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23rd Mar 2024  13:19  by KevP

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

8.5 mile loop over Simonside, over to Tosson Hill then return to col below Simonside before returning to the roadside on forestry road and paths. A good walk but extremely windy. This was during The 24 Trig Baggers Meet based in Wooler.

22nd Mar 2024  12:40  by rupertal

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

6th Mar 2024  12:13  by MorpethWolf

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Part of an 11 1/2 mile circular route from Thropton via Great Tosson and back via Bickerton. I’m scoring it low because the conditions at the trig were awful - fog, wind and a cold chill meant a short visit. The 2 1/2 mile trudge across Tosson Hill was heavy going - so boggy. Nonetheless this is my highest trig to date and I am so pleased with myself for completing what was a very challenging day out. I must do it again in clear weather

What View?

18th Feb 2023  12:50  by We TRye hard

Gridref: NZ 00482 98251   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Altitude 442m. A long trek here - parked at Tosson Limekiln (NU027010) and up to Simonside. Then to Selby's Cove in search of bench marks. Direct to Tosson, hacking through the forest and across the thick heathered moors. Decent almost directly to Bickerton. An odd route I know but I was hunting for benchmarks.

©We TRye hard

22nd Jan 2023  13:00  by Laggan Boy

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at Lordenshaw car park and completed a circular walk to Tosson Hill trig via Simonside. Trig didn't disappoint with some great views, however icy paths made it a bit tricky getting there.

Tosson Hill
Icy Conditions

29th Aug 2022  13:51  by pricklyangelduo

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Managed to park at Tower then followed the arrows. Fabulous views and well worth the walk

15th Aug 2022  14:24  by peebs

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©peebs

6th Aug 2022  14:00  by Reynard

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Parked at Great Tosson, the FC car parks all still closed for ongoing recovery work after Storm Arwen, so Lordenshaws was rammed with people going onto Simonside. Walked up into FC, taking the higher path to avoid fallen trees lower down. Up over Ravens Heugh to the trig. Spectacular views in all directions, and deserted, possibly my favourite trig so far

Tosson Hill

29th Jun 2022  13:49  by S1534&Beyond

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

2nd of 3 trigs today. Retrospective log. Notes state it was hot and was quite difficult to navigate and detours were required due to the damage from Arwen. Unfortunately I wrote nothing about the actual route.

The trig ©S1534&Beyond

5th Feb 2022  10:19  by NJM

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

My fourth visit, with Ceri Evans. Up from the FC car park through what little is left of Tosson Wood after the destruction wreaked by Storm Arwen. From the radio mast to the cleared section below Simonside the fallen trees have yet to be cleared from across the track, about two dozen to negotiate your way under, over and around! Extremely windy today at the top but the views as ever made the walk worthwhile ~~ 15/11/20 My third visit, a big day out with Simon Rushton a ten mile three TP point to point walk. Left my car by Grasslees N of Darden Pike, and left Simon's on the B6342 at the 217 point E of Garleigh Moor and walked the length of the Simonside ridge via Garleigh Moor, Dove Crag, Simonside, Tosson Hill, Boddle Moss and Darden Rigg. Fantastic! Knackered!! ~~ 27/02/20 12:05 Beautiful day, though a cold wind on top. Four years almost to the day since I last did this TP, it was among the first I did in Northumberland and having now done the lot (twice) I do think it might just be the very best of the 156 in the county. The views are exceptional.

27/02/20 ~~ View East With Watson
27/02/20 ~~ View South
27/02/20 ~~ View West
15/11/20 ~~ View North Storm's TP #152 with Simon Rushton
05/02/22 ~~ View North With Ceri Evans
05/02/22 ~~ View South

18th Nov 2021  15:22  by slateloose

Gridref: NZ 00400 98200   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Started out a bit late for this one , ended up walk back last bit through woodland in the dark. The Tawny Owl calling was a nice surprise to finish off the day. Parked in the forestry Simonside car park. We walked the footpath up through the woodland and out onto a forest track which passes below Simonside. We then took the footpath along the edge of the recent fell woodland out to the gate and the open moorland. Up to this point the walking was good, but after the gate it gets a bit boggy crossing the moor to the trig point. Fantastic views with the sun shining on the Cheviot hills.

