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Name:Great Knock
Hill number:1864
Height:691.6m / 2269ft
Parent (Ma):1830  Broad Law
Parent (SMC):1830  Broad Law
RHB Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
Donald area:Manor Hills
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Deleted Donald Top
(xDT)
Grid ref:NT 13915 25600
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:19.6m
Col:672m  NT 1401 2526  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 72
(1:25k) 336
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 54 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From Brown Knowe along the tram tracks to the summit.JAdair9726/06/2023
From Hearthstane. (Parking on A701 right at junction). Track to start, then cut across country following 700m contour to Brown Knowe, then quad track to Great Knock. From there headed straight up quad track to Broad Law. Returned by track to Hearthstane.Robertgee19/05/2023
A nice easy walk along the ridge from Browne Knowe. Descended steeply east and crossed Polmood Burn. Solo.Dangerous Dave25/03/2022
From Megget Stone cattle grid (NT 1507 2030). Up to Talla Cleuch Head and Mathieside Cairn first then doubling back and up to Broad Law and Brown Knowe to continue along the ridge to here. Picked up Wylies Hill on way back. Nice 10.6 mile round in wintery conditions.jonglew11/02/2022
From Hearthstanes. Forest track then stream line and steep up to top. Deep snow made progress slow. With B and R.jenx06/05/2021
Track then quad bike path all the way up from Hearthstane.alda06/07/2019
Broad Law, Brown Knowe and Great Knock. Up the track to Broad Law from Heartstane then easily across the other two before steeply down to rejoin the path back to Hearthstane.clivevilla09/10/2016
A big ambitious running bagging day with Darren on snow covered hills. quickly down form Broad Law to Great Knock over Brown Knowe then down and up to Hunt Law. Trying to sweep up any top over 600m and Birkside Law was just too far off route to add to an already big day with an uncertain outcome against darkness.Chris Pearson12/04/2013
Dropped down frum Hunt Law and made way past bird trap to log (trap) over Polmood Burn to climb steeply up to top of Great Knock.derekblackburn19/03/2011
From Hearthstane. Solid water ice on forest track needed crampons for a bit, cut back sharp left bend over Glenheurie Rig & up. Wind & snow.agentmancuso10/01/2009
Partly sunny, cold wind, good views.iangalbraith21/09/2008
Donald round: Talla Cleuch Head to Clockmore.Eddie16/04/1992
Crawford Lindsay18/01/2024
wintergreen18/01/2024
kiltedbiggles27/04/2023
stevent080921/08/2022
AlanD17/08/2022
Blair28211/07/2021
Wycombe Wanderer24/06/2021
JFT_9623/04/2021
andrew brown15/09/2020
interloper25/03/2019
FCL25/07/2017
mae23/06/2016
silverhow23/07/2015
Norrie Muir07/02/2015
BaggerGutt19/07/2013
Dave Geere06/05/2013
Anton30/07/2011
vuirich10/11/2010
irobbo09/08/2010
hill walker26/07/2010
BrianFish23/07/2010
PeteN23/04/2010
fasgadh29/07/2007
Ken_Stewart14/06/2003
kanderson06/06/2002
tomandivy17/05/2002
chalky195312/08/2000
maknipe02/05/1999
Sherlock22/03/1997
Alaric27/07/1996
Colin Crawford11/10/1995
john steel14/05/1995
Gallovidian26/02/1995
paz195303/01/1993
David Purchase07/05/1991
sclater07/04/1991
Trailmaister01/05/1990
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