The Kielder Stone – where Border Wardens met – before phone coverage!
Note by Clive Dalton: In the North Tyne valley of Northumberland, there’s no such thing as a ‘stone’. They are all ‘staens’ (pronounced steens). And it’s similar on the Scottish side, so when ‘Borderers’ set off to meet at a noted landmark Staen, like the one near Kielder – they all arrived at the same place … Read more