Thirl Moor

Cheviot Hills · Scotland

15th highest of 43 in the Cheviot Hills · 7.1 km from Byrness

About Thirl Moor

Thirl Moor is a 558 m (1,831 ft) peak in the Cheviot Hills, rising 132 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.

Thirl Moor is the 15th highest of the 43 summits Atlas lists in the Cheviot Hills, and the 18th by prominence. The nearest village is Byrness, 7.1 km to the south-west.

The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: second-order pillar, 558 m (OS station NT72S033). Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.

The nearest other summit is Brownhart Law (508 m), 2.1 km to the north-west.

Key facts

Height

558 m 1,831 ft

Prominence

132 m

Region

Cheviot Hills Scotland

Nearest summit

Brownhart Law 2.1 km NW · 508 m

Height rank

15th of 43 Summits in the Cheviot Hills

Nearest village

Byrness 7.1 km SW

Trig pillar

Second-order pillar, 558 m OS station NT72S033

Hill lists

1 Deweys

Plan a walk

• Car park near Byrness - 1.1 km south of the summit, as the crow flies

Nearest car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.

Grid reference

NT 806 083

Coordinates

55.36902, -2.30738

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On one hill list

• Deweys - Joint 132nd of 425 by height. Hills in England, Wales and the Isle of Man between 500 m and 2,000 ft (609.6 m) with at least 30 m of drop on every side.

Around Thirl Moor

• Pennine Way - Trail · 1.4 km
• Brownhart Law - 508 m · 2.1 km NW
• Ravens Knowe - 527 m · 3.4 km SW
• Yearning Saddle Refuge Hut - Landmark · 4.6 km N
• Spithope Bothy - Bothy · 4.7 km SW
• Lamb Hill - Trig point · 5 km N
• Beefstand Hill - 562 m · 6.2 km N
• Hungry Law - 501 m · 6.3 km W
• Shillhope Law - 501 m · 6.8 km E
• Windy Gyle - 619 m · 8.4 km NE
• Yarnspath Law - 541 m · 9.6 km NE
• Bloodybush Edge - 610 m · 11.3 km NE

Summits, landmarks and trails nearest first.