Northumberland
Deel's Hill
495M
1624FT
About Deel's Hill
Rising within the remote Northumberland Cheviots, this rounded 495-metre summit offers a quiet alternative to the busier Border Ridge nearby. Characterised by grassy, often boggy slopes, it provides a clear vantage point for surveying the deep valley of the Coquet and the massive, cairn-topped shoulder of Windy Gyle to the west.
Key Statistics
Rank
42nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Cheviots
Prominence
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40
Nearest Town
Northumberland
Geology
You are trekking over layers of hardened mud and sandstone, blended with volcanic ash and rocky debris from ancient eruptions.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NT803101
Latitude
55.3845°N
Longitude
2.3125°W
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Deel' is a local dialect variation of 'Devil,' a common naming convention across Northern England and the Scottish Borders for landforms that were historically perceived as forbidding or associated with folklore.
- •Though it sits just under the 500-metre mark, the hill serves as a useful navigation marker for those exploring the quieter moorland between the Usway Burn and the more popular Pennine Way route.
- •From the summit, you have a direct line of sight south-east toward the distinctively jagged skyline of the Simonside Hills, which stand out against the flatter horizons of the Northumberland coastal plain.
- •In this part of the Cheviots, the primary adversary isn't the 'Deel' himself, but the unforgiving patches of sphagnum moss that wait to swallow the boots of the unwary navigator.