COQUET VIEW - The River Coquet - Source to Sea Traditional Cache
COQUET VIEW - The River Coquet - Source to Sea
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A short steepish walk with magnificent views of the River Coquet and surrounding hills, all along the way to the edge of Harwood forest.
The River Coquet, 40 miles in length, rises in the Cheviot Hills, flows northeast, and enters the North Sea at Amble. Coquet Island lies just off the mouth of the river. This series of caches will take you to some interesting places along the course of the river, always through terrific scenery.
If you park at Great Tosson Tower, you will see one of the many pele towers built as a line of defence against the Scots. The massive walls of the pele tower still stand about thirty or forty feet in height and at a thickness of some nine feet. Many of the outer stones were removed years ago and used in building local farmhouses. Border towers were constructed using small boulders and welded together using hot lime. It is a tribute to this method of building that these towers have stood the test of time.
The Lords of Hepple held their court in Tosson following the demolition of their own castle and opposite the pele stood the village inn, the Royal George. A stump from the inn's oak beam can still be seen in the house wall.
Caches in the 'The River Coquet Source to Sea' Series:
THE SOURCE, USWAY BURN, LADY'S WELL, TOSSON LIME KILN, COQUET VIEW, STEPPING STONES, CRAGSIDE, GUYZANCE MEMORIAL, THE HERMITAGE, COQUET ISLAND.
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