What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: The Cout of Keilder's Grave. Traditionally the grave of a Tynedale Baron who terrorised these lands until he was drowned in the nearby Hermitage water.
The Cout of Keilder was a notorious Tynedale Baron remembered for his acts of terror in the region; his drowning in Hermitage Water is seen as justice for his deeds.
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Places near here
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ChapelRuins · 39 yd
Hermitage CastleFindspot (period Unassigned), Sling Shot (period Unassigned) · 319 yd
Buckstone MossSheepfold (19th Century) · 1301 yd
Dinley FellMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Nether Row PlantationForest · 1.4 mi
Steele PlantationForest · 2.0 mi
Dod HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Riccarton TowerTower House (medieval) · 3.2 mi
DinlabyreCarved Stone(s) (post Medieval), House (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)(possible) · 3.3 mi
Whitrope Heritage CentreHeritage attraction · 3.4 mi
Blackburn FallsWaterfall · 4.8 miOther information
Photo: M J Richardson on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0