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| Name: | Ballencleuch Law |
| Hill number: | 1746 |
| Height: | 691.4m / 2268ft |
| RHB Section: | 27C: The Glenkens to Annandale |
| Donald area: | Lowther Hills |
| County/UA: | South Lanarkshire |
| Catchment: | Clyde |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Donald, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NS 93562 04967 |
| Summit feature: | small pile of stones by fence |
| Drop: | 205m |
| Col: | 486m NS982017  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 78 (1:25k) 329 |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 387 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| straight line from layby on side of Watchman's Brae before road descended to buildings. 1hr 20 return. | jef | 08/03/2024 |
| Round of 7 hills from Durisdeer with GN. Easy walking and very enjoyable | trimarc2 | 07/03/2024 |
| 7 Donalds & 2 Donald Tops from Kirkhope Cleuch - Comb Law, Rodger Law, Ballencleuch Law, Scaw'd Law, Glenleith Law, Wedder Law, Gana Hill, Earncraig Hill, Penbreck & Queensberry. Very wet underfoot return over the Lamb Hill ridge. 19.5 miles | Gary Heath | 06/03/2024 |
| AlanD | 19/02/2024 | |
| VincentH | 17/02/2024 | |
| solitaryfellwanderer | 29/12/2023 | |
| Run from Daer reservoir run then Comb Law, Rodger Law, Ballencleuch Law, Scaw'd Law, Glenleith Fell, Wedder Law, Gana Hill and Earncraig Hill. | quadbarrel | 26/11/2023 |
| anguscow | 16/10/2023 | |
| GavinTheobald 3 | 27/08/2023 | |
| From Durisdeer for a round of Glenleith Fell, Wedder Law, Scaw'd Law, Ballencleuch Law, Rodger Law, Comb Law and Meikle Shag. | rhalstead | 26/08/2023 |
| Circuit from Kirkhope of Rodger, Ballencleuch & Scaw'd Laws, Glenleith Fell, Wedder Law & Sheil Dod. Pretty easy going except for descent along the Carsehope Burn, which was a bit rough. There were a lot of vehicles on Gana Hill, presumably out for a shoot. | sclater | 25/08/2023 |
| Tonester | 17/08/2023 | |
| sarahk | 04/08/2023 | |
| clanbonham | 04/08/2023 | |
| Colin Crawford | 16/07/2023 | |
| 2 of 4: From Scaw'd Law. With Karen. | ChrisR | 23/05/2023 |
| LesH | 23/05/2023 | |
| The Google Maps suggested route to Durisdeer was awful, this is the route via the ford, it wasn't the ford but the huge potholes that were the problem. Would suggest taking the longer route. Followed tracks the whole way up to Glenleith Fell, Wedder Law and back the same way to Scaw'd Law. Then a pleasant walk to Ballencleuch Law and Rodger Law. Long trek through boggy and peaty ground to Comb Law which was pleasant enough once you got up there. Followed Kirkstane Grain down to Sheepfold, waded across the stream (boots just about dry though) and then took the Roman Road (very pleasant) back to Durisdeer. Didn't see a single person all day. | tsharp | 10/05/2023 |
| Fi | 09/04/2023 | |
| scoob | 09/04/2023 | |
| Crawford Lindsay | 04/03/2023 | |
| wintergreen | 04/03/2023 | |
| jgregor | 27/11/2022 | |
| mntainman | 30/10/2022 | |
| From Durisdeer. 1 of 2 | thekirkie pirate | 30/10/2022 |
| Dense mist, high winds and heavy rain for the majority of the walk, but on the whole the going was alright enough and these are some really quite delightful hills around here. | Alex C | 30/10/2022 |
| Jill Robertson | 30/10/2022 | |
| From Rodger Law. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 17/10/2022 |
| Started from Kirkhopecleugh at Daer. Comb Law, Rodger Law, Ballencleuch, Scaw'd Law, Wedder Law, Gana Hill and Earncraig Hill before dropping to Daer Head and the long walk back along the track (15 miles) | jigglybones | 16/10/2022 |
| Graham Banks | 10/09/2022 | |
| Huwel | 28/08/2022 | |
| Delyoung | 02/07/2022 | |
| stevent0809 | 01/06/2022 | |
| Parked at the end of the forest on the Daer Reservoir road, following a grass track along the forest line to a wall and fence that climbs to Comb Law. An ATV track aids continuation to Hirstane Rig and Rodger Law. Over to Ballencleuch Law then fence/wall line to Scaw'd Law. Once down the south flank a stone track heads up to Glenleith Fell and Wedder Law and Shiel Dod. The track continues to Daer Water and the Reservoir road. 4.5hrs. | summitter | 08/04/2022 |
| Daer Reservoir Donalds, parking at Kirkhope Cleuch around midday on Saturday 2nd April, I headed up Coomb Law (645m, Donald), then around to Rodger Law (688m, Donald Top) & along to Ballencleuch Law (689m, Donald & Graham). Then Scaw’d Law (663m, Donald), some heather bashing to get ‘directly’ to Glenleith Fell (612m, Donald Top), followed by a track to top of the Glenleith Burn & up to Wedder Law (672m, Donald), I carried on to Gana Hill (668m, Donald) and down to the Burleywhag Bothy, where I camped & chatted with 3 guys who already had the fire going inside. Sunday 3rd April, late / lazy start, up to Queensberry (697m, Donald & Graham), then via Penbreck & some peat hags to Earncriag Hill (611m, Donald). The plan was to follow the north ridge, over Lamb Hill & Over Law to Crookburn Farm, but I got feed up with the peat hags & descended west to ford the Daer Water and join the track to Kirkhope then the public road back to the car for 16:00. Great trip. | chillyman8 | 02/04/2022 |
| https://www.strava.com/activities/6206964119 | Graham22b | 03/11/2021 |
| From Kirkhope Cleuch via Watchman’s Brae and Roger Law. | Lionel Bidwell | 03/11/2021 |
| Susan Bidwell | 03/11/2021 | |
| Iloveducks | 10/10/2021 | |
| From Durisdeer, tracks to Glenleith Law, Wedder Law, back to Scaw'd Law then along ridge to Ballencleuch Law and Rodger Law, finally Comb Law before dropping down to Well Path and back to Durisdeer. 5hrs. | Longwojo | 20/09/2021 |
| Parked at Durisdeer and followed the track up to the top the on to Scaw’d Law then Ballencleuch returning the same way | Fellhugger | 16/09/2021 |
| patrick | 16/09/2021 | |
| Parking for a couple of cars beside Daer Reservoir, at corner of forestry just before Kirkhope Cleuch cottage (966 073). More parking nearer the dam if needed. Straight up to Watchman’s Brae, then Rodger Law, Ballencleuch Law, Scaw’d Law, (missed Glenleith Fell!), Wedder Law, Shiel Dod, before descending on a rough track all the way back to the reservoir and the car. A pair of massive black ravens soared overhead. | Toby-and-Dion | 04/09/2021 |
| IMacd45 | 25/07/2021 | |
| Colin Crawford | 13/07/2021 | |
| benalder50 | 27/06/2021 | |
| Wayne Morris | 15/06/2021 | |
| elma spencer | 12/06/2021 | |
| Robin56 | 11/06/2021 | |
| Punkywull | 08/06/2021 |