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Name: | Middlefield Law |
Hill number: | 1683 |
Height: | 466m / 1529ft |
RHB Section: | 27A: Ayr to the River Clyde |
County/UA: | East Ayrshire |
Catchment: | Ayr |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
Grid ref: | NS 68106 30726 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 168m |
Col: | 298m NS682324 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 71 (1:25k) 334 |
Observations: | cairn is higher than trig point 7m ENE at NS 68113 30731 |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 203 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Circuit from Lamonburn Bridge on the Forkings road. Over reeds and tussocks to intercept the track before the Law proper, to the summit and back to the road by the track. Three mysteries. 1 - the inscription on the memorial cairn, which Canmore gives as, 'To commemorate 7th June 1928 RLA KPGS'. 2 - the small wooden fences near the track. Enclosed, so not grouse butts. 3 - the two telephone poles at Lamonburn Bridge, connected to each other, but seemingly to nothing else. | Nick Down1 | 03/03/2024 |
From the gate by the road 0.5km east of Forkings. 685296. Up ATV track to summit, back same way. Nice hil. 1.6 miles. Under 45 mins walking time. | JulieB | 16/02/2024 |
Nutberry Hill, Priesthill Height, Martyrs Grave then Middlefield Law | hummusg | 17/01/2024 |
scott duncan | 03/01/2024 | |
Parked on unclassified road SSE of summit in space next to gate. ATV track leads directly to trig and large summit cairn. Views to Cairn Table and Tinto. | PeteF | 15/08/2023 |
ThickIce | 21/07/2023 | |
Very easy ascent on a grassy ATV track straight to summit from the minor road just east of Forkings. Nice views from the little summit. Earlier that day we bagged Cairn Table in cloud. Later on we drove to and bagged Loudoun Hill in sun. 161m ascent. | DanTrig | 17/04/2023 |
Stickman | 28/02/2023 | |
Just to be different, from gate across from Head of Greenock Water (parking for 1/2 cars) up atv track to small fenced area (note corrugated iron as marker on descent). Then 50m to wide sheep cropped grass rake that took me to 100m from summit. Easy enough from there. | SS | 14/02/2023 |
Parked next to gate at NS 685 296. Went through gate and followed an ATV track almost to the top. 45 mins total time despite a sprained ankle. | Jhimmy | 17/09/2022 |
As others, good verge parking by gate at NS 6852 2968 - Through gate & ATV track up onto E. shoulder, continuing W. up to trig point & summit cairn. | gerrybowes | 10/08/2022 |
Easy walking, but i got soaked on this one. | G0HIO | 07/08/2022 |
ketzster | 22/07/2022 | |
m0jla | 26/06/2022 | |
SteveG | 20/06/2022 | |
Plenty of parking space by gate to south of hill. ATV track all the way to the summit. Back same way. A lovely sunny clear day. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 01/03/2022 |
Dave McG | 27/12/2021 | |
Ben Rinnes | 05/11/2021 | |
15.29 up the track from road to the South. Took 25 mins to summit trig. Big cairn. Highest natural ground looked just beyond this cairn to the west. | vegibagger | 22/10/2021 |
Katrina89 | 17/09/2021 | |
2 of 3: After Corse Hill we drove to just east of Forkings. Hot and sunny. With Karen. | ChrisR | 21/07/2021 |
colazione | 20/12/2020 | |
Ample parking by the metal gate on the lane east of Forkings NS685297. Took me under 30 mins to reach the summit on the good quad track to short path at top to the trig. Very nice and easy. Operated ham radio on summit for SOTA, GM4OBK/P. | G4OBK (Phil) | 11/10/2020 |
As with others, I parked to the east of Forkings by the gate with the ATV track. This leads easily, if occasionally boggily, to the top. Climbed after Cairn Table. | Clach Liath | 19/09/2020 |
Parked on good hardstanding 300m east of Forkings. Up ATV track all way to summit, initially past line of small wooden enclosures. Great views. back same way, 40 mins. Sun came out and I sat on my chair for lunch, so quiet, only 2 cyclists passed and looked south to crowded Cairn table with sheep for company | Coinneach | 29/08/2020 |
maknipe | 20/08/2020 | |
Good hardstanding off road parking at fence junction with Lambourne plantation. 
