Northumberland
Mount Gilbert
330M
1083FT
About Mount Gilbert
Rising above the historic village of Elsdon, this modest Northumberland Tump offers a quiet perspective on the rolling Border country. The terrain is largely rough moorland and sheep pasture, typical of the Cheviot fringes. Its proximity to the Otterburn Training Area lends the surrounding landscape a sparse, expansive, and occasionally rugged character.
Key Statistics
Rank
114th Highest in Region
Parent Range
England
Prominence
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33
Nearest Town
Elsdon
Geology
Beneath your feet lies the Tyne Limestone Formation, made of sturdy layers of limestone, sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NY945895
Latitude
55.1997°N
Longitude
2.0879°W
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Mount Gilbert' is an unusual topographic label in a region dominated by 'Laws' and 'Fells', likely named after a local landowner or figure from the Elsdon parish history.
- •The summit overlooks the site of Winter’s Gibbet on the nearby Steng Cross, where the body of William Winter was hung in chains in 1792 following a notorious murder.
- •To the east, the skyline is dominated by the heather-clad sandstone escarpments of the Simonside Hills and Tosson Hill, while the high Cheviot massif is visible to the north.
- •Situated on the fringes of the Otterburn Training Area, the hill is part of a landscape that has been shaped as much by military exercise as by traditional upland sheep farming.
- •Gracing a 330-metre Northumberland rise with the title 'Mount' is a bold piece of local nomenclature that suggests a very generous interpretation of the word.