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| Name: | Ballencleuch Law |
| Hill number: | 1746 |
| Height: | 689m / 2260ft |
| RHB Section: | 27C: The Glenkens to Annandale |
| Donald area: | Lowther Hills |
| County/UA: | South Lanarkshire (UA) |
| Catchment: | Clyde |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Donald, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NS 93562 04967 |
| Summit feature: | two stones with tied fence posts |
| Drop: | 204m |
| Col: | 485m NS982017  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 78 (1:25k) 329 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 277 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Comb Law and Rodger Law. South west to Scaw'd Law. | bolton | 14/07/2020 |
| Fence followed from Scaw'd Law to this peak. Good to feel crunch of snow underfoot. Sarnie time at summit. Clouds lifted a bit so got a view only to see next shower cloud heading my way. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 18/01/2020 |
| A circuit from a good parking place immediately E of Troloss entrance. Along the track to the hut W of and below Hirstane Rig. ATV track leads to a poor river crossing but there's an easier crossing upstream at a small island below a sheepfold. ATV track from the sheepfold leads towards Hirstane Rig and decent faint paths up to Ballencleuch Law. Easy ATV tracks thereafter to circle round over Scaw'd Law and Durisdeer Hill to the pass, then easy, steep grass to Well Hill. Round to Caplaw Rig where an ATV track of sorts leads down to the plantation E of Troloss. | Gill | 18/01/2020 |
| From Rodger Law. Down shoulder N of Gana Burn on easy grass to folds, then back to the car near Troloss. | Moorponder | 12/10/2019 |
| ROC C day 1 | nix_snilloc | 28/09/2019 |
| Kirkhope- Rodger Law- Ballencleuch Law - Scaw'd Law - Wedder Law - Gana Hill - Earncraig Hill- Kirkhope round. Straightforward ridge walk from Rodger Law. Excellent visibility with Cairnsmores (Fleet, Cairpshairn), Skiddaw, Corserine all in view. With Pete | pwheeler | 16/09/2019 |
| Kirkhope to Shiel Dod, Wedder Law, Glenleith Fell, Scaw'd Law, Ballencleuch Law, Rodger Law, Comb Law. | PGCE | 03/08/2019 |
| from Kirkhope near Daer reservoir, via Rodger Law. After round a ring of Donalds to Queensberry. Good views. | IanHHill | 20/05/2019 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 12/05/2019 |
| From Durisdeer cemetery. A 15 mile round of assorted summits in high wind, good visibility and occasional fierce showers. Stopped in churchyard at finish which is full of massive gravestones! | MichaelF | 24/03/2019 |
| CK | SheilaS | 03/01/2019 |
| Up via Rodgers Law in the mist. ATV track back over Watchmans Brae. | willyross | 25/10/2018 |
| From Kirkhope Cleugh anticlockwise round of Four Donalds, two Donald Tops and an xDT. Ground bone dry which was a huge help. Distance 11.4 miles, 2400ft ascent - just under six hours. | Crib Goch | 19/07/2018 |
| Continuation of solo walk from Scaw'd Law, following fence and atv track to summit of BL; weather kept v warm with little wind. Continued to Roger Law. First visit to BL was as a Graham, coming from RL, on 21/02/2009. | jacobus | 02/07/2018 |
| Parked by cattle grid at Kirkhope Cleuch 967073. The 3rd of 6 Donalds/Donald Tops on an anticlockwise circuit SW of Daer Reservoir. From Rodger Law, back along well-used ATV track & this continues up from col and passes close to the 2 summit stones & fence post. Continued to Scaw’d Law. (S) | gerrybowes | 02/05/2018 |
| Fittingly from Durisdeer war memorial taking well made track up to just short of Glenleith Fell. Returned to track and followed to very near to Wedder Law before returning same way avoiding wet ground and angling up to Scaw'd Law from gate. Followed ridge to Ballencleuch Law with two minute stop at 11:00, then on to Rodger Law on ATV track. Bit of cross country from there to Comb Law descending to Meikle Shag and then over very wet ground to take the old Roman Road back to Durisdeer. The fort is very impressive. | SS | 11/11/2017 |
| ghaley | 23/04/2017 | |
| First of the day (sunny but cool breeze). Recommended by shepherd to stick up high rather than stay low along the glen. | Play2End | 22/04/2017 |
| Took Mark Trengove's route to Shield Dod over Ewe Gair. Then Wedder Law, Glenleith Fell, Scaw'd Law North and South tops, Ballencleuch Law, Rodger Law, Comb Law and back to the road through Marshwiggle Territory where the Kirkhope Burn meanders. | Nick Down1 | 17/12/2016 |
