Northumbrian Climbing Guide

 
 
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Main Stone What the symbols
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Grid Ref: NZ014988   Aspect: all 
Altitude: 410 mtrs   Walk in: 45 mins   Bike in: 30 mins   Bike out: 10 mins   Route quality:  
Click here for StreetMap Right of access under CRoWThis crag is in an area designated as an SSSI
As for Ravensheugh, but when you reach the fence near the crag, walk up the forest side of it until the stone is reached in about 250 metres.
 
General:
Some mid-grade bouldering. Not worth a visit unless you're already at Ravensheugh. The boundary fence gets in the way.
Rock:  
Fell Sandstone Carboniferous, Dinantian
Good
History:
Spasmodic bouldering has taken place here for decades. It used to be clearly visible from Simonside North Face before the forest was planted.