Longknowe Hill

Rising above the Bowmont Valley on the northern fringes of the Cheviot Hills, this grassy Tump offers a quiet alternative to its more frequented neighbours. Positioned west of Kilham Hill, its rounded summit provides clear, unobstructed views across the Scottish Border towards the Eildon Hills and the lower Tweed Valley.

• •The name 'Longknowe' utilizes the Northumbrian and Scots word 'knowe', derived from the Old English 'cnoll', meaning a hillock or knoll, describing the elongated shape of this particular ridge.
• •The hill overlooks a historically volatile landscape; the settlement of Kilham at its base was frequently laid waste during Scottish incursions, including a notable fatal raid in 1597.
• •Walkers often pair this summit with Kilham Hill to the east, as the two are connected by a straightforward ridge that allows for an efficient circuit above the hamlets of Kilham and Thompson’s Walls.
• •The summit offers a commanding perspective of the Cheviot ‘foothills’ to the south, including the distinctive peaks of Great Hatha and Little Hatha.
• •It qualifies as a Tump (a hill with a thirty-metre prominence), a classification that sounds far more whimsical than the reality of tramping through thick Northumberland bracken.