Hand railed fence to plantation then cut off NW direct for summit when fence turns to the NE. 
Quite rough ground beteen babies head until reach atv track then follow that all the way to summit. 
Ground SE edge of cairn looks highest. 
Attempted to follow atv track back to road but more or less due west of plantation corner seemed to be heading in wrong direction so cut off left through the babies heads again coming out on road near Lambourne bridge, 150m WSW of van | mntainman | 01/08/2020 |
P B743 as previously, but this time followed county boundary all the way to Wedder Hill before returning over Meanlour Hill. Long day on rough ground. | agentmancuso | 13/06/2020 |
weaselmaster | 24/05/2020 | |
Sick Kid | 24/05/2020 | |
An easy walk up the ATV track starting E of Forkings, good parking next to the gate. The track follows the line of an unmapped stream past a number of wooden boxes. Partly grassy, partly boggy, it goes almost to the summit so no need for navigational aids in fog and rain. | Gill | 24/01/2020 |
Up a small track to the top from the 317m spot height. Great wee hill, fab views. | Play2End | 01/12/2019 |
BasherBob | 01/12/2019 | |
Simon Winton | 30/10/2019 | |
9th tump of the day, after Hareshaw Hill and the weather cleared prior to starting out, having been on and off rain all day prior to this. I parked up at layby at NS69016 31415 on the B743 just West of the Head of Greenock water. Straightforward ascent through heather and rough grass and tussocks to the cairn and Trig pillar, recording 471m @ NS 68108 30728. Back a similar if not more direct route, being able to spot the car of course helping. Onwards to Bibblon Hill... | Dazingdale | 27/09/2019 |
The Fife Flyer | 23/07/2019 | |
curlebd | 02/02/2019 | |
Up over irksome (not quite purgatorial) tussocks. Found easy ATV track on the way down. Driving rain. | Isbjorn | 21/12/2018 |
JFT_96 | 24/11/2018 | |
Pleasant stroll from road to south. 40 minutes return. | willyross | 15/10/2018 |
lindaross | 15/10/2018 | |
Followed easy ATV track as described by bolton and jonglew. | Susan Bidwell | 11/10/2018 |
Domino | 11/10/2018 | |
Easy going up quad track from gate, past small 1m enclosures which i suspect are remains of boreholes for geological coal survey. | cjo | 11/08/2018 |
Roadside parking (NS 633 2964). Over a field gate and direct to top over tussocky ground. No ATV track seen. | jonglew | 15/06/2018 |
kanderson | 04/05/2018 | |
Start point and route as described by Chris Peart below. Write up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2018/04/cairn-table-and-middlefield-law.html | Gayle | 23/04/2018 |
From gate at NS685296 (plenty of parking) I picked up the ATV track which goes to the summit. It goes by the aforementioned boxes which look like failed tree protectors. There were Herdwick sheep on the lower slopes. | Chris Peart | 27/03/2018 |
kiltedbiggles | 08/03/2018 | |
duchally | 18/12/2017 | |
thenomad | 23/11/2017 | |
Adrian | 19/11/2017 | |
From Forkings to the south. Crossing a couple of fields aiming first for 2 small wind turbines, then open hill to summit. Much brighter and drier than Kirkland earlier in the day | N.Morters | 21/10/2017 |
carole engel | 14/09/2017 | |
walk livi | 30/08/2017 | |
PaulineD | 30/08/2017 | |
From a gate about 300 m east of Forkings. Follow the ATV track where the wooden boxes are. Just under 40 minutes return walk in clear weather. Solo. | bolton | 17/06/2017 |
