Lumsdon Law

Rising above the wild moorlands of Redesdale, this rounded grassy dome offers a remote, solitary experience in the southern Cheviots. It provides a starkly beautiful vantage point over the Otterburn Training Area. From the summit, the eye is drawn to the long spine of the Pennine Way and the distant, higher Cheviot massifs.

• •The name is a classic Northumbrian combination: 'Law' is the Old English term for a rounded hill, while 'Lumsdon' likely derives from a nearby valley or 'den' associated with the Lumsden family name.
• •The hill sits just east of the historic route of Dere Street, the Roman road that once sliced through these uplands to link York with the Scottish borders.
• •To the north, the view is dominated by the higher, more rugged peaks of the Cheviot range, while to the west, the dark canopy of Kielder Forest breaks the horizon.
• •Because the hill skirts the Otterburn Training Area, it is one of the few places in the Cheviots where a peaceful summit moment might be punctuated by the distant, rhythmic thud of artillery practice.