Cushat Law

Rising above the Kidland Forest, this broad, peat-topped dome offers a sense of isolation rare even in the Cheviots. Often climbed alongside its neighbour Bloodybush Edge, the summit provides a central vantage point over the deep cleughs and rolling moorland of the Northumberland National Park.

• •The name derives from 'cushat', the Northumbrian word for the woodpigeon, and 'law', a common Northern English and Scots term for a rounded hill.
• •It is most frequently climbed as part of a high-level circuit from Alwinton, traversing the remote Kidland Forest and often paired with the nearby summit of Bloodybush Edge.
• •The summit is marked by a substantial stone cairn and a wooden pole, which serves as a vital navigational aid in an area otherwise dominated by uniform grasses and peat hags.
• •The view to the north provides an excellent perspective of the Cheviot massif's scale, looking directly across to the twin giants of The Cheviot and Hedgehope Hill.
• •While officially classified as a Hewitt and a Nuttall, many walkers remember it primarily for the 'Cheviot Gunge'—the deep, saturated peat that makes a dry crossing of the summit plateau a rare achievement.