Logged Visits:

23rd Sep 2023  11:47  by Reynard

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Up from Cocklawfoot to the Pennine Way. Views mostly obscured by low cloud and rain. Never seen so many pheasants in one place

King’s Seat

28th Aug 2023  11:30  by iang

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked past on Stage 16 of the Pennine Way

Kings Seat ©iang

20th Aug 2023  12:46  by jonglew

Gridref: NT 87885 17343   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From Cocklawfoot. Good track, then easy ground up Kingsseat Shin. Trig sits on Scottish side of the border, hence not a Northumberland pillar. Centre cap missing, no plug; RHD side sight hole open. Extensive panoramic views.

Pillar TP4224©jonglew
Spider TP4224©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4224©jonglew

25th Jun 2023  07:49  by timdoggart

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Part of walking Pennine Way

Trig Trigpoint

22nd Dec 2022  12:17  by JD0g9000

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

20th Sep 2022  11:51  by S1534&Beyond

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 9/10

2nd of 2 trigs today. This was during a period of national mourning so rather a poignant name of a trig for our incoming monarch. Tens of thousands of people were queuing in the capital and here was a place in wonderful scenery for quiet reflection. Spider is missing.

The trig ©S1534&Beyond

7th Jul 2022  13:32  by ruari2022

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bagged as part of a walk from Windy Gyle to Ingram.

6th Jun 2022  08:20  by Dubvine

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

8th Apr 2022  13:26  by slateloose

Gridref: NT 87800 17300   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Second trig point on a 10.5 mile walk up from the River Coquet to Rowhope Farm then to the Windy Gyle trig point. The last time I walked along this section of the Pennine Way was on 10th June 1989 while walking the Pennine Way. A big thank you to all the people who worked on the flagging of the way. Great Job.

15th Jun 2021  11:10  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Mrs A1M completed this one again as I'm away in London working. Park at and walked up from Cocklawfoot Farm.

3rd Nov 2020  12:47  by Oldhortus

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Second trig of the day. Up from Cocklawfoot taking Auchope Rig to Pennine Way and onto Cheviot. Last one of the day will be Windy Gyle. Pleased there are large pavers to walk on it would be nightmare without. This border ridge is one big peat bog!

3rd Nov 2020  00:00  by Axe Edge

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

The pillar is on the Pennine Way and cant be missed, however it is generally overlooked and recently omitted from the make up lessons that its neighbours have had. Early morning and frost on the ground and those slabs are icy. Lethal. I gift the two today to all the people and businesses that went out of their way to comply with social distancing guidelines. My heart goes out to you.

29th Sep 2020  11:19  by NJM

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

My third visit, set off from Cocklawfoot and climbed Windy Gyle via Kelsocluech Rig and continued along the Border Ridge to this TP, then a direct drop down the W side of the hill to Kingsseat Burn. Better views today than I've enjoyed before, almost cloudless sky, could see a very long way into Scotland. ~~ 17/11/13 First visit - This was the last big walk I did in the Cheviots on my own, a couple of weeks after this I rescued Rosie my Springer Spaniel for 7 fantastic years of hill walking adventures. Prior to getting a dog I used to enjoy walking on my own, but the acquisition of such a fantastic companion as Rosie changed my outlook forever.

View South West 17/11/13
View South East Storm's TP #129
View West 29/09/20

15th Mar 2020  13:33  by nichex

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Slight damage to the top of the pillar (see photo)

Kings seat pillar and view Shows slight damage to top

23rd Apr 2019  00:00  by carolje

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Apr 2019  12:28  by RBBC

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

8th Mar 2019  12:50  by Roger Peaple

Gridref: NT 87800 17300   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

A day of two Trigs, two countries, a mountain and a sheep rescue (!) Walked here from Barrow Burn taking the Clennell Street path up to the Border ridge, then right onto The Penine Way to King's Seat Trig (the Trig itself requiring a quick hop over the fence). Great views all around with the Scotland on one side and England on the other. Plug removed and some wear and tear around the base. This was a Winter visit, icey and squelchy underfoot with patches of snow. Looking forward to a Summertime revisit.

25th Nov 2018  14:00  by tobyfells

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

29mile Goat Recce

11th Aug 2018  14:05  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up from Cocklawfoot with P61 and Brunshaw,fantastic horseshoe round taking in Windy Gyle,Cairn Hill West Top (Hangingstone Hill) a Donald Top,Auchope Cairn (a deleted Donald Top) & Auchope Mountain Rescue Hut.In good weather,great company with breathe taking views.

Approach
Trig

11th Aug 2018  14:05  by painterman61

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Remote feel to this one plug missing walking on from windy gyle trig

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

19th Jan 2018  10:02  by Nick&Rosie

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

19/01/18 Second Visit - As we are close to completing all 155 Northumberland Trig Pillars I needed to get Rosie up here so she could 'bag' this one too, it was the only one I'd done prior to getting her that we haven't redone since. Chose an 'interesting' day to do it, deep soft powdery snow all the way up from Cocklawfoot made for tortuously slow progress to Hexpathgate, and even slower along the border ridge. There was no trace whatsoever of the flagstone path! We returned by taking a direct traverse down Kingsseat Shin to the track that follows Cocklaw Burn back to the start.