| With Well Hill from 925085. | Owen B | 02/11/2016 |
| Circuit from Daer Reservoir. | Grinner | 30/10/2016 |
| Hitteril Hill - Comb Law - Ballencleuch Law - Scaw'd Law - Wedder Law - Gana Hill - Earncraig Hill from N end of Daer Reservoir. Started W along Southern Upland Way for nearly 1km then S/SE along track and rough climb up felled forestry to climb Hitteril Hill. Descent W finding gap through forestry, easier underfoot for rest of route. Overnight camp just beyond Comb Law | RobertP | 18/09/2016 |
| MMC walk with John Berry, Eunice Coop and Jon Moss to and from Kirkhope parking. Sunny occasionally overcast dry calm day with great viz.8 1/2 hours Daer 6 round. | alexmaclennan | 15/05/2016 |
| Circuit of Well Hill and Ballencleuch Law from layby on A702, just W of county boundary line. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/two-planned-and-late-bonus.html | Gayle | 08/05/2016 |
| 6th hill of 10 on an alternative Southern upland Way route from Sanquhar to Moffat via Dalpedder hill, Cairn hill, Black hill and Durisdeer hill. I went on a straight line down and over the burn (before it splits in three) and up to the summit. In retrospect i should have profiled round to Little Scaw'd Law as i lost that hard won height. By the time i reached the top, my legs were burning and had to shake off cramp. I continued onto Rodger Law. | Dazingdale | 02/05/2016 |
| Carried on to Well Hill | duchally | 10/02/2016 |
| From Durisdeer | Galltywenallt | 23/10/2015 |
| As part of round of all Daer reservoir tops fromKirkhoe except Comb Law (done previously). Ran most of way, mainly good going. Ripped trousers on slack barbed wire fence at ruin of Daerhead. | dickscroop | 12/09/2014 |
| self | davidsbatty | 24/05/2014 |
| Followed fences and walls from Well Hill. Found lovely route down with little bog trotting needed - northern flank of Gana Hill then crossed Gana Burn to reach sheepfold and building with fallen roof to join Roman Road back to car. Operated ham radio for SOTA on summit. | G4OBK (Phil) | 15/04/2014 |
| round of 6 new donalds from kirkhope. | robertphillips | 13/03/2014 |
| MC | Martin66 | 11/07/2013 |
| with renee ballaencleuch law and comb law from kirkhope. | robertphillips | 19/04/2013 |
| From Daer Reservoir | nickywood1 | 25/02/2013 |
| walked over from Scaw'd Law - no trig or cairn but a twisted fenc post marks summitt. | biggaz777 | 25/03/2012 |
| 2nd time. | russell61 | 16/01/2012 |
| W Jenx, from farm at Killhope, steep slopes following nr to 4x4 track, out to Ballencleugh, back over Rodger Law. Mast marked now gone/collapsed. | nordicstar | 10/07/2011 |
| Started at 925085 from where a track leads from the A702 SW to Durisdeer. Ascended via Well Hill and west face. Descended from north ridge on rough ground, better would have been to descend by ascent route. | Topographer57 | 02/07/2011 |
| Cluster of wooden posts seem to be the summit. | Aye Jimmy | 05/06/2011 |
| Watchman's Brae, Rodger Law, Ballencleuch Law, Hirstane Rig, Comb Law. | borderterrier | 29/05/2011 |
| Ascended after dog leg off to Comb Law from Roger Law. | derekblackburn | 20/11/2010 |
| Climbed with J from nr. Crookburn at SW end of Daer Reservoir, W up track to Rodger Law then SW along ridge track to summit. Fine weather. Return by reversing route. | trienbrae | 21/02/2009 |
| petey | 03/08/2007 | |
| Mild, sunny spells, cool wind, good views. | iangalbraith | 08/07/2007 |
| From the war memorial at Durisdeer with Dad on a sunny early autumn day. Heading NE initially & then taking the track winding generally E on to Durisdeer Rig with the view gradually opening up. At fence turned SE over Little Scawd Law to the 3 way fence junction, then out to Ballencleuch Law & back, then Scawd Law. Continued following fence before turning W down track leading back to Durisdeer. | NotReallyABagger | 24/09/2006 |
| Solo | Uisdean25 | 09/09/2006 |
| KeithByTheC | 04/06/2005 | |
| One of several tops in a long boggy and mizzling walk from the Daer Reservoir | Rhayader_wander | 06/11/2004 |
| from Rodger. One mile trudge on short tussock to top at 11.15. | arranc | 26/10/2002 |
| SUW from A702, Comb Law, Rodger Law, Ballencleuch Law, Scaw'd Law, Durisdeer Hill, back along Roman Road, with Fiona. | agentmancuso | 19/10/2002 |