Kyloe Shin

Tucked into the Harthope Valley near Langleeford, this heather-clad Tump offers a quiet perspective on the rugged Cheviot massif. Often overlooked in favour of its loftier neighbours, Hedgehope Hill and The Cheviot, its slopes provide a manageable ascent through typical Northumbrian moorland with clear views over the winding Carey Burn.

• •The name likely derives from the Old English 'cu-leah', meaning cow pasture, while 'Shin' is a descriptive Northern term for a prominent ridge or the front slope of a hill resembling a lower leg.
• •The summit offers a sharp, distinctive vantage point looking directly across the valley to the scree-strewn northern slopes of Hedgehope Hill and the deep cleft of the Harthope Burn below.
• •It is most commonly visited as a short detour from the popular walking track that leads from Langleeford towards the waterfalls of the Carey Burn.
• •In a range dominated by massive rounded domes, Kyloe Shin is just substantial enough to be a hill, but modest enough that most walkers have finished the climb before they realise they have started it.