View North With Rosie
View East
View South
View West

1st Sep 2017  10:30  by dugswell2

FB Number: S7997   Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

An easy walk up from Cocklawfoot on a grey cloudy morning. Then retraced steps along the Pennine Way to Windy Gyles then continued by descending towards then climbing Pudding Law then returned to Clocklawfoot in 3.5 hours.

13th Aug 2017  12:51  by Moira293

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Bagged on a detour from circular walk from Cocklawfoot that also took in the Windy Gyle trig. Easy hop over the fence from the Pennine Way. Great views over the Cheviot foothills across the Borders.

Moi posing at the trig :-)
A grand day for trig bagging :-)

28th Apr 2017  20:03  by beckroad

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

2nd trig of the day and this pillar is located other side of the fence. Cheviot looms in the background. The walk from Bloodybush Edge trig point provided some interesting topography at the confluence of Usway Burn and Clay Burn.

4th Jan 2017  14:18  by Boz North

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

If you want to see my walk to this trig point you can view it on my Boz North's Trail blog. Regards.

21st Sep 2016  09:45  by Sandrax2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walking The Pennine Way. Stage - Cocklawfoot to Kirk Yetholm.

©Sandrax2

29th Aug 2016  10:45  by Borderer

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Up from Cocklawfoot, pillar #1 on a King's Seat - Windy Gyle - Lamb Hill and return trip. Great weather and views all of the way

©Borderer

5th Aug 2016  09:20  by Boz North

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

6th May 2016  11:45  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked up from Cocklaw Foot Farm and back via Windy Gyle, nice round walk.

6th May 2016  11:45  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Done together with Windy Gyle from Cocklaw foot. Hazy day but cleared up in the end.

30th Mar 2016  09:33  by Gillian Redpath

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 6/10

18th Jun 2015  10:45  by Proper Cheddar

Gridref: NT 87887 17346   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Last day of the Pennine Way and still very windy. Head down I walked straight past this without noticing it - fortunately my friend pointed it out. A quick hop over the border fence.

8th May 2015  08:09  by NormanW

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

24th Oct 2014  14:38  by sjr

FB Number: 7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

right beside pennine way.

8th Oct 2014  12:46  by bargee

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

After a wild camp at Hindhope linn the dogs and I climbed back to the pennine way and onwards to Kings seat. last day on the pennine way and a grand day too.

24th Aug 2014  13:00  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Did 20km round from Coquetdale to Kings Seat and Bloodybush Edge. Almost no-one else around and only 5 cars in the car park despite it being a Bank Holiday Sunday with sunny, dry and calm weather

26th Jun 2014  00:00  by gasman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

20th Jun 2014  10:30  by haighr01

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Pennine Way Day 2 of 17. Great location between The Cheviot and Windy Gyle. Involved an easy border fence hop back into Scotland, but in effect virtually on the path. In good condition, a great trig. Incredulous as others were spotted marching straight past the pillar without bagging it, how strange.....

8th Feb 2014  17:00  by PDB

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Retrospective log from pennine way trip in 1995

6th Aug 2013  09:15  by Ben Fogerty

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nearly walked past this whilst doing the Pennine Way

Kings seat trig

24th May 2013  14:25  by Captainbob542

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Logging pillar from walk along the Penine Way

11th May 2013  13:00  by Walker Dan

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walked up here in the rain after the nearby cachers meet at Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle.

24th Nov 2012  12:30  by fasgadh

Gridref: NT 87886 17344   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walked the border ridge from King's Seat to Windy Rig with difficulty as the Pennine Way flags were iced up. Pillar north of the fence but in England according to the OS. A rare direct hit with the GPS too!

King's Seat And the Flags of Doom.©fasgadh
King's Seat ©fasgadh
King's Seat ©fasgadh

11th Nov 2012  12:08  by stan toon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Trig in great condition, bagged this along with Windy Gyle on a 12 miler.

©stan toon

14th Aug 2012  15:48  by embatt83

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

26th Jun 2012  10:30  by Chalky

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Spider centre open.

14th Apr 2012  00:00  by ngthack

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Oct 2011  12:45  by Garth Fenton

Gridref: NT 87885 17339   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Another cold windy day, thankfully dry. Passed over Kings Seat on the way to Cairn Hill-west top the end of a weeks Donald ticking only 5 to go

27th Sep 2011  12:11  by staggie34

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited en route to Windy Gyle from Barrowburn. Lovely weather today but cloud rolled in shortly after 1pm.