Popped up to the summit in 15 minutes from inbetween Lamon Burn and the Cattery. An excellent viewpoint on a clear day and an easy stroll up an ATV track to the top. | Chris Mac | 02/06/2017 |
arjh | 01/04/2017 | |
russell61 | 04/01/2017 | |
NormanW | 13/12/2016 | |
govanah | 19/07/2016 | |
grumpy | 30/05/2016 | |
iainwalton | 05/04/2016 | |
Ascended from the south, starting about 500m East of Forkings. Parked near a gate, followed the butts/boxes to a quad track that leads to easier ground on summit slopes. Thanks for the heads up Rick and Jen. Nice short walk using this route, approx. 45 mins in total, and despite the early morning drizzle I enjoyed this hill. | assynt_bob | 03/04/2016 |
From Head of Greenock water, layby. Rough track to higher ground (almost). ok from there. Overcast, dry, good views | iangalbraith | 25/10/2015 |
A good track can be found from the gate on the road to the south - just east of Forkings Farm. Away from the track the ground is very tussocky. | JohnW | 18/10/2015 |
With Jenx, up from road to SE.We went from pt height 317 but rough ground. Better just half a km to West nearer to Forkings, follow the butts/boxes to a quad track that leads to easier ground on summit slopes. We returned that way, much better going. | nordicstar | 30/08/2015 |
jenx | 30/08/2015 | |
PGCE | 18/05/2015 | |
Bruckner7 | 03/04/2015 | |
Used track east of Forkings for an easy bag. | AndrewFinnimore | 12/10/2014 |
benarmine | 10/09/2014 | |
up from the south on road at side of wood, massive cairn. | robertphillips | 30/05/2014 |
Parked at gate about 500m east of Forkings Farm where wooden boxes rise along the ridge. Followed the quad tracks to the trig point and cairn. Windy, overcast, but dry. 45 mins. | alexmaclennan | 05/05/2014 |
peterstanding | 24/04/2014 | |
DaveMcS | 12/01/2014 | |
Great views, V boggy approach... | Mr Apples | 19/11/2013 |
chrispine | 17/10/2013 | |
hils | 17/08/2013 | |
Start: B743 ENE of summit. Notes: Short but rough ascent through large tussocks. | raffemeister | 22/06/2013 |
irobbo | 22/06/2013 | |
ger | 18/06/2013 | |
Solo. Parked at layby on B743 at Head of Greenock Water. SW on traces of track beside drainage ditch. Continued with no track or path through heathery terrain to summit. There's a trig point and cairn. | pwbellarby | 04/06/2013 |
PeteN | 06/04/2013 | |
Johnny Corbett | 21/02/2013 | |
richtea5040 | 15/02/2013 | |
Topographer57 | 26/01/2013 | |
Neil Midgley | 06/09/2012 | |
Pleasant afternoon out with 12 week old son, nephew and brother. Easy climb from SE but would have been even simpler if we had found the quad track slighly further west rather than ascending from layby next to the stream across tussocky ground. | andy | 11/08/2012 |
Aged 12 weeks. With Dad, cousin Billy and uncle David. | fraser | 11/08/2012 |
Colin Crawford | 09/08/2012 | |
From south. A quad track, indistinct at first, starts at a gate about 500m east of Forkings. Other routes from this direction may be obstructed by long, tussocky grass. | Topographer57 | 26/07/2012 |
cmac | 22/07/2012 | |
daviemore | 30/04/2012 | |
Crumblie2 | 09/01/2012 | |
Lionel Bidwell | 21/10/2011 | |
Tony Rogers | 21/10/2011 | |
mae | 15/09/2011 | |
From S up a quad track. Started to rain at summit, pouring by time got back down. | Aye Jimmy | 21/07/2011 |
