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| Name: | Mons Hill |
| Hill number: | 14292 |
| Height: | 119m / 390ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1827 Cairnpapple Hill |
| RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
| County/UA: | Edinburgh |
| Catchment: | Forth |
| Class: | Tump (100-199m), Yeaman (Tu,1,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NT 15448 78473 |
| Summit feature: | rocks in light rhododendron scrub |
| Drop: | 64m |
| Col: | 55m NT133773  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 65 (1:25k) 350 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 65 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Circuit of Mons Hill, New England and Mansion Hill from the B924. | PGCE | 01/03/2024 |
| Mons Hill, New England, Mansion Hill, Craigie Hill & Dalmeny Oil Depot Bus Stop. From South Queensferry Bridges carpark. Mons Hill has tracks / grass paths all the way to the summit rhododendron. | Lynnebe | 05/05/2023 |
| Solo (Claire did not summit). As part of loop back to SQ from John Muir Way | MickyRoss | 16/04/2023 |
| Six Tump walk from Turnhouse to Dalmeny. Along road from Dalmeny village to park access SW of hill in sleet storm. Only the views kept me going to the top. | lordtonult | 31/01/2023 |
| Bran | HFB | 13/01/2023 |
| From Chapel Gate | Andrew Simmons | 05/06/2022 |
| From New England b-lined to the road. Followed the road to just east of the summit and then through some shrubbery to the summit. After that, b-lined back to the cottage at the entrance and then on to my car. | JAdair97 | 19/05/2022 |
| Across from New England up pasture and into woods to top amongst Rhododendrons. Cloud was so low I couldn’t see the Railway bridge. Back out on track to gate to SW. last UA top. | PeterD | 16/05/2022 |
| Tracks all a bit unclear near the top, but then it was dark! Good views of the lit up bridges on the way up and down. | Belfarm | 05/11/2021 |
| A long circuit from the Steakhouse on the A90 near Cramond, via Burnshot Gate, the 66m hill above it, Home Farm, Mansion Hill, Chapel Gate, Mons Hill, Barnbougle Castle, New England, the Walled Garden, Dalmeny House and the John Muir Way. These hills feel like they’re rarely climbed, despite being on the edge of Edinburgh. | sclater | 22/08/2021 |
| After New England. Straight down to pond and straight up fields and pleasant woodland to rhodedendron bush. Exited West on good track, and good views of Bridges. Back to bus stop in Dalmeny having had an enjoyable 90 minute circular tour. | Thearlaichdubh | 22/02/2021 |
| 5 Tump circualar walk with L from the iconic Forth Rail Bridge - the bridge to end all bridges -and since 2015 a UNESCO World Heritage Site . I'm still trying to grasp how cantilevers work -and leant that the saying 'painting the Forth Bridge' for never ending jobs is no longer true as modern painting means it's now good for 20 years before its next lick. We renamed this hill as Hill of furniture acquisition -as a friend rang near summit to offer us her charity shop bound furniture. We also acquired a smart phone - found on path -it was unlocked so rang first no. the daughter of owner (and we had a friendly chat with a fellow Yorkshire soul!) -then we met relieved owner hot footing it back hunting for it. Later after New England Hill unbelievably we found another smart phone !!! Still playing track and trace as screen saver shows a student timetable with teacher names and subjects -so hope to trace school. (Footnote-successfully returned by post) | Chris Pearson | 15/07/2020 |
| mansion hill, new england, and mons hill from chapel gate parked on minor road. | curlebd | 08/03/2020 |
| Off the mark in 2020 at last following my rib injury. A fine walk with good views- from the Bridge car park | hillsman | 04/02/2020 |
| P Dalmeny Station, cut across fields to Luchold Gate, track up. Last Yeaman on LR65, on to New England. | agentmancuso | 09/01/2019 |
| My last 3 tumps in the Edinburgh UA all on the Dalmeny estate. Parked on wide grass verge at the main entrance and wandered around the estate in the dying light of an early (16:39) sunset due to the clocks changing last night. Hit this, the last of the 3, at 40 mins after, light failing fast, the descent to the Leuchold Gate (missed the benchmark on the lodge) in darkness. Lovely views of the railway bridge lit up in orange sodium lamps. 600m walk back along the raod to the car. Off to Edinburgh Central hostel for the night. | jonglew | 28/10/2018 |
| Dalmeny-Dundas Hill-Humbie Farm trig-Craigie Hill-Mansion Hill-New England-Mons Hill-Dalmeny. | campagvelocet | 24/09/2018 |
| From the base of the railbridge, ok parking. Nice walk around the estate, felling or thinning on Mons Hill, ok Sunday. Overcast but warm and great views on the way. | iangalbraith | 02/09/2018 |
| From NT144786 via path then tracks from Peatdraught Bay. | summitsup | 27/09/2017 |
| From car park near rail bridge, along coast path then up past a pheasant farm to a collapsed cairn summit. | summitter | 16/09/2017 |
| Anti clockwise walking circuit over the the hills on this Dalmeny park estate staying with Mansion hill round to finały Mons Hill. Mixture of Fields and all sfinks boeing open deciduous woodland | vegibagger | 01/09/2017 |
| mansion hill, new england, and mons hill from chapel gate parked on minor road. | robertphillips | 24/02/2017 |
| After New England, approx beeline via stile and gate to hp, rocks in light rhododendron. Followed ridge over sw summit (poorly defined, presumably lower, comms mast). Descended tk SW (cluttered view of the three Forth bridges) to Leuchold Gate and back along rd to Chapel Gate. | RHW | 11/12/2016 |
| From Dalmeny Railway station via track at 142780. Blundered around in wood and Rhodedendron bushes to find highest point Then through sheep meadow to pond and New England | Thearlaichdubh | 28/11/2016 |
| Took the wrong track too far east then realised the error then took the correct track and path to the wooded top. No view, no flowers only logs! | Play2End | 04/11/2016 |
| Parked near the southern end of the Forth Railway Bridge then used the coastal path for a while before heading south to Mons Hill then onto New England before passing the walled garden to Mansion Hill then back to the road at Chapel Gate and eventually to the car. | Dugswell2 | 14/02/2015 |
| Parked down the shore track under the rail bridge. Along costal path, then up R, X-roads, and wood to summit. | Minto | 27/12/2014 |
| Walked in from Dalmeny. Wooded summit with collapsed cairn. | Adrian | 29/11/2014 |
| From Chapel Gate - Mansion Hill - New England - Mons Hill with Tom | chrisbien | 01/02/2014 |
| Popped up while attending the Edinburgh Area Scout Centenary Camp | rebornscout | 26/05/2007 |
| First visited during an orienteering event. Well worth a visit during snowdrop season - this is the best place I have been for them. | fasgadh | 30/04/2006 |
| Tony S | 03/03/2024 | |
| SteveG | 03/03/2024 | |
| grumpy | 13/02/2023 | |
| govanah | 30/10/2022 | |
| Martin R | 02/08/2022 | |
| RobB | 04/02/2022 | |
| stevent0809 | 20/01/2022 | |
| Biggerbagger | 03/08/2021 | |
| Babybagger | 29/01/2021 | |
| Ben Rinnes | 11/02/2020 | |
| PM | 09/04/2019 | |
| ajwxyzt | 04/02/2018 | |
| Louise | 04/02/2018 | |
| Lindsay M | 01/01/2018 | |
| Rod M | 01/01/2018 | |
| Janet M | 01/01/2018 | |
| Gallovidian | 26/11/2017 | |
| Fletch | 26/01/2017 | |
| interloper | 19/12/2016 |