10th Oct 2021  15:00  by Weathaz

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

Amazing views from trig, lovely clear day. We ventured to this trig from Harwood up St Oswalds Way and back through the forest

23rd Sep 2021  10:50  by Bill Milbourne

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

23rd Sep 2021  10:50  by Bill Milbourne

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

7th Sep 2021  10:57  by Oldhortus

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

Parked at Lordenshaw. Very enjoyable, with wonderful view of the surrounding country side

3rd Aug 2021  14:48  by Cazhook

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

27th Jun 2021  15:06  by Sarahc86

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

24th May 2021  12:02  by Lothian

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

©Lothian

13th Apr 2021  13:40  by JemD

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in Lordenshaw Hill car park and approached from The Beacon, Dove Crag and Simonside. No signposts but the route was straightforward albeit deceivingly long and undulating 7.5 miles there and back. Trig is concealed partly behind a stone circular wall which made a nice spot for a brew. Spectacular views of the Cheviots and Rothbury.

2nd Apr 2021  13:20  by marhill20

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Breezy but excellent views, even on a cloudy day

17th Jan 2021  00:00  by northernphilby

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

13th Dec 2020  11:30  by Mike.lavender53

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

Started at Great Tosson. Wet at the start increasing to epic wind and rain across the tops.

©Mike.lavender53

10th Aug 2020  14:16  by CJO

Gridref: NZ 00484 98238   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

All intact. Has fading white paint. BM pivot/ old trig outside wind cairn shelter. Nice cool breeze and distant views. Simonside reasonably busy but no-one on Tosson. Nice walk on a good track all the way.

pivot

8th Aug 2020  18:10  by FrankR

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

29th Jul 2020  11:35  by stan toon

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

Revisit

©stan toon

20th Jul 2020  15:28  by Geordie

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

12th Jan 2020  00:00  by Llondon

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

29th Oct 2019  13:09  by jonglew

Gridref: NZ 00483 98249   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From Great Tosson, small car park. RoW all the way. Pillar, sitting within a shelter cairn, retains an original centre cap, deeply indented lettering; RHS sight hole open. Nice panoramic views. Pivot BM, quite possibly an old trig, located on a flat boulder W side cairn.

Pillar TP6547©jonglew
Spider TP6547©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP6547©jonglew
Pivot benchmark and possibly the old trig marked on old maps TP6547©jonglew

2nd Oct 2019  13:42  by greenbell

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Trek across the Simonside hills out to the distant feeling Marilyn top - everyone else disappears. An empty place - unless you count big skies, fine moors and hills and dots of buildings. Lake District, North Pennine, North Yorks Moors and pretty well the length of Northumbria.

27th Apr 2019  12:28  by painterman61

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Walked on good paths from the car park trig in vgc with cap excellent views sun came out whilst having lunch.

site ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

10th Apr 2019  13:29  by trigrat

Gridref: NZ 00479 98249   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

21st Aug 2018  12:18  by MrHappy

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

21st Apr 2018  11:45  by Borderer

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

From Hepple Whitefield Farm via the bridleway and footpath. Great views, perfect weather.

©Borderer

6th Nov 2017  12:30  by DanTrig

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

9 mile out and back walk over the Simonside Hills taking in Garleigh Moor and Tosson Hill trigs, clear and sunny. Great Views.

17th Sep 2017  14:30  by bwm

Gridref: NZ 00479 98244   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

9th May 2017  13:28  by paulxtr

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked on the grass in the middle of the small triangle of roads N of Hepple Whitefield Farm. Followed circuitous right-of-way to trig. Excellent views. Carried on to Simonside before returning the same way.

Tosson Hill ©paulxtr

27th Mar 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NZ 00481 98246   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From car park to east at NZ052988 followed marked FP via Simonside (TuMP at NZ024987). Returned via track thru' woodland, exiting on FP at NZ038988

8th Jan 2017  00:00  by carolje

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

8th Nov 2016  12:30  by beckroad

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Simonside Hills and on to Tosson Hill. This trig is protected by an enclosed stone circular shelter. Pristine condition with views north to the Cheviots.Went on to explore the settlement at Great Tosson.

16th May 2016  13:53  by amblerbob

Gridref: NZ 00481 98244   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From Lordenshaw car park after traversing Simonside. Lovely views.

Tosson Hill Pillar within shelter

23rd Apr 2016  14:20  by offpiste

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Cycled in from Winters Gibbet near Elsdon via Simonside. There should have been good view to Cheviot but not today Overcast cold with snow.

©offpiste

16th Apr 2016  13:00  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

All good :o).

