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Name:Shillhope Law
Hill number:2314
Height:501m / 1644ft
RHB Section:33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Cheviots
County/UA:Northumberland
Catchment:Coquet
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm)
Grid ref:NT 87310 09676
Summit feature:trig point in hollowed cairn
Drop:158m
Col:343m  NT874129  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 80
(1:25k) OL16E
Observations:trig point may be on tumulus
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 288 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From parking at Wedders Leap.Alan Caine23/03/2024
13 mile hike starting across the river from shillmoor. Went through the gate just before the farm then up atv track to top. Marilyn no. 82The-Z-Man01/01/2024
Arrived in Alwinton to find the road closed! Walked in to Scillmoor via the pass peth and up Inner hill ridge. Back same way.Flatfield15/11/2023
From Wedder Leap cp after Windy Gyle.Longwojo29/10/2023
Dusk bag from Shillmoor - free parking to S of river enjoyed crossing my 'Inner Hill'.davechaffey02/10/2023
Parked on verge. Sunny day. Followed fenceline and ATV tracks to trig.PhilipChaston13/08/2023
From Wedder leap carpark a Thirteen and quarter mile route over Mozie law and onto Beefstand hill, with a return over Mozie law I made my way over to Windy Gyle, finishing with a up and down of Shillhope law, taking five and half hours.WAYNE ROWLETT24/06/2023
Verge parking just to S of bridge at Shillmoor, through farm, up MOD road a few yards, then track beside wall heading NW. Follow wall/fence/track to summit. Cold and showery.vuirich27/02/2023
From bridge at Shillmoor, big grassy P space, through farm, up MoD road north, break off almost instantly onto NW track, all the way to summit. Superb freezing weather but sunny all day.iangalbraith20/01/2023
From Wedder Leap more or less via tracks shown from Barrowburn, becoming clearer at the grassy ridge N of the summit. Quickly up, down, and a bag of Kyloe Shin. Truncated plans as the weather was showery and threatening to get worse.pwheeler08/09/2022
Walk with E,S,R and Abedfordtom16/08/2022
From Shilmoor to Kyloe Shin then back along Usway burn.twg2724/11/2021
2 of 3: After Lamberton Hill we drove to Wedders Leap CP. Avoided the bracken on the way down by heading for the trees and along the river bank to the f/b. Then drove to Rough Castles for Long Crag. With Karen.ChrisR11/10/2021
With Val. Warm and sunny. From Shillmoor. Followed track from Shillmoor to summit . Returned on same route.mike.hoult29/06/2021
From the car park at Wedder Leap. Across FB, along FP past farm and then up ATV track to top. Good clear day.PeterD28/06/2021
We drove up Coquet Valley past Alwinton intending to climb up Windy Gyle with Ruth, however a Highways maintenance crew decided that they would block the single track road preventing me from getting to my original destination. I checked the map and we decided to climb up Shillhope Law from Shillmoor instead. All the way up we heard the sound of military guns firing from near Otterburn Barracks. It was steep all the way up and although it only took us 1hr to walk the 1.8 miles we both felt it in our legs. The views from top were decent. It rained slightly on the way back down but we were still in good spirits when we got back to the car. Miles walked: 3.8 miles 1hr and 45 mins.JamesJones09/03/2021
Alwinton - Yarnspath Law - Windy Gyle - The Middle - Middle Fell - Kyloe Shin - Shillhope Law - Alwinton. Steep pull from the col with Kyloe Shin. Nice grassy stroll back down the track to ShillhopeGary Heath22/12/2020
Ample parking at Wedder Leap. Straight up the hill at Wedder Leap and then up the track/path to Shillhope Law TP > Kyloe Shin along obvious tracks > Middle Hill along a clear route through the forested area around the summit > The Middle > Shorthope Hill through rough grass when off the marked path > Wedder LeapJohnR07/10/2020
Walked straight up from the Coquet Valley after paddling across the river. Started to WNW and went straight up and down. Great viewpoint. Time 27 minutes up and down for 1.2 milesisabelle23/07/2020
Up the ridge from Shillmoor. 5.6km with 330m ascent in 1h40m up and down. Good views. (S)silveracorn_alan07/07/2020
Parked south of the river at Shillmoor Bridge. Followed track to summit. Solo.Dangerous Dave13/01/2020
