Cawfields and Caw Gap
Caw Gap and Cawfields on Hadrian's Wall: the Wall plunging into the gap and climbing again, its broad top west to Cawfields, and the old Whin Sill quarry that is now a still lake beneath the cliff.
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Where the crags break, the Wall plunges into Caw Gap and climbs again.
Follow its broad top west to Cawfields, where quarrymen once cut into the Whin Sill.
Today the old quarry is a still, clear lake beneath the cliff, perfect for resting tired legs.
Stay for the evening, when the light turns the whole ridge to gold and pink.
Walking holidays that pass Cawfields
- The Whin Sill Short Break Day 2: Gilsland to Once Brewed
- Chollerford to the Sea Day 2: Once Brewed to Brampton, via Birdoswald
- The Three-Day Wall Challenge Day 3: Chollerford to Brampton
- The Four-Day Crossing Day 4: Once Brewed to Newtown, via Gilsland
- The Five-Day Crossing Day 4: Chollerford to Gilsland
- The Classic Crossing Day 4: Once Brewed to Gilsland
- The Coast to Coast at Ease Day 4: Once Brewed to Gilsland
- The Rested Crossing Day 5: Once Brewed to Gilsland
- The Explorer's Crossing Day 5: Once Brewed to Gilsland
- The Unhurried Wall Day 6: Once Brewed to Gilsland
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