Northumberland
White Law
430M
1411FT
About White Law
Rising on the airy border ridge, this rounded summit offers a classic Cheviot experience of wide skies and swaying grasses. It serves as a quiet, elevated vantage point for the northern glens, looking directly across to the steep-sided College Valley and the massive, peat-clad dome of The Cheviot.
Key Statistics
Rank
72nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Cheviots
Prominence
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34
Nearest Town
Northumberland
Geology
The ground beneath your feet consists of andesite, a type of hardened lava that flowed from the ancient volcanoes of the Cheviot range.
Classifications
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NT942290
Latitude
55.5547°N
Longitude
2.0935°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Old English 'hlāw', meaning a hill or burial mound, with the prefix 'White' likely referring to the pale, bleached appearance of mountain grasses like Nardus stricta during the winter months.
- •The summit sits on the fringes of the College Valley, a remote Northumberland estate famous for its population of wild feral goats and its strict restrictions on public motor vehicles.
- •From the top, walkers can see the distinctive twin-peaked profile of Yeavering Bell to the northeast, which served as a major Iron Age hillfort and later a site for an Anglo-Saxon royal palace.
- •Because 'Law' is the standard Northumbrian and Scots term for a rounded hill, the Cheviots are crowded with them; on a foggy afternoon, identifying exactly which grassy mound you are standing on becomes a test of navigational patience.