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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 46 users)ByDate of Ascent
Nice short walk on the way home from the trig baggers meet in Wooler.Alan Caine25/03/2024
Dusty20/03/2024
Christo197925/02/2024
Halfdecent16/09/2023
Matt22/07/2023
Parked on Trajan Walk, RoW leads into woods at back of houses. High point at rear of #80.jonglew14/06/2023
Along the path to the top.robertphillips25/03/2023
As Moorsman. Surprisingly nice.Wycombe Wanderer20/01/2023
Walked up from Heddon.Andrew Simmons31/07/2022
Christo197919/06/2022
Martin R21/05/2022
Thanks to Moorsman for his guidancecatman10/03/2022
Parked at bottom of track on minor road to NNW. Walked up the track and followed the gravel path round to the HP.JohnR10/03/2022
On gravel bike ride.StanAllan12/01/2022
RobB08/10/2021
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!moorsman02/07/2021
Parked on the road to the north and enjoyed a walk through the woods. The summit is a bit gorsey.clivevilla04/06/2021
Pleasant top by housing estate.Bramley24/05/2021
FinnTumps07/05/2021
Only 100m from car to summit. Direct line through gorse from path to summit avoided by approaching via the bench.mae01/10/2020
From Newburn, via Station Bank to Heddonafoster07/06/2020
Parked NZ 1269 6669. The gorse is very open and access is easycarole engel28/07/2019
From NW along paths to bench and then gorse covered mound, with C.PeterD23/12/2018
Christo197906/10/2018
clique30/09/2018
Parked just N of Hill HeadGordonAdshead11/05/2018
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 Down116/04/2018
From Newburn via Hadrian's Wall Path. High point is mound to south of bench overlooking old quarry.afoster27/01/2018
Jacqdaw22/07/2017
Hillsidenick22/07/2017
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 floornordicstar06/07/2017
stevent080929/06/2017
Above old quarry edgecjo11/03/2017
andrew brown14/10/2016
GaryJones25/08/2016
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 Jimmy21/04/2016
Easy stroll via one of the many paths in what is clearly the local dog-walking patch.Crib Goch19/04/2016
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 naturalRHW12/03/2016
Dave Geere20/02/2016
Lucky07/02/2016
maknipe07/02/2016
tomcr8810/07/2015
Visited whilst walking the length of Hadrian's wallStretchy10/08/2014
mcbiydw213/08/2009
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