15th Apr 2016  11:53  by Father Ted

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Drove up from Hexham and had the company of a friend for this Marilyn. Parked at NZ 03712 99688 from where it was a pretty straightforward walk up with nice views from the top.

23rd Mar 2016  12:13  by Boz North

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

6th Mar 2016  14:45  by tim747

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

29th Feb 2016  14:44  by Nick&Rosie

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

Must have the most extensive all round view of Northumberland of any point in the county? Stunning views, really worth a visit on a good day.

View North
View West
View South
View to the North East Ravensheugh, Simonside & Rothbury

4th Oct 2015  12:15  by Dusty

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pillar
Spider
Flush Bracket

25th Sep 2015  14:35  by stignest

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

stunning viewpoint as is nearby Simonside. flagstones over the latter. boggy squelchy payh from forestry road to trig. all metalwork intact. i love Northumberland xx

29th Jun 2015  14:30  by JonT

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Visited whilst walking the Simonside Hills from Rothbury. We'd planned a circular walk from Rothbury, taking in Garleigh Moor, The Beacon, Dove Crag and Simonside, returning via Great Tossen. I left the others on Simonside whilst I detoured to pick up the trig point on Tossen Hill. Great views.

Tossen Hill trig point, surrounded by a windbreak ©JonT
Detail of the pillar ©JonT
View north, to the Cheviot Hills, over the cap (partly obscured by paint) ©JonT
GPS network sign ©JonT
The flush bracket ©JonT

13th May 2015  08:55  by NormanW

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

20th Mar 2015  11:30  by Walker Dan

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Walked across here from the Solar Eclipse caching event on Simonside. Fine and sunny today.

17th Jan 2015  08:32  by Robert Phillips

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

10th Aug 2014  12:00  by Sprog

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

18th May 2014  17:40  by g4wsb

Gridref: NY 00483 98242   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Cycle from east car park all way.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

18th Oct 2013  13:50  by redDragon

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Followed path from Simonside hill, but couldnt see a thing. Pillar is inside the shelter

28th Sep 2013  12:05  by 8parkland

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

22nd Sep 2013  11:52  by broadoak2006

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

Circular walk around Simonside

13th Apr 2013  14:43  by coinea

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

13th Apr 2013  14:42  by clochandighter

Gridref: NZ 00480 98243   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Second visit. For photographs and GPS reading. SITE VISIT: Approached from east. Free public car park at NZ052987, or nearer picnic site at NZ037997 - see return route. Followed mapped RoW over Dove Crag and Simonside, through junction of tracks at NZ021987, bearing west via NZ014900 continuing southwest to summit. Pillar with GPS plate in good condition. Spider has replacement OS centre cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces south, ~172°. Vented through east sight hole. Full 360° panoramic view from top. Returned along forest tracks via NZ031989 and NZ037995 to road for car park.

S1551 - Tosson Hill & GRP

26th Feb 2013  15:30  by RichTea

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

19th Mar 2012  10:30  by asbown

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

nice walk from car park via simonside.

25th Oct 2011  11:42  by staggie34

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

No views today due to very low clagg. Breezy and cool. Took in this trig then over Simonside to Garleigh Hill.

22nd Oct 2011  13:00  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at Great Tosson and walked in on the PROW. Had a mouch around Burgh Hill with its obvious fort then up through the forest to the base of Simonside. Called at Simonside summit then across the heather moorland to Tosson hill. Views across the Coquet valley and over to the Cheviots, alittle hazy today but still lovely.

4th Jul 2011  17:10  by gansonwheels

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

It was a very pleasant circular walk, with friend, from Thropton via the river bottom and the Hepple Whitefield track. The sun's rays shone out from behind the clouds.

22nd Sep 2010  18:46  by stan toon

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

Been up simonside dozens of times so decided to extend to Tosson hill for first time.Enjoyable walk up from forest car park

16th Jun 2010  17:02  by TomL

Gridref: NZ 00480 98246   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Short and hard ride out from Rothbury when the opportunity arose. Very very dry currently.

Tosson Hill 160610 ©TomL

2nd Jun 2010  09:51  by ArthurH

Gridref: NZ 00482 98245   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

13th Feb 2010  12:30  by staggie34

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

My first trig since September 2009 due to a new baby! A repeat of my 2006 route in much less windy conditions. Public path to trig from forest was frozen solid and the surrounding ground of the trig was too. Shelter and trig in fine condition. Fine views to start over the Cheviots but these clouded over as the day went along. Climbed Simonside after this but skipped Garleigh Moor. Ended up in The Gate at Forestburn Gate down the road for a well earned pint.