hughbagger | 01/06/2011 | |
Alan | Glenford | 13/03/2011 |
Alan Whatley | 13/03/2011 | |
softsquare | 06/03/2011 | |
Solo | HFB | 27/02/2011 |
Walk in snow with bright sunshine. Parked in lay-by on B743 to the S. Followed lane on S flank of hill, then tracks to summit. | Man of Kernow1 | 08/01/2011 |
Sprog | 08/01/2011 | |
IainT | 16/10/2010 | |
GaryJones | 01/10/2010 | |
AndyS | 16/07/2010 | |
Thearlaichdubh | 29/05/2010 | |
Up from Smallburn, down ENE to join track towards Nutberry Hill | campagvelocet | 20/05/2010 |
andy macp | 15/05/2010 | |
cmacpherson | 15/05/2010 | |
hillhunter | 14/04/2010 | |
vuirich | 13/03/2010 | |
LizH | 13/03/2010 | |
PeterAH | 13/03/2010 | |
KRae | 07/03/2010 | |
Tom Mundell | 24/01/2010 | |
sarah mundell | 24/01/2010 | |
Kompass | 22/09/2009 | |
Revisit. Grassy summit, large cairn, OK view. From NW, parking by gate. Track then tussocky grass. No harriers - human or otherwise. | RHW | 12/07/2009 |
With R | 1921 | 28/06/2009 |
neimcv | 14/05/2009 | |
Martin R | 10/04/2009 | |
Sunhat | 11/02/2009 | |
ARM | 31/08/2008 | |
Tricky | 17/08/2008 | |
MC Quick up and down in mist. | Martin66 | 22/06/2008 |
Andrew Simmons | 07/06/2008 | |
hillsman | 14/04/2008 | |
Tony S | 26/02/2008 | |
MacAoidh | 19/01/2008 | |
Emma and Simon | 01/12/2007 | |
Martyn1 | 14/11/2007 | |
Jon F | 27/10/2007 | |
interloper | 07/07/2007 | |
paulgp | 26/05/2007 | |
Jim.Fothergill | 13/04/2007 | |
Campbell Singer | 24/01/2007 | |
ajwxyzt | 14/10/2006 | |
benalder284 | 01/10/2006 | |
ianwatson | 31/08/2006 | |
BaggerGutt | 29/08/2006 | |
iaindbrown | 19/07/2006 | |
fortyniner | 03/06/2006 | |
jimbloomer | 19/05/2006 | |
GmacT | 28/02/2006 | |
neilsan | 18/02/2006 | |
Super cool blue morning with easy ascent from NE. | Dugswell2 | 26/01/2006 |
Lindsay M | 12/11/2005 | |
RobertP | 09/10/2005 | |
Halfdecent | 10/09/2005 | |
danpquinn | 05/03/2005 | |
johnbarnard25 | 17/02/2005 | |
David Bell | 15/02/2005 | |
Fletch | 13/02/2005 | |
petesimpson | 10/02/2005 | |
Gallovidian | 06/02/2005 | |
lordtonult | 07/09/2004 | |
Rowan | 27/03/2004 | |
Laurel | 27/02/2004 | |
RichardM | 19/08/2003 | |
3 kinnears | 23/01/2003 | |
john steel | 16/06/2002 | |
chrisbien | 01/06/2002 | |
bjewing | 06/02/2002 | |
Colin Crawford | 13/01/2002 | |
Smudge | 01/01/2002 | |
GordonAdshead | 00/01/2002 | |
First hill after moving to EK, with Fiona. | agentmancuso | 04/11/2001 |
First hill from EK. | FionaC | 04/11/2001 |
3/4 m trudge up for 600' over frozen bog, tussock and short heather to top at 13.10. | arranc | 17/02/2001 |
Kiltie | 29/01/2001 | |
Sherlock | 13/01/2001 | |
FCL | 01/01/2001 | |
tallscottishguy | 05/11/2000 | |
Up and down over short heather from minor road S. | Eddie | 30/09/2000 |
chalky1953 | 08/08/2000 | |
bertbarnett123 | 09/07/2000 | |
Ken_Stewart | 22/02/2000 | |
49pp | 01/01/2000 | |
Date is first visit. Notes from later...v tussocky off track, wide fair view. track from E side of bridge @ 690291 | RHW | 13/11/1999 |
chriswatson | 09/06/1999 | |
Alan | 15/02/1999 | |
PM | 12/06/1998 | |
Minto | 29/11/1997 | |
ChrisU | 14/08/1997 | |
Solo. | MickyRoss | 22/07/1997 |
Calico | 14/04/1997 | |
fasgadh | 26/10/1996 | |
alda | 21/06/1996 | |
Parked near Head Of Greenock Water. Up rough pasture, to heather and grass. Large summit Cairn and Trig. With Peter. | The Captain | blank |
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