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Name: | Ratcheugh Crag |
Hill number: | 16079 |
Height: | 122m / 400ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2317 Ros Castle [Ros Hill] |
RHB Section: | 33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne |
County/UA: | Northumberland |
Catchment: | Aln, Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | NU 22461 14604 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground on lawn by old observatory |
Drop: | 44m |
Col: | 78m NU211171 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 81 (1:25k) 332 |
Observations: | flat summit area |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 26 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked to SSW. Track to cottage, then around E side, beside rope. Nipped over the rope for the highpoint. | PGCE | 01/05/2023 |
After faliure at Heifer Law (windthrow) this was an easy circuit from the road end. | fasgadh | 26/03/2022 |
Followed the track to Ratcheugh crag cottage. There is a small sign at the start of the track informing you this is the way. | Andrew Simmons | 30/12/2021 |
Although not officially open access the woods are well used by local walkers with numerous tracks avilable to everyone. The observatory is roped off but a path has been left to walk behind it. Passes close to the summit. No access issues at all. | moorsman | 01/10/2021 |
Room to park on road to SSW. Easy walk up the track initially SE but it doubles back on itself. Private residence at the top with roped-off access to the E of the property. A quick dip under the rope for the 5m to the HP. | JohnR | 08/08/2021 |
The postie drove up and down duringbour visit, | Adrian | 04/02/2020 |
Parked at a gate to the west, track through woods to NE of the top and up steep bank and along a path to the top. | robertphillips | 25/01/2020 |
Almost wished I had driven up but thankfully not - track thru' Ratcheugh Wood leads to private occupied property with no room to park or turn. A mown grassy walkway round E side of house. Top roped off but easy to access with a short trespass - no issues. | carole engel | 26/08/2019 |
Parked on road to SW, walked up the lane to the folly which seems to be used as a house. | Andrew Pearson | 02/04/2019 |
En-route to Berwick from Wiltshire, short diversion. HP on the grassed area in front of the tower. Scaffolding all gone but no-one at home to enquire re trig bolt access. | jonglew | 07/10/2016 |
Parked to SSW near entrance to Ratcheugh Crag Cottage, turned left and did pleasant circular walk through woodland with information pinned to trees. Summit on lawn by Observatory near small tree. | Aye Jimmy | 14/06/2016 |
Up track to well restored house in Observatory buildings | GordonAdshead | 25/07/2015 |
Old observatory at summit, quite a striking building and a bonus trig station (intersected station plus bolt on roof, the latter inaccessible) | RHW | 18/05/2014 |
Running trip out from Denwick, explored crag top, interesting folly | nordicstar | 01/05/1991 |
Llondon | 05/02/2023 | |
mae | 15/08/2022 | |
Martin R | 24/05/2022 | |
maknipe | 09/03/2021 | |
northernphilby | 04/11/2020 | |
Christo1979 | 26/12/2019 | |
Dave Geere | 14/01/2017 | |
stevent0809 | 19/09/2014 | |
ajwxyzt | 08/01/2012 | |
Canny | 01/01/1998 | |
iain15000 | blank | |
Nobblynuts | blank |