Hedgehope

Nearest town:
Coldstream (23km NW)
OS reference:
NT9429119802
OS sheet:
80
Latitude:
55° 28' 18.74 N
Longitude:
2° 5' 25.15 W
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Image of Hedgehope (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Snow-covered Hedgehope from the east, on the approach to Threestoneburn stone circle, which is in the light area in front of the forest edge, right of centre.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.3.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Apr 15, 2019

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Folklore

Hedgehope
Cairn(s)
Rhiannon
Rhiannon Apr 14, 2025

On the top of “Hedgehope,” the round-headed hill that is neighbour to Cheviot, there is a hollow in an incised stone, known as the “Bluidy Trough,” on account of the colour given to the water by the orange-red moss or lichen covering the stone. It is lucky to make a wish here, and drop in a crooked pin – a great number can be seen clearly, lying at the bottom of the hollow, in the water.
- Contributed by Mr T--, Belford, Northumberland, estate agent.

This from the Northumberland ‘County Folk-Lore’, collected by M.C. Balfour (1904). Perhaps the colour might be down to that red coloured algae you get in bird baths sometimes?

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