Hind Hope

The Pennine Way near River Coquet

The Pennine Way at the SE corner of the Roman Camp

The Pennine Way near Chew Sike

The Pennine Way near Brownhart Law

The Pennine Way near Brownhart Law

At the Roman camp remains, Chew Green

Quad bike tracks and archaeological site warning signs - make of that what you will.

Dere Street and the Pennine Way: Scotland ahead

A somewhat boggy section as the routes head into Scotland.

Feral Cheviot goats

A herd of approximately thirty feral goats was encountered not long after re-entering Scotland along the route of Dere Street/Pennine Way. Here, two individuals are captured with the distinctive outline of the Eildon Hills in the distance.

Grazing the hillside

Part of a thirty-strong herd of Cheviot feral goats grazing the hillside above Hind Hope. Rubers Law can be noted in the distance.

On Brownhart Law

Following and indistinct path across the slopes of Brownhart Law on the English side of the border. The Cheviot is prominent in the distance, with the small 'pimple' of Auchope Cairn just visible on the left of the distant ridge.

Waymarker post on Brownhart Law

The comfort of a green dotted line on the map and also a waymarker to show that we are just on the English side of the border. Scotland [with heather] appears on the right hand edge of the photo.

Looking east from Brownhart Law

The view eastwards from around the 500m contour is towards the head of the Coquet valley with the first green field visible in the middle distance and the big block of conifers at Carshope Plantation further away.

Scottish heather

Having just crossed the border fence via a gate, the land immediately changes from rough moorland grasses to heather clad hilltops, although there's nothing to suggest that this might be a grouse moor due to a lack of grouse and butts.

Sneaking into Scotland

A rather soggy track on the Scottish side of the border fence. There were no guards at the crossing point and not even a kilted piper, so slightly disappointing.

Heading downhill on Berrystell Fell

The soggy moor top track gradually improves as height is lost, the gradient increases and heather changes to grassland. The track leads down towards the Hindhope Burn which is crossed twice on this route.

Heading down Berrystell Fell

The track leading down the fellside tends to disappear on this section, but the ground is much improved over the soggy conditions higher up. The line of the track becomes obvious again lower down and can be seen centre left crossing the flank of Hindhope Law. In the far distance are the Eildon Hills. A good deed was performed close to this point when a 'riggwelter' ewe was discovered and rescued. [Riggwelter is a Yorkshire term for a sheep stranded on its back and unable to right itself]

The valley of Hindhope Burn

Typical steep sided valley on the Scottish side of the Cheviots. The Hindhope Burn, which is hidden down below, is heading NE at this point, but circles around Hindhope Law to head west and join the beginnings of the Kale Water at Nether Hindhope.