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| Name: | Auchope Cairn |
| Hill number: | 2305 |
| Height: | 726.1m / 2382ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2302 The Cheviot |
| Parent (SMC): | 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: | Bridge, Deleted Nuttall, Deleted Donald Top (Bg,xN,xDT) |
| Grid ref: | NT 89086 19833 |
| Summit feature: | cairn adjacent to South currick |
| Drop: | 10.6m |
| Col: | 715.5m NT 8929 1962  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 80 (1:25k) OL16E |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 307 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Nuttall Walk 8.1 + out and back to Auchope Cairn via Hangingstone Hill. Brilliant walk with fine weather. With R | Dan Baddeley | 31/03/2024 |
| Part of the Cheviot round. | Alan Caine | 24/03/2024 |
| Cold Law, Broadhope Hill, The Cheviot, Cairn Hill, Cairn Hill West Top, Auchope Cairn, Comb Fell, Hedgehope Hill, Langlee Crags | keithouk | 06/08/2023 |
| Hethpool > Hen Hole > Auchope > Cairn Hill > Cheviot > Bellyside > Hethpool | NorthernWayfarer | 04/06/2023 |
| The Cheviot Group from Langleeford. A clockwise route around the dale head. Nice and dry peat underfoot, but still a big and tiring round, especially due to the bash through the heather out and back to new top for me, Great Standrop. The remainder all being revisits, Langlee Crags, Hedgehope Hill, Comb Fell, Cairn Hill, Cairn Hill West Top, Auchope Cairn, and finally back over the flagstones to The Cheviot. Windy but warm in the sun. 24km with 1300m ascent, taking me 7h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 27/05/2023 |
| On Pennine Way. | PGCE | 22/04/2022 |
| 3 of 6: From Cairn Hill. With Karen. | ChrisR | 12/10/2021 |
| On the first day of a long weekend visit to Haggerston Castle Caravan Park, Northumberland I headed back over the border for some of the Cheviot Hills. Starting at Cocklawfoot I went up Windy Gyle (619m) a Donald, with along a stone pitched path within the Northumberland National Park and up to Cairn Hill West Top (743m) a Donald Top, more a bump on the way up to The Cheviot, but classified as a hill, since it right on the border. By this point the overcast but dry weather had been replaced with mist and no visibility for the final ascent up a stone flagged path to the Cheviot (815m), a Marilyn. I then retraced my steps back to Cairn Hill West Top and then down Auchope Rigg, with a wee stop at the shelter, 07:10hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 10/09/2021 |
| PW | Taz38 | 26/08/2021 |
| With Angela from Cocklawfoot up to Auchope Cairn then on to The Cheviot. Followed Pennine Way out to Windy Gyle (met very pleasant family there whose 8yo had suggested climbing it). Returned by Kelsocleuch Rig. Overcast but pleasant day. | SS | 15/08/2021 |
| out and back from Cairn Hill | colinfielding | 15/06/2021 |
| From Mounthooly, with a College Valley permit. Took the bridleway up to the head of the valley, then up to the border ridge. Then east to the refuge hut, up steeply to the summit of Auchope, then onto Pt.743m on Cairn Hill and to the 777m summit. Then followed the flagstone trail to the summit of The Cheviot. Returned the same way, but descended on a track into the College Valley before the refuge hut. With ALT. 14.9km, with 650m of ascent. | Man of Kernow1 | 15/06/2021 |
| 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 |
| From Mounthooly. Birnie Brae, Auchope Cairn, Hangingstone Hill, Cairn Hill, Coomb Fell, return via Cheviot then direct via Braydon Crag back to start. With B and R. | jenx | 27/08/2020 |
| Circular from Leelangford via Hen Hole | Sophsky | 03/08/2020 |
| I walked to Auchope Cairn when I walked the Pennine Way. I descended to the bothy and stayed there for the night. Happy days! | morgs4mountains | 25/07/2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| From Langleeford; over Scald Hill to The Cheviot NE Top (NT 9138 2076), N to Braydon Crag, then due S to here. On to Cairn Hill W Top before returning over The Cheviot to pick up Broadhope Hill and Preston Hill. | jonglew | 10/10/2019 |
| No photographic proof, but did apparently visit this, according to my TR. | iangpark | 11/09/2019 |
| Circular route from Langleeford. Up to Housey Crags > Long Crags > Hedgehope Hill > Comb Fell > Cairn Hill > Cairn Hill West Top > Auchope Cairn > The Cheviot > Scald Hill | thecoopers | 08/08/2019 |
