Shillhope Law is a hill in the southern

Cheviots The Cheviot Hills (), or sometimes The Cheviots, are a range of uplands straddling the Anglo-Scottish border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The English section is within the Northumberland National Park. The range includes ...

, a range of hills in

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, England. Shillhope Law is a relatively unremarkable member of this group; in common with its neighbours it has a small summit and steep, grassy sides falling to deeply incised valleys on either side. However, unlike its neighbours, the ridge connecting Shillhope Law to the higher dome of

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to the north is bisected by a low col at m, giving it enough

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to be a Marilyn. The narrow road that climbs up

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from

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to the foot of Shillhope Law eases any access problems. On the other side of the valley lies the

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and training (without live ammunition) can take place on the northern side of Shillhope Law. Shillhope Law can be easily climbed from the farms on its western side, Barrowburn and Shillmoor, although the ascent is steep. These two climbs can be combined to give a circular walk of about . The view is not far-reaching in any direction because numerous hills and ridges of the same height or higher in all directions except south and south-east.

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