hag then on to The Schill which has a nice little rocky summit. We descended over Birnie Brae back to car. With SH and LP. | wombourne | 10/04/2019 |
| Parked in Sourhope and did a circuit of Fasset Hill, Birnie Brae, The Schill, Black Hag (in England), The Curr, Blackdean Curr and White Law. Quite wild with windy showery weather and sometimes limited visibility. 14.1k, 3h 29. Had trouble pressing the button on my GPS due to cold hands which gave navigating an added degree of difficulty. | clivevilla | 07/11/2018 |
| From Sourhope. | Winterfloodian | 22/10/2018 |
| Our last English Simm. | softsquare | 06/10/2018 |
| On the Pennine Way | nickywood1 | 01/10/2018 |
| Pennine Way Day 19. Last day of the Pennine Way from Windy Gyle to Kirk Yetholm. with Eric, Geoff and Steve. Visited Windy Gyle, Cairn Hill, The Cheviot, Auchope Cairn, Birnie Brae, The Schil, Black Hag and White Law en route. A total distance of 30km with 1160m ascent in 9 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 22/08/2018 |
| On the Pennine way | Ben Tindal | 19/08/2018 |
| With CP on Pennine Way | garth87 | 14/07/2018 |
| heading back to ky after staying at auchope mrh spine sst | little al | 29/06/2018 |
| From holiday cottage at Duncanhaugh - Prinsidehill - followed Curr burn - The Curr (and trig) - Pennine Way to the Schil - Mounthooley - Fleehope (picking up marmalade supplies as we pass farm) - Memorial by College Burn Community hall - Trowupburn (with its wet concrete cattle grid) - St Cuthberts Way to Elsdonburn - St Cuthberts then Pennine Way to Kirk Yetholm - Church Yetholm - Duncanhaugh. | briandavies | 25/10/2017 |
| From Sourhope farm road end to SW, through mass ranks of pheasants w Jenx and Bryher. Followed burn line onto its SW flank then straight up. Great scrambly top and fine views into the Tweed valley. On round over Black Hag, The Curr, Blackdean Curr and White Law. Nack down SE ridge to car | nordicstar | 24/09/2017 |
| Walked through to Kirk Yetholm on the Pennine Way. | jenx | 24/09/2017 |
| From Sourhope, up Auchope Rig to the Cheviot and then doubled back for the Schil. Day started with sunshine but the wind and rain came just as we were nearing the summit of the Schil. Descended via the Pennine Way to the north then followed wall to track back to Sourhope via Auchope farm. | NorthernWayfarer | 22/09/2017 |
| Ascended from Kirk Yetholm to White Law, then along the Pennine Way to The Schil, Auchope Cairn, King's Seat to Windy Gyle, then descended south along Trows Burn | lecube | 18/06/2017 |
| Met Weather forecast predicted rain, so headed into the hills where it was glorious sunshine. From Sourhope up to Black Hag and then to the Schil. Descended via Birnie Brae and Dod Hill. A little low cloud came in while on the summit but passed 10mins later to reveal stunning views. | NorthernWayfarer | 12/03/2017 |
| Ascent with Andrew Whitaker, Julian Brooksbank and Darren Royle on final leg of Pennine Way from Clennell Street (lift in Land Rover from Cocklawfoot Farm B&B) to Kirk Yetholm. Total distance of 15.3 miles with 893m of ascent in 7hrs:19 mins including 1hr:29mins stopped time at an overall average speed of 1.8mph. | pwhitaker_1966 | 30/09/2016 |
| From Sourhope via Blackdean, The Curr and Black Hag. Fine summit outcrop. Continued to Birnie Brae. | Aye Jimmy | 18/08/2016 |
| parked sourhope 84276 20038 c/w route blackdean curr, the curr, black hag, the schil, birnie brae, auchope cairn, cairn hill west top, cairn hill, the cheviot, mostly on good tracks/paths all day. | robertphillips | 04/07/2016 |
| On Border ridge, heading back for Kirk Yetholm. Drizzle driving into my face from fierce north easterly | Colin Crawford | 15/03/2016 |
| Fantastic views. Brilliant summit. Lovely walk! Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 27/02/2016 |
| From Sourhope over Fasset Hill then on up the good track west of The Schill an up to Black Hag. Bit of snow on The Cheviot and a dusting on the north side of The Schil on ascent. Then on to Birnae Brae and back down Auchope Rig to Sourhope. | SS | 10/02/2016 |
| The Schil | ronaldo333 | 16/01/2016 |