Gimmermoor Cairns
Crag, Rock And Cairn In The Cheviots, Northumberland
A set of three cairns north of Carlcroft Hill called the Gimmermoor Cairns, although I could only find two.
You know what it's like. You spend hours meticulously planning your hike for the Cheviot 99 Challenge, pinponting each hill you want to visit with military precision.
Then on the day you spot something on the map called the Gimmermoor Cairns and find yourself immediately wandering off course. This pretty much sums up all my hikes!
The Gimmermoor Cairns looked to be three dots on the map, meaning there should be three cairns to find. I looked high and low and couldn't find the top right one near the fence anywhere. The other two were quite prominent.
Even though they are prominent enough to mark on the map, I couldn't find anything about them online. Maybe they just served as markers or were part of some prehistoric ceremonial structures.
Either way they have fab views over Yearning Law and they sit just north of Carlcroft Hill.
To get there, park up at Buckham's Bridge, follow the road east and then take the path up onto Carlcroft Hill. Follow the fence line north where you will find the Gimmermoor Cairns.
Let us know if you find the third one.
Just under 4km and 187m of ascent.
Open On OS MapsGet 4 points if you have visited this place. Already visited by 2 VIPs.
Login to the VIP area to add places to your bucket list, mark them as visited and more importantly see where you rank on the league table.
How To Find Gimmermoor Cairns
Where Is Gimmermoor Cairns?
Lat / Long
55.40811, -2.27929
What three words
Where To Park For Gimmermoor Cairns?
Lat / Long
55.390079, -2.278815
What three words
Park at Buckhams Bridge Car Park at Blindburn.
Contributed by Simon Hawkins
Thanks for checking out this place on the Fabulous North! I do enjoy a wander out in to the countryside trying to find hidden gems that not many people know about. You can't beat a rogue pele tower up a remote hill, a mysterious stone circle or a stunning waterfall secluded in a forest.
More Places from Simon
More Places In The Cheviots
Find more fabulous places in The Cheviots, Northumberland and if you know of a place we haven't listed, then let us know.
Green Humbleton Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots NorthumberlandAn old hillfort sitting on top of Green Humbleton in the borders.
Great Hetha Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots NorthumberlandAn Iron Age hillfort sitting on top of Great Hetha in the College Valley.
Middleton Crags
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots NorthumberlandA set of crags on the north east face of Hedgehope Hill standing at 404m above sea level.
More Crags, Rocks And Cairns
So this crag, rock and cairn wasn't enough and you want more? Don't worry we have you covered.
Kennedy's Cairn
Crag, Rock And Cairn Dumfries And Galloway ScotlandKennedy's Cairn is a giant stone and cement cairn that sits near the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse near Stranraer.
Cairnpapple Hill
Crag, Rock And Cairn Falkirk ScotlandA large cairn with a henge and underground chamber near Bathgate in Scotland.
Redheugh Crag
Crag, Rock And Cairn Edlingham NorthumberlandSandstone crag, popular with climbers, on the hills near Edlingham with a hidden surprise.
Never Miss A Fabulous Place
If you are afraid of missing out on all the fabulous places we post, or just want to be the first to know, then sign up to the Fabulous North.
Each week we will email you all the brand new places that we visit.
Sign Up To Alerts
Find Us On Facebook
We post all our new places daily on our Facebook Groups page, so join the group today and be notified when we add a new place.
Join Our Facebook GroupGimmermoor Cairns was listed in Crag, Rock And Cairn // Northumberland // The Cheviots