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Lordenshaws Car Park – Sharp's Folly loop from Lordenshaws

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Lordenshaws Car Park – Sharp's Folly loop from Lordenshaws

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Lordenshaws Car Park – Sharp's Folly loop from Lordenshaws

01:54

6.48km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15 m

Lordenshaws Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Lovely car park with walks to simonside and the hillfort with the cup and ring marks.

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441 m

Lordenshaw Cup and Ring Marked Rock

Highlight • Historical Site

Lordenshaws is an Iron Age hillfort with Bronze Age burial mounds. Perhaps the most interesting thing here is the Cup and Ring marked rock. Created by our Neolithic and Early …

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2.65 km

Sharp's Folly

Highlight • Monument

Sharp's Folly is a 30-foot (9 m) high tower that was built in the 1720s by Archdeacon Sharpe, Rector of Rothbury. The folly was built to alleviate local unemployment, as …

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6.48 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.00 km

1.23 km

179 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.67 km

2.53 km

179 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Lordenshaws Car Park – Sharp's Folly loop from Lordenshaws

Lordenshaws Car Park

Lordenshaw Cup and Ring Marked Rock

Sharp's Folly

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