2nd Aug 2008  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, metal cap, deep letters, GPS plaque. In stone shelter. First of the day: morning mist not quite cleared. This time, avoided the killer heather by approaching from NE. Car park, marked trail, with path leading to summit, although last bit is boggy.

26th Dec 2006  12:06  by andyc

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Very nice boxing day outing to test my nephews new mountain bike on the forest track in Simonside. Nipped out of the forest through the mist to bag the Trig/Marilyn. Not quite sure why I've never been up this hill when its so close to home and I must have climbed nearby Simonside Crag 15 times over the years. No longer a trespass issue as there is now a new public footpath right past the trig from Whitefield Hill to Simonside Crag.

My nephew Billy and Scrabble the labrador
Tosson Hill FB
Billy on Tosson Hill
Me on Tosson Hill

10th Dec 2006  12:05  by staggie34

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

Headed up from Simonside plantation in horrendous wind and some rain. I bet it's a cracking view from here in all directions but not today! Good wind shelter and trig in good condition. A super little hill. Went from here up onto Simonside crag and across to Garleigh Moor trig.

20th May 2006  14:13  by Aye Jimmy

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Inside stone wall shelter; OS plaque present. Misty so no views.

Tosson Trigpoint and OS plaque.
Tosson Flush bracket.

2nd Oct 2005  14:16  by Bridgeman

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked from Rothbury to bag this one. From Ravens Heugh cross heathery ground to cairn about 200 metres away. you can pick up a faint path here across heathery and peaty ground which leads to Tosson Hill. The more obvious path ahead simply leads to some crags then disappears a little beyond.

Tosson Hill Trig Point ©Bridgeman
Tosson Hill Trig Point FB ©Bridgeman

15th Jul 2005  21:22  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

where do i begin? that's what i said when trying to find a way up too... had to park the camper a fair way away- small roads planned on going straight up the front on a beeline from the minor road at the north... i could hear gun fire... but set off anyway...it got louder and was directly infront near a copse... i had a story ready to placate the gomls BUT no need- it was a propane exploding bird scarer. not veary effective as about 10 pigeons flew out of the barley when I walked past 10 foot away from the BANGS. one wide open bare field open to view later and i'm on a 50 degree heather and boulder slope to the plateau but in my bid to escape the view of a quadbike farmer i'd gone way too far left- 1K!! nice walk along the rim and much easier descent direct from the trig. 3rd marylin today. knackered in the heat

the steep way up
tosson uluru

15th May 2005  15:30  by dugswell2

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

Born in Rothbury nearly 45 years before. Walked in from the north west.

22nd Jan 2005  12:59  by Andy West

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

17th Nov 2002  09:15  by sleepwalker

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Found a parking spot near the entrance of the local manor in Hepple Whitefield and headed up onto the moor.

18th Oct 2000  08:33  by Chalky

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

22nd Jul 2000  11:30  by arranc

Gridref: NZ 00400 98200   FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

5th Jul 2000  12:26  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

with Barbara Jones

10th Jun 2000  11:12  by senrabyar

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

11th Dec 1999  13:27  by fasgadh

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

A slog through the heather, quite a moor. Good nick and white!

10th Sep 1999  12:00  by peregrinus

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

No details noted - pleasant rocky summit, heathery ascent

24th Aug 1999  14:58  by clochandighter

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

First visit. To record FB number. HISTORY: Pillar built in 1936, exact date and cost not on record. Computed as primary triangulation station PP95 within Figure 3 of the OSGB36 primary retriangulation during 1937. Levelled to second class precision in 1958. Final pre-GPS maintenance by the OS was in July 1993. This marker continues to be maintained by the OS as a GPS passive station. SITE VISIT:Trig pillar in good condition had recently been painted. Quite a few Northumbrian trig pillars had been newly painted at that time so somebody around there is looking after them. Keep up the good work. Flush bracket faces south. Trig in a wind shelter. Public transport to Rothbury is complicated but possible in three legs from Berwick outwards. Bus to Alnwick another to Longframlington and another to Rothbury. Walked back to Alnwick afterwards.

S1551 - Tosson Hill TP & FB, in a wind shelter.

25th Jun 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1551  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A bit ttrespassy. In the middle of a stone shelter. Plug with heavily indented lettering.

7th Aug 1994  01:05  by Historian

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