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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Carter Fell like this:
CARTER-FELL, one of the Cheviots, on the boundary of Northumberland with Scotland; 16 miles NW of Otterburn. Its height is 1,602 feet. A depression on its NE shoulder, called Carter-Bar, is traversed by Watling-street, a principal inland route to Scotland; and was always a noted pass in the times of the Border forays. ...
A smart skirmish took place, in the vicinity of the pass, on the Red Swire, in 1575, at a judicial meeting for redressing Border wrongs; and nearly kindled national hostilities between the Scottish king and Elizabeth. The skirmish is commemorated in a fine old ballad, given in the "Border Minstrelsy."
Carter Fell is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Carter Fell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carter Fell in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25682
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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