Northumberland
Lint Lands
510M
1675FT
About Lint Lands
Rising above the Usway Burn near Alwinton, this grassy Tump offers a quiet vantage point within the rolling Northumberland Cheviots. It is often crossed by walkers heading toward the Border Ridge, providing clear views across the Coquet Valley to the rounded dome of Shill Moor and the higher slopes of Windy Gyle.
Key Statistics
Rank
34th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Cheviots
Prominence
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42.1m
Nearest Town
Northumberland
Geology
The ground beneath you is formed from ancient volcanic lava and deep-seated granite, the solid remains of a powerful volcanic past.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NT902163
Latitude
55.4405°N
Longitude
2.1565°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely derives from the Old English word for flax, suggesting that the lower, more sheltered slopes of these 'lands' were once used for growing or processing the crop.
- •Lint Lands is situated adjacent to 'The Street,' a historic trans-border trackway that served as a Roman road and later a major drove route for moving livestock into Scotland.
- •The hill overlooks the remote Uswayford area, a landscape famously used by 18th-century 'whisky-runners' to smuggle illicit spirits across the border away from the eyes of the excise men.
- •The summit provides an excellent look at the 'Coquet Wedges'—the distinctive interlocking spurs of the upper Coquet Valley that showcase the area’s classic glacial geography.
- •The name promises a textile industry that the modern terrain, consisting almost entirely of wind-scoured grass and damp peat, has long since abandoned.