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Name:South Head Hill
Hill number:13948
Height:378m / 1240ft
Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
Classification:Tu,3
Drop:37m
Col:341m  NT220423  

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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1730426/01/2017NT 21913 41716  F: Near to cairn.chrisbien
Summit
DM
-2523311/02/2015NT 21914 41712  F: ground 2m E of cairn
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
627411/02/2015NT 21914 41712  F: no feature
O: 2m E of cairn
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 48 users)ByDate of Ascent
After White MeldonHirta22/09/2023
4/4 Black Meldon from the Toilet Block, back down and then White Meldon, Hamilton Hill and South Head Hill as a nice circuit on other side of the road. A pretty Glen lots of campers and a lot of rubbish unfortunately people not bothering to tidy up.nickywood104/09/2023
A round trip from the old public toilets west of White Meldon to South Hill Head and over to Black Meldon and its SW top. Easy walking.sclater16/03/2023
From Meldon Road/A73 junction. Track to Meldons car park, up the hill, return via Edston Wood.callumorr05/02/2023
From Peebles in snow and sunshine. Descent to Lyme and bus backfasgadh16/01/2023
From the old toilet block (NT 2124 4285). Up and over White Meldon first, then Hamilton Hill via Upper Kidston farm. Pleasant walk across to here, then a direct line over a lot of heather and dying bracken back to car for a modest 6.3k round.jonglew10/12/2022
Took the track to Jedderfield which continues on and brings you out at the mast. Straight across from there.Andrew Simmons29/06/2021
From car park at NT 21251 42827. Up White Meldon. Then across to South Hill Head and Hamilton Hill. North up the Cross Borders Drove Road to the road then back along road/forest track with an ascent of Black Meldon to round off the day.Fife Walking16/05/2021
From White Meldon. On to Hamilton Hill.Wycombe Wanderer18/07/2020
south head hill and hamilton hill from the west parked near footbridge.robertphillips08/02/2020
Solo. Parked at NT210416. Circuit of South Hill Head (the name used on OS maps), White Meldon and Black Meldon.A beautiful sunny day with a light breeze.pwbellarby08/09/2019
Small cairn in heather, after Hamilton Hill, Breezy, sunny, pleasant views.Denise 08/07/2019
From WNW, footbridge, path and trods to heathery summit, HP boulderRHW07/07/2019
From the parking/picnic area to the west. Had to improvise with a path. Didn’t bump into Rob.Campbell Singer07/07/2019
2nd of anti clockwise circuit of threevegibagger07/07/2019
On way to black and white meldoncjo05/07/2019
Followed sheep trods from the glenhillsman25/03/2019
Crossed over from Hamilton Hill and descended paths to SE via golf course to Peebles and bus back to Edinburgh. Sunny dayThearlaichdubh08/07/2018
DSjohn steel20/08/2017
From the minor road to W. Over SHH and onto HH and back. Below zero with a strong cold wind.chrisbien26/01/2017
From Rosetta camp site. This looks like South Hill Head on 1:50,000 map.ngthack11/09/2015
With the Meldons from S carparkjimbloomer11/02/2015
Run from Peebles (D&P wedding)richardsun30/11/2013
Came up from the Meldons Road over South Hill Head to Edston Hill trig. Back via Hamilton Hill & White Meldon.agentmancuso24/09/2012
From Peebles via golf course. Tough fences and walls on final ascentridgewalker2307/04/2000
colazione09/01/2023
dexly12/10/2022
Matt01/03/2022
Ben Rinnes19/08/2021
RobB10/08/2021
PeteF23/05/2021
Adrian02/10/2020
Bag For Life18/07/2020
Alex C02/08/2019
RichardM08/07/2019
Moore10024/07/2017
sam.g.guthrie05/09/2016
tomandivy14/08/2016
Colin Crawford20/04/2015
silverhow22/11/2014
amcvey05/06/2014
Pete R28/10/2013
benarmine24/04/2011
ARM07/07/2010
Rowan07/01/2001
Laurel07/01/2001
kenmorti01/07/1998
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