5th Aug 2011  11:22  by paulxtr

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Kings Seat ©paulxtr

7th Apr 2011  15:47  by Boz North

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

18th Oct 2010  11:00  by [email protected]

Gridref: NT 87800 17300   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pennine Way day 18

12th Oct 2010  09:12  by mntainman

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Passed on last day of Pennine Way

Kings Seat

21st May 2010  11:01  by Lonewalker

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited while walking the Pennine Way. Final one of three today along the final Byrness to KY leg. Surprisingly close to Windy Gyle for such a hilly location - not sure why they'd need one so close and its not even on a summit. Just over fence from the PW path, and I almost walked straight past it as I had my head down making progress along the slabs.

5th Sep 2009  10:00  by Rob&Fiona

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

6th Apr 2009  09:46  by agentmancuso

Gridref: NT 87881 17344   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From Cocklawfoot via Windy Gyle, back down NW ridge to Kingsseat Burn.

8th Nov 2008  13:11  by Fester

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Taken in on a Cheviot-Windy Gyle traverse in awful weather

6th Oct 2007  12:35  by coinea

Gridref: NT 87886 17340   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

6th Oct 2007  12:16  by clochandighter

Gridref: NT 87886 17339   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Local access from the Scottish side is from Cocklawfoot. Ample off road parking just before the farmyard entrance The farmer at Cocklawfoot is friendly towards walkers. All hill paths are mapped and the route includes a visit to neighbouring Windy Gyle. This pillar is on English soil. Although the trig pillar appears to stand on the Scottish side of the fence, the national boundary runs parallel, a few metres west of the fence line at this point. This pillar is passed when walking the Pennine Way. Column in good condition. Spider centre open. FB faces south along the national boundary, compass measurement 189°. Vented through right (east) sight hole.

S7997 - Kings Seat pillar & FB

28th Jun 2007  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NT 87888 17345   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

28th Apr 2007  10:00  by wrose

Gridref: NT 87888 17344   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

An after the event entry. Visit made before my finding this site.

23rd Aug 2006  13:00  by staggie34

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Bagged this after visiting Windy Gyle. Some nice views over the border to Scotland and a good view of Auchope Cairn but nothing great. There are better trigs in the Cheviots than this one. Easy to get to as it is on Pennine Way and a matter of minutes from Clennell Street.

The Trig
The Trig
South from trig

20th Aug 2006  10:35  by asbown

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

just over fence on scottish side of border

19th Jun 2006  12:00  by Jango & Boba Fett

Gridref: NT 87887 17345   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Apart from its pinkish colour and lack of paint and a top plug this one is in pretty good condition, probably because the Kings Seat is not the most striking of tops.

View northwestward past the trig point
Flush bracket

16th Dec 2005  00:00  by Peripatetic

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Took a detour to bag this one, on ascent of Windy Gyle. Alas, it wasn't really worth the while!

3rd Aug 2005  14:00  by Andy West

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Jun 2005  12:05  by MrHappy

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

31st Mar 2005  13:19  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Must have passed it on Pennine Way in 1975. Nipped over fence into Scotland to bag it during walk from The Cheviot to Windy Gyle.

8th Jun 2004  21:00  by Downfaller

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

This is retrospective log having visited the trig on our Pennine Way jaunt walking North - South. After late start we pitched camp just south of the trig at the PROW border crossing. Remember well the cracking sunset - failed to bag Cheviot due to late start. Pre trig log days so no GR/FB No etc.

19th Sep 2003  15:13  by The Peak Plodders

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Great walk today!

19th Sep 2003  13:30  by Teasel

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Having just visited Windy Gyle, we thought we'd do a quick stomp along the Pennine Way to bag this one. Trigpoint is just on the Scottish side of the border and is missing its plug.

The trigpoint, looking towards England
The view, looking towards Scotland
The flush bracket

25th Apr 2003  19:17  by Fellwanderer

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

16th Feb 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc; no plug; fine view N; on Border (Scottish side of fence)

1st Sep 2002  14:10  by sleepwalker

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Visited during a long and hot day on the Cheviot hills. Right beside the Pennine Way.

25th Jun 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Plug with heavily indented lettering.

5th May 1996  00:00  by ad-lib

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

13th Aug 1994  10:59  by andyc

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up from Cocklawfoot on the Scottish side. Trig is on a gentle ridge, not a peak.

21st Aug 1993  12:00  by Particle

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

27th Jun 1992  00:00  by Border Peat

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

3rd May 1992  00:00  by gowrie

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

19th Sep 1983  12:49  by manonabike

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 7/10

Pennine Way

7th Jul 1983  00:00  by CJO

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

on pennine way

22nd Oct 1982  00:00  by happycyclist

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Retrospective log. Visited when doing Pennine Way.

17th Aug 1979  09:40  by Triggers

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done as part of pennine way

17th Aug 1978  10:00  by arranc

Gridref: NT 87800 17300   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

20th Jul 1978  12:00  by fasgadh

FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Another one on the border ridge... Its a long way still to that free pint!

22nd Jul 1974  00:00  by Historian

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A Pennine Way log.

18th Aug 1968  10:00  by [email protected]

Gridref: NT 87800 17300   FB Number: S7997  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10