| From arking area at end of road leading to Langleeford.Short walk up road to permisive path over Scald Hill to the Chevot. Then on to Cairn Hill with an out and back to Cairn Hill West Top and Auchope Cairn. Descent then to Harthope Burn then rough going up to Comb Fell in and out of ditches and ankle deep bog. Easier going down and up to Hedgehope Hill before descending back to car via a climb up Hosey Crags. | mart0797 | 02/07/2019 |
| nuttalls route 8.1 from small car park at GR NT 95393 22520 followed the well marked path up and over Scald Hill and along the fence till you come to the corner and the hill rises this climb is harder than it looks up to the summit plato which is now flagged it wasn't 24 years ago when i did it with my dad going over North east top and then onto the summit its self you will be thankful off that path as its extremely boggy on this summit hedding down the path you come to the ex nuttall Cairn hill i headed off to then pick off cairn hill west top and another ex nuttall Auchope Cairn a lovely little summit in Scotland for the true summit anyways as is the summit of cairn hill west top hedded back along the path SLABS back to the summit of cairn hill theres a lovely shelter hear that over looks part of Nuttalls walk 8.2 heading down the path and over the fence you are then onto bog land small boggy pathes all the way over comb fell and all the way to Hedgehope hill where there is a | Darren-443 | 25/05/2019 |
| 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 |
| With CP on Pennine Way | garth87 | 15/07/2018 |
| From Langleeford over The Cheviot then along the Pennine Way to bag Cairn Hill (both tops) and Auchope Cairn. Very hot day (high 20s). Descended by Harthope Burn to Langleeford Hope then the track along the valley floor to the car. Strong sun all day, slightly hazy. Walked alone. | Skip | 28/06/2018 |
| staying at auchope mrh as sst spine race | little al | 28/06/2018 |
| From Sourhope Farm via Auchope Rigg to the hut. On the way to the Cheviot with my daughter (aged 6). Total journey 10.4 miles (16.7km). Total time 8.5 hours. Bagged it twice (once on the way [13:30], once on the way back [15:50]). Weather: Windy, high blanket cloud, hazy on horizon but good visibility. Warm but still had snow top of Cheviot Burn and the Hen Hole. Plenty of snow in some of the peat hags too. | NorthernWayfarer | 20/05/2018 |
| Cheviot walk from Langleeford | alanm9 | 30/04/2018 |
| Cheviot from Cocklawfoot via Mallie Side, back down Auchope Rig, with Alexander. Sunny, but fair bit of snow on top. | agentmancuso | 09/04/2018 |
| From Sourhope up Auchope Rig towards the Cheviot. Weather was fine but windy. Clouded over on the return trip towards the Schil. | NorthernWayfarer | 22/09/2017 |
| Cheviot horseshoe anticlockwise, including a quick detour to Auchope Cairn. Still a bit boggy at both sides of Comb Fell, I wouldn't want to try this one without this week's heatwave! | the_adam | 24/06/2017 |
| 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 |
| With Cheviot | nickywood1 | 30/04/2017 |
| Going to the cheviot from scotland | VerySlowPlodder | 04/04/2017 |
| A quick detour across before The Cheviot, should have done it after, saved some energy | bardolph | 09/03/2017 |
| 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 |
| Solo. From Hangingstone Hill. Descended steeply northwards and climbed back up to the multi-cairned summit (709m). Went on to Braydon Crag on West Hill. A lovely area, very quiet! Visited the wrecked plane and then up to Cheviot Summit. Dry boots! | Dangerous Dave | 24/09/2016 |
| TD & C | This Dog | 01/09/2016 |
| 6/10 Sixth of Ten (Cold Law/Broadhope Hill/The Cheviot/Cairn Hill/Cairn Hill West Top/Auchope Hill/Comb Fell/Hedgehope Hill/Langlee Crags/Currock Hill West Top) | Fergalh | 14/08/2016 |
| 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 |
| Cairn Hill, Cheviot, Auchope Cairn and Hedgehope Hill. BWAV with TMD. Hot sunny day, great views. | meltdiceburg | 05/06/2016 |
| Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 15/05/2016 |
| Cocklawfoot, south east past first wood, through second wood, head east and up Greengair Shin all the way to border (cross fence to pick up paved section of the Pennine Way). Follow Pennine Way to summit where the path detours to the Cheviot. Retun by Auchope Cairn and Red Cribs. Steep descent at Auchope Rigg to valley floor and back. 7 Miles. | callumorr | 07/04/2016 |
| The Spine Race | dc96 | 14/01/2016 |
| From Munthooly | Nick Caunt | 26/09/2015 |
| Spine Race | Jim T | 17/01/2015 |
| Langlee Crags, Hedgehope Hill, Comb Fell, Cairn Hill, Hangingstone Hill and Auchope Cairn before returning via the Harthope Burn. | Dugswell2 | 02/09/2014 |
| returning from The Cheviot to Mountain Refuge Hut | davidsbatty | 08/08/2014 |