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Name: | Heddon Common |
Hill number: | 19185 |
Height: | 151m / 495ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2315 Tosson Hill |
RHB Section: | 33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne |
County/UA: | Northumberland |
Catchment: | Tyne (Newcastle) |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | NZ 12771 66749 |
Summit feature: | mound near edge of cliff |
Drop: | 34m |
Col: | 117m NZ124675 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 88 (1:25k) 316W |
Comments: | new Tump added Feb 2016. Height from a (494ft) trig point on old mapping |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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 46 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Nice short walk on the way home from the trig baggers meet in Wooler. | Alan Caine | 25/03/2024 |
Parked on Trajan Walk, RoW leads into woods at back of houses. High point at rear of #80. | jonglew | 14/06/2023 |
Along the path to the top. | robertphillips | 25/03/2023 |
As Moorsman. Surprisingly nice. | Wycombe Wanderer | 20/01/2023 |
Walked up from Heddon. | Andrew Simmons | 31/07/2022 |
Thanks to Moorsman for his guidance | catman | 10/03/2022 |
Parked at bottom of track on minor road to NNW. Walked up the track and followed the gravel path round to the HP. | JohnR | 10/03/2022 |
On gravel bike ride. | StanAllan | 12/01/2022 |
Roadside parking outside number 90 Trajan Walk, Heddon on the Wall. From alongside the houses a cut-through leads onto the wooded area itself. Turn immediately right and follow the track to the path junction. Summit around here somewhere! | moorsman | 02/07/2021 |
Parked on the road to the north and enjoyed a walk through the woods. The summit is a bit gorsey. | clivevilla | 04/06/2021 |
Pleasant top by housing estate. | Bramley | 24/05/2021 |
Only 100m from car to summit. Direct line through gorse from path to summit avoided by approaching via the bench. | mae | 01/10/2020 |
From Newburn, via Station Bank to Heddon | afoster | 07/06/2020 |
Parked NZ 1269 6669. The gorse is very open and access is easy | carole engel | 28/07/2019 |
From NW along paths to bench and then gorse covered mound, with C. | PeterD | 23/12/2018 |
Parked just N of Hill Head | GordonAdshead | 11/05/2018 |
A pleasant jaunt from the parking area before Hill Head Farm through woods to the bench, followed by a short and devious few steps to the top of the gorsy mound. | Nick Down1 | 16/04/2018 |
From Newburn via Hadrian's Wall Path. High point is mound to south of bench overlooking old quarry. | afoster | 27/01/2018 |
Minor road to HillHead farm, community parking spot at GR NZ 12774 66626, from there FP (newly surfaced) to high point. GR incorrect on HB, spot is down in the old quarry floor | nordicstar | 06/07/2017 |
Above old quarry edge | cjo | 11/03/2017 |
From NW at f/p sign to West Acres. Short walk up lane then into wood above quarry. HP may be where path overlooks quarry just past bench. | Aye Jimmy | 21/04/2016 |
Easy stroll via one of the many paths in what is clearly the local dog-walking patch. | Crib Goch | 19/04/2016 |
From NNE, old quarry a popular walk. Gorsy mound near nr end of small cliff face or mound in oakwood to s, neither of which look natural | RHW | 12/03/2016 |
Visited whilst walking the length of Hadrian's wall | Stretchy | 10/08/2014 |
Dusty | 20/03/2024 | |
Christo1979 | 25/02/2024 | |
Halfdecent | 16/09/2023 | |
Matt | 22/07/2023 | |
Christo1979 | 19/06/2022 | |
Martin R | 21/05/2022 | |
RobB | 08/10/2021 | |
FinnTumps | 07/05/2021 | |
Christo1979 | 06/10/2018 | |
clique | 30/09/2018 | |
Jacqdaw | 22/07/2017 | |
Hillsidenick | 22/07/2017 | |
stevent0809 | 29/06/2017 | |
andrew brown | 14/10/2016 | |
GaryJones | 25/08/2016 | |
Dave Geere | 20/02/2016 | |
Lucky | 07/02/2016 | |
maknipe | 07/02/2016 | |
tomcr88 | 10/07/2015 | |
mcbiydw2 | 13/08/2009 | |
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