Shillhope Law from GR: NT 86641 10326ronaldo33315/12/2019
Shillhope Law from GR: NT 86641 10326Hippster15/12/2019
Shortcut up a steep hill, south of Kyloe Shin, joined a track for a short steady climb to Shillhope Law. Continued walk on West side of Usway Burn, some breathtaking views to Shillmoor.RahMah21/08/2019
Parked in Wedder Leap car park/ picnic area across bridge over River Coquet gave cows with calves a wide berth through gate & straight up. About 1hour15 in total.rogreeves28/06/2019
We took the track from Shillmoor over Copper Snout to Saughgy Hill, then a 4x4 track on to Nettlehope Hill, before joining a forestry track heading north through recently felled and newly planted plantation - popping out just shy of Yarnspath Law (heavy heather until reaching a fence line with side path). Westwards and over the Usway burn by a footbridge just north of height 345. Return route was along good tracks, taking in The Middle, Kyloe Shin (great name), Shillhope Law, and Inner Hill. Gentle decline back to the start. Lovely walk, 4 hrs.summitter24/05/2019
With Jo, from Wedder Leap: track over Lounge Knowe to Shillhope Law, then paths to Kyloe Shin and returning along path above Barrow Burn. Weather; cloudy, cold wind, moderate visibility.amblerbob02/05/2019
With K and RM from BarrowburnAshley19/04/2019
Solo trip. Army helicopters buzzing around.Invicta1406/10/2018
with GeraldRob Pen y Garn02/10/2018
G RIdris02/10/2018
From Shillmoor the day after Storm Ali. Many trees down in the drive up the sale.NormanW20/09/2018
From Wedder's Leap car park using footbridge. Step but direct.raffemeister15/09/2018
Cunning round from Cushat Law, over Bloodybush Edge, Yarnspath Law, Kyloe Shin and Shillhope Law.nickywood104/08/2018
1/5 Marilyn day. The ascent of Shillhope Law up the ridge from Shillmoor. 6km in 1h40m. (S)silveracorn_alan29/05/2018
From near Shillmoor bridge, ample parking before it. Took obvious track up ridgeline and back.N.Morters14/04/2018
From Cshat Law as part of CGU reccie with Pete.Lykewake4219/11/2017
13.4 mile walk from Wedder Leap car park, Coquetdale, followed road briefly then up onto Hindside Knowe (25m prominence) and along ridge to Swineside Law, passed goats up onto the Pennine Way, out to Mozie Law and Beefstand Hill and back, then onto Windy Rig and Windy Gyle, headed south missing Ward Law down and up onto The Middle and Middle Hill (nearly completely cleared of trees), then along to Kyloe Shin with a final pull up to Shillhope Law then steep descent back to car park. Clear and sunny all day but cold and very windy. Saw a few people all day mainly on Windy Gyle.DanTrig05/11/2017
from SE end of hill, great track all way to summit. Less then 2 hours up and down.IanHHill03/11/2017
With TMD. Shillhope Circuit. Cool but little wind and bright, a nice walk.meltdiceburg30/10/2017
Path from Shillmoor. Easy walking apart from one very short tussocky/boggy bit below the summit.AndrewFinnimore06/10/2017
Overnighted up the valley a foul night. Drove back to Wedder Leap and in improving weather yomped up in a half hour. Almost exactly two years ago Id ran out of legs coming off a route on Windy Gyle and Cushat Law so was nice to finally summit this one. Everywhere looks wild from up here. 1/2 marilyns today.stig_nest13/09/2017
Another ascent of this nice marilyn this time with my daughter(6). A lovely day.NorthernWayfarer29/08/2017
Hadn't planned to climb this or noticed before that it's a Marilyn. Feeling tired but a less brutal climb from Wedder Leap than expected. Mist descended just before summit. Met a walker - only the third in two days. On to Kloye Shin.Wycombe Wanderer27/08/2017
From Shillmoor up track. Plenty of parking in the area.Cas-gwent17/07/2017
Climbed from Barrowburn by following the track to the summit.NorthernWayfarer29/12/2016
Wedders Leap - Lounges Knowe Shillhope Law - Kyloe Shin - Usway Burn - Fairhaugh - Barrowburn - Wedders Leap.briandavies28/10/2016
With Mrs G, up and down from nearest car park. Clearly defined peaty track to top.jonglew14/10/2016
From the bridge south of Barrowburn and then north along the ridge.Alan Moore19/04/2016
Drove up the no-through road and parked at NT 88529 07691 and then a straightforward path all the way to the top. The weather seemed to be closing in so I walked straight up and grabbed some caches on the way down.Father Ted15/04/2016