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Multi-periodSite Name: Cambo Bridle road Alternative Name: Cambo Drove roadCountry: England
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County: Northumberland Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Rothbury Nearest Village: Tosson
Map Ref: NZ02349918
Latitude: 55.286740N Longitude: 1.964703W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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A large rock of sandstone,
(A sandstone type is known as Simonside Grit) on the old Cambo Bridle Road, has been carved with a criss cross pattern, enabling a better grip for the cattle while driving them towards Cambo...... An ancient Drovers road, possibly used up until the 1800s.
The road is a hollow way, and has suffered greatly since deforestation higher up the course.
At times it almost becomes a river,
in the early 1980s I remember it being a muddy/sandy path, now it is very difficult walking, with lots of small rocks.
The track carries on up, and skirts the Western flanks of the Simonside Hills.
After this, it possibly passed Coquet Cairn, or Selbys Cove, where the cattle could shelter after the climb.
Then South to cambo only a few miles away.
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