Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Roan Fell
Height: 568m / 1864ft • Prominence: 256m / 840ft • Summit : cairn by fence • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

S7990 - Roan Fell
NY449920, LR79. HISTORY Pillar completed 24th April 1954 costing £79.4s.0d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NT72/27 within the Jedburgh secondary block during 1957, and levelled to second class precision in 1958. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in May 1977. SITE VISIT Approached from the north. Parked by the wide entrance to Twislehope at NY450967. Up via Din Fell, then continued southwards via the mapped track which has now been extended past the summit of Roan Fell. The pillar is in good condition. The spider centre is open. The flush bracket faces southeast, compass measurement 145°. Vented through the left (SW) sight hole. Full 360° open outlook from top. Photographed: 4th August 2018, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.219810,-2.866640&z=12" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/30020901788/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 79 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257432/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10231 - Cooms Fell : 1.97 miles to the southwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100981860/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7993 - Din Fell : 2.51 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117245063/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10253 - Kirk Hill : 3.64 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117246255/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10240 - White Hill : 3.80 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100970801/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7995 - Priest Hill : 3.89 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257096/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10239 - Hog Fell : 3.95 miles to the southwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117255804/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10252 - Tinnis Hill : 4.27 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100954954/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7502 - Tudhope Hill : 4.53 miles to the north. ═════════════════════════ Nearest Levelling Line Flush Bracket www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/52025138169/in/album-72157662039808882/ 1431 - South Greenholm : 3.12 miles to the east. ═════════════════════════
04-Aug-18 • Graeme5015 • flickr
roanfell s7990 newcastleton copshaw copshawholm 8100982040

wheel
stone wheel (with a flat...)
18-Mar-12 • Lets Bike It (Howard D Mattinson in Canonbie) • flickr
broken millstone trough grindstone foulshiels peden newcastleton foulsheils 6994158841
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.

S7990 - Roan Fell
NY449920, LR79. HISTORY Pillar completed 24th April 1954 costing £79.4s.0d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NT72/27 within the Jedburgh secondary block during 1957, and levelled to second class precision in 1958. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in May 1977. SITE VISIT Approached from the north. Parked by the wide entrance to Twislehope at NY450967. Up via Din Fell, then continued southwards via the mapped track which has now been extended past the summit of Roan Fell. The pillar is in good condition. The spider centre is open. The flush bracket faces southeast, compass measurement 145°. Vented through the left (SW) sight hole. Full 360° open outlook from top. Photographed: 4th August 2018, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.219810,-2.866640&z=12" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/30020901788/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 79 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257432/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10231 - Cooms Fell : 1.97 miles to the southwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100981860/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7993 - Din Fell : 2.51 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117245063/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10253 - Kirk Hill : 3.64 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117246255/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10240 - White Hill : 3.80 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100970801/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7995 - Priest Hill : 3.89 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257096/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10239 - Hog Fell : 3.95 miles to the southwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117255804/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10252 - Tinnis Hill : 4.27 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100954954/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7502 - Tudhope Hill : 4.53 miles to the north. ═════════════════════════ Nearest Levelling Line Flush Bracket www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/52025138169/in/album-72157662039808882/ 1431 - South Greenholm : 3.12 miles to the east. ═════════════════════════
04-Aug-18 • Graeme5015 • flickr
roanfell s7990 newcastleton copshaw copshawholm 8100982040

wheel
stone wheel (with a flat...)
18-Mar-12 • Lets Bike It (Howard D Mattinson in Canonbie) • flickr
broken millstone trough grindstone foulshiels peden newcastleton foulsheils 6994158841
Videos
Scottish Borders mtb. December 2016 Tour. Cross country mountain biking. Roan fell. Hermitage Castle. Teviot Hills. Teviotdale.
7 Stanes Newcastleton - This is a video of almost all of the red graded trails. Riden on my Cube stereo hybrid 140hpc race.
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.