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Name:Hillshaw Head
Hill number:1888
Height:652m / 2139ft
Parent (Ma):1870  Gathersnow Hill
RHB Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
Donald area:Culter Hills and Tinto
County/UA:South Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Clyde, Tweed
Watershed:Tweedmouth, Mull of Galloway to St Abb's Head, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Firth of Clyde, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Simm, Donald, Graham Top
(Tu,Sim,D,GT,DN)
Grid ref:NT 04839 24596
Summit feature:small cairn 10m from E side of fence
Drop:54m
Col:598m  NT051253  
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 304 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Gathersnow ridge from Polmoodhummusg10/02/2024
kanderson01/01/2024
Gary Heath11/11/2023
sarahk05/11/2023
Circular from Culter Allers Farm: Chapelgill Fell, Culter Fell, Gathersnow Hill, Hillhead and Huddlestone. 5.5hrs.jigglybones14/10/2023
anguscow12/10/2023
SunnyAdventures202/10/2023
Tonester23/08/2023
Started off at Kingtedores Farm and took the track to Hopehead. Very steep climb up to Coomb Hill and then pretty easy going to Gathersnow Hill, Hillshaw Head and Coomb Dod. Decided to come back via the upper route: Glenwhappen Dod, White Knowe Head, Glenmuck Height, Upper Oliver Dod and Nether Oliver Dod which was a bit of a tussocky trudge.tsharp18/08/2023
IMacd4517/08/2023
gavinmcc13/08/2023
From Whitecamp Brae, along the forestry road and follow the fence just below the summit.JAdair9727/05/2023
Berkscire87421/05/2023
From Kingledores. Coomb Hill, Gathersnow, Hillshaw and Coomb Dod.Longwojo20/05/2023
ScottyBoy7605/02/2023
jgregor13/11/2022
From Coomb Dod. With Alan & Kathy. My final Donald!!Dangerous Dave29/10/2022
AlanD29/10/2022
Parked on A701 at entrance to Kingledores Farm, I cycled up the valley, until the windfarm track on the right. I walked up this track to the first turbine, where I cut off west and contoured across the south slope of Broomy Law, they picked up a faint path along the fenceline to Coomb Hill, then onto Gathersnow Hill and Hillshaw Head. Stopped for lunch on wind turbine base, then followed the windfarm track to Coomb Dod. From here I dropped down to the sheepfold in the valley and walked back east along the valley back to the bike, then cycled back to the car. Dry all day, with clouds blowing through, 05:25hrs all in.chillyman828/08/2022
Jim B16/08/2022
MTB - Pinnacle [Midge Hill] - Yearngill Head - Broad Hill - Black Dod - Great Hill - Whitecamp Brae - Scotts Dod - Coomb Dod - Hillshaw Head - Hudderstone - The SeatPeteF12/08/2022
Wycombe Wanderer09/08/2022
Delyoung10/05/2022
stevent080929/04/2022
Second Donald of four along this ridgeColin Crawford21/03/2022
Livi202006/03/2022
fedupofuserids17/02/2022
From Kingledores, parking on what looked like part of the old road (NT 1090 2810), through the farm and up to Glenlood Hill, Broomy Law, Coomb Hill and Gathersnow Hill first then on to here. Continued along the ridge to Coomb Dod, Glenwhappen Dod, Upper Oliver Dod and Nether Oliver Dod for a pleