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3rd Aug 2025  00:00  by Ronaldo333

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 8/10

Coe Crags > Long Crag from GR: NU 09175 07208

2nd Aug 2025  14:31  by Clippy16

Gridref: NU 06222 06934   FB Number: 3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Great views over the Coquet valley to the Cheviots and a path to the crag edge for a lunch spot.

30th Mar 2025  08:45  by matty1971b

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Plenty of parking at Rough Castles, no forestry work atm, followed track through forest, took first path on right, continue up, till a stone in middle of path where there is a path left going through the woods, easy to follow, keep following till you pick up another path to the right which leads directly to the top - dry, sunny, cold wind, superb views.

18th Feb 2025  15:24  by NJM

Gridref: NU 06223 06934   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

14th visit. Annual placement of a rose where Rosie lies, day early, with Storm & Woody. Got the Grid Ref reading 100% after 3 years of trying. ~~ 19/02/24 Annual pilgrimage. ~~ 21/09/23 Annual pilgrimage, two days late. ~~ 08/10/22 As usual up from Rough Castles (ignoring the 'Site Shut' signs). Every single tree from Rough Castles west to the power lines has been felled, and they lie stacked in huge piles along the length of the track. A walk I've done countless times is utterly different! With 'Yaffle'. ~~ 19/02/22 Annual pilgrimage, with Simon Rushton. ~~ 12/08/21 With my cousin Jeff & his wife Jo visiting from the Midlands, me playing 'tourist guide' for the afternoon, they wanted a walk with views, couldn't think of one better ~~ 19/02/21 First visit to Long Crag for Storm. Usual route up track from Rough Castles then back via Coe Crag. ~~ 20/08/19 Quite probably 1st ever TP for Rupert Clark.

View North West 20/08/19 Rupert with Watson
View South 19/02/21 Storm's TP #166
View South East 12/08/21
View North 19/02/22
View North East 08/10/22 Storm with 'Yaffle'
View South West 08/10/22 Me & my dog
View West 21/02/23
View East 19/02/24

1st Feb 2025  00:00  by northernphilby

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

24th Aug 2024  05:46  by MileswithRiles

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Riley on the trig

3rd Jul 2024  12:28  by Moira293

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Followed the same route as slateloose from the lay-by near Rough Castles. The scale of Storm Arwen devastation suffered by Thrunton Woods really becomes apparent when you’re walking through it. It was rather a slog up the forest road but became more pleasant when we entered the woods and reached the moorland paths. Was really impressed with the views towards Simonside and the Cheviots from the trig. Good to get this one in the bag as I’ve been keen to bag it for a long while :-)

The trig
Moi posing at the trig :-)

30th Jun 2024  11:00  by Laggan Boy

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

First visit to Thrunton Woods for many years. Enjoyable circular walk from the Forest Track Gate up to Coe Crag and then along to Long Crag (Which is also one of the eight Marilyns of Northumberland). Great views in all directions.

Long Crag

22nd Mar 2024  14:50  by rupertal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From parking to the east.

8th Mar 2024  00:00  by northernphilby

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

26th Jul 2023  10:54  by S1534&Beyond

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 9/10

Another retrospective log. Read NJM future tribute visit to his dog and impressed with the amount he has completed with four legged friends. Mine come along where possible but not to all. I waited a long time to bag this one due to the devastation of another Storm Arwen affected area. Parked at the usual area for woodland walks and planned a 9 mile walk with my dogs. All was going well until I reached somewhere around NU 07917 07597 where the path was closed over the FB with a stop sign and barriers. I turned around and re attempted at NU 07304 07773 which was open and followed the burn to get to a steep path to head left for the trig. Amazing views. The access will hopefully improve/open in the future. Spider missing.

The trig ©S1534&Beyond

24th Apr 2022  14:00  by Reynard

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Lovely walk, fabulous views in all directions

Long Crag Thrunton

13th Aug 2021  13:36  by Oldhortus

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Retrospective log. Parked east of the trig ~ forest track then path arcoss hill side

3rd May 2021  14:00  by marhill20

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Revolting weather but an easy find and great views (on a good day!)

21st Feb 2021  00:00  by northernphilby

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

25th Nov 2020  12:52  by Mike.lavender53

FB Number: 3572  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

11th Sep 2020  12:52  by Carolynd28

FB Number: 3572  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Long Crag

20th Jul 2020  14:00  by Brooksworth

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

18th Jul 2020  16:00  by m7oja

FB Number: 3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Amateur radio (Summits on the air) activation

19th Mar 2020  12:00  by Borderer

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Beautiful place with outstanding views. Parked at the end of the forest road at NU 07415 06535 and followed the the muddy track to the summit. Great weather, the first proper Spring day of the year. A place of tranquility to spend half an hour escaping everything going on at the moment.

©Borderer

19th Jan 2020  00:00  by Llondon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 7/10

30th Sep 2019  10:14  by greenbell

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

A very fine hill, the sheer space is quite bewildering to start. The early misty sun replaced by fast grey ribbed clouds from the north as the morning progresses. Cragside in the afternoon.

4th Aug 2019  15:38  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Route as per Slatelose. Nice hard forestry tracks for a lot of the way. Would help the view if it wasn't so misty.

9th Jun 2019  13:49  by Nick&Rosie

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

After she passed away, Rosie was buried very close to here, it was our favourite walk...09/06/19 Sixth visit for Rosie & me, Watson's first - won't be his last. Thrunton Woods is such a good place to walk the dogs, and the views from Long Crag are superb. I love this place. ~~ 08/10/16 with Dr Mike Read, circular walk from Coeburn and SW to the foot bridge, then up to Coe Crags and along the escarpment to Long Crag, then dropped down the steep path N of the TP to the head of the Coe burn and back. ~~ 10/07/16 with Mike Graham, route as 08/10/16. Much discussion of all things Credence Brewery...Also visited: 15/05/16; 03/01/16 (VERY wet); 29/11/15 First, unintended visit, just out exploring Thrunton Woods and came across the TP, got me wondering about the TPs I came across while out walking and research led me to this website...the rest, they say....

View East 15/05/16 with Rosie
View North 09/06/19 with Rosie & Watson
View South 08/10/16 with Dr Mike
View West 109/07/16 with Mike Graham and lots of dogs

27th Apr 2019  15:30  by painterman61

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Up through the forest good tracks and path direct to trig good views here trig ok marilyn

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61
hello ©painterman61

5th Jan 2019  12:01  by slateloose

Gridref: NU 06200 06900   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked near forest gate just south of Rough Castles. Following track from gate through forest until we reach the second shorter track heading north to edge of forest. This last section is just a narrow path really not a full track as shown on map. The final section out in open ground follows a well defined path to the trig point . Great open views

29th Jan 2018  14:30  by MrHappy

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

28th Dec 2017  13:05  by Moacky

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Up through forest and over Coe Crag. Snowy and clear.

©Moacky

18th Sep 2017  12:25  by bwm

Gridref: NU 06196 06915   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

12th Sep 2017  15:18  by stignest

FB Number: 3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

a super spot.. vast varied views. easy forestry tracks. trig in vgc

24th Aug 2017  13:03  by Boz North

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

If you are interested in my walk to this trig point you can see it on my Boz North Trail blog. Regards

21st Aug 2017  12:21  by ger

Gridref: NU 06221 06931   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Marilyn revisit - pillar has open spider - views good - approached from E - was going the same way as a naked rambler, for a while.

14th Jun 2017  12:42  by BILLY COO

FB Number: 3572  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

FLUSH BRACKET ©BILLY COO
TRIGPOINT ©BILLY COO

11th May 2017  14:43  by paulxtr

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in layby at forest entrance just S of Rough Castles. Followed a decent path all the way to pillar. At one point a sign indicated that there were some beehives nearby and to take care, but I didn't see (or hear) anything. Special mention to the very neat recent paint job. Great view from the trig.

Long Crag ©paulxtr

30th Mar 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NU 06222 06932   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

using tracks from east. Keep left at fork at NU073067 (right hand track is overgrown) and track continues to forest edge and a path across moor to trig

19th Mar 2017  11:23  by nichex

FB Number: BSM3572  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

looking west ©nichex

3rd Feb 2017  12:22  by mntainman

Gridref: NU 06222 06934   FB Number: 3572  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Day out from Alnwick. Lovely sunny day albeit cool breeze. Trig painted white. No plug but threads in fine condition.

Long Crag

12th Oct 2016  11:05  by jonglew

Gridref: NU 06222 06939   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pleasant walk in from road to E. Forestry operations seems to have been completed for now but timber still to be extracted. Pillar has no top cap or plug; LHD side sight hole closed, other 3 open. The FB is of the 'BSM' style. Has a half decent coat of white paint. Good panorama given the filthy weather.

Pillar TP4518©jonglew
Spider TP4518©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4518©jonglew

19th Jun 2016  00:00  by carolje

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

28th Apr 2016  11:00  by offpiste

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Cycled up from Rough castles. Centre missing from spyder. Good views to Simonside and Cheviot.

6th Mar 2016  12:05  by tim747

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

13th May 2015  12:51  by NormanW

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

17th Jan 2015  09:05  by Robert Phillips

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

9th Nov 2014  09:26  by CJO

Gridref: NU 06221 06936   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Cap missing. BSM type. Visited before but not logged previously.

Long Crag

22nd Sep 2014  15:07  by Russel Wills

Gridref: NU 06220 06930   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

9th Aug 2014  17:00  by Sprog

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

19th May 2014  07:40  by g4wsb

Gridref: NU 06226 06939   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Cycle up track from east.To end of good track keep slight right onto old track end , right up then left to top.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

15th Sep 2013  09:36  by peebs

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

27th Aug 2013  11:09  by Father Ted

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Easy ascent from the east. Parked at end of forest frack just north of road junction. The only tricky bit is finding where the footpath leaves the track to head up to the hill. Nice heather topped top.

6th Apr 2013  14:46  by coinea

Gridref: NU 06222 06932   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

6th Apr 2013  14:45  by clochandighter

Gridref: NU 06221 06931   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Second visit. For photographs and GPS reading. SITE VISIT: Approached from east. Parked in makeshift layby, east side of unclassified road opposite forest track entrance at NU091072. Followed mapped tracks and summits through woods via NU074065 and NU073070 then on paths across open moor to top. Pillar in good condition. Spider centre open. Flush bracket faces SSE, ~159°. Vented through three sight holes, SW face plugged, innards blocked with debris. Full 360° panoramic view from top.

S3572 - Long Crag & GRP

26th Feb 2013  11:14  by RichTea

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

19th Mar 2012  13:20  by asbown

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

forest track and path from road to the east.

11th Feb 2012  15:00  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at Callaly, took PROW to access land and then free style to track on the western edge of the woods (forestery commission red track). Followed this track on a very eroded path to the ridge top. One other person seen but well in the distance. As others have said, lovely place with stunning views of Cheviot and Simonside and at last as promised by BBC some watery winter sunshine and pale blue sky.

3rd Jul 2010  16:05  by Sandman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

26th Jun 2010  00:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NU 06223 06934   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Good views on sunny day this walk is one of the best this year High score but worth it

2nd Apr 2010  00:00  by Border Peat

Gridref: NU 06200 06900   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

good track up through forest mud track on open moor

S3572©Border Peat

23rd Jul 2009  13:27  by stan toon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Great views, circular walk from high point on minor road.

9th May 2008  14:06  by staggie34

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

In 5 hours of walking we never so a sole! beautiful, quiet and peaceful. A very hazy day so views not great. Wonderful spot and the trig is situated on a tremedous viewpoint.

10th Sep 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, no cap or plug. Popular area but had summit to myself, heather moor, decent view. BSM style FB.

30th Jun 2006  11:46  by staggie34

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Cracking views all round on another hot day. Bagged this one during the Red Trail from Thrunton Wood. This is the quietest, most serene trig i've been to.

The Trig
Flush Bracket
Towards Simonside from trig

3rd Jun 2006  05:15  by Aye Jimmy

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Serene and beautiful place very early in the morning, on way home from Scotland. This was my third attempt to find a way up this hill (a Marilyn) - a doddle when you know how! First of two 'Long Crags' in Northumbria logged today, the other being S6502, near Sighty Crag. They have consecutive TP numbers, 4517 & 4518; should I have expected that when they are situated so far apart?

Long Crag A glorious early morning view.
Long Crag Flush bracket with the S in unusual position.

8th Aug 2005  12:16  by staggie34

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Great views from this trig on a scorcher of a day. Surrounding ground and approach to trig no problem. Excellant crags nearby. A very quiet place, the trig was a relief after being eaten by flies in Thrunton Wood.

14th Jul 2005  21:58  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

easy but hot walk after rhe cheviot

12th Jul 2005  09:30  by Alba

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

My first Trig point, nice sunny day

15th May 2005  13:00  by dugswell2

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A steady walk up through the forest.

2nd Mar 2005  12:30  by Walker Dan

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Nice walk up to the trig point and the nearby cache. Good views today and no-one else around. Number on trig a bit worn.

A Cheviot view ©Walker Dan

23rd Jan 2005  13:04  by Andy West

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

7th Jun 2004  11:15  by fasgadh

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A "BSM" type FB. Plug missing. Easy walk up through the forest, more paths than the OS are letting on to. Big path to summit, fell sandstone erodes more than anything. Fine views of the Cheviots.

Long Crag Metal
Long Crag

29th Mar 2004  16:15  by mickandshane

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A steady walk up through forestry land. Plug missing.

8th May 2003  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

S3572

17th Nov 2002  11:30  by sleepwalker

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy walk up through Thrunton Wood from the A697 near a transmitter.

18th Oct 2000  08:30  by Chalky

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

22nd Jul 2000  12:31  by arranc

Gridref: NU 06200 06900   FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

4th Jul 2000  11:10  by vegibagger

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Tuesday, cloudy light breeze, Marilyn summit 3km walk in from east.

10th Jun 2000  14:06  by senrabyar

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th Sep 1999  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 7/10

No details noted - fine rocky scarp, usually climbed from car pk SE of summit according to NFR runner met on the hill

1st Jun 1999  14:59  by clochandighter

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pillar completed 30th November 1945 costing £11.5s.3d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NZ29/16 within the Newcastle block during 1947. Levelled for height also in 1947. Last maintained by the OS in October 1978. Trig pillar in good condition. Spider no longer retains an OS centre plug. BsM flush bracket faces south. On heather clad top but with worn footpaths passing the trig. The bonus flush bracket number on the way to Long Crag is 11265. OSBM11265 is not on a triangulation pillar.

S3572 - Long Crag Trig pillar and flush bracket.

25th Sep 1994  12:37  by andyc

FB Number: S3572  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Kept pace with three mountainbikers trying to take the same route as us. ground so rough we were quicker walking! Excellent day out on forest trails.