Kielder Art & Architecture worked with cancer charity “Daft as a Brush” to commission a sculpture to mark the source of the North Tyne River.
This also marks the start/finish point for a walking route from the source of the North Tyne to the sea and back.
The sculpture marks the highest position from which water still flows into the stream bed during summer months. During the winter water can be found contributing to the flow a further 300m up the hillside.
The completed monolith was brought to Kielder suspended under a Chinook helicopter and lowered into position.
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The Source of the North Tyne marker stone is located very close to the Scottish border at Deadwater, about 3 miles to the northwest of Kielder village just off the C200. Park in the layby on the border where you will also find the access gate and path to stone feature, approximately 300 yards/250 metres. This path is not suitable for people with wheelchairs or mobility restrictions.
Gilbert Ward was a sculptor and stonemason who lived close to Hexham. Past works include a sculpture to mark the source of the South Tyne in the hills above Alston in Cumbria. Details of his other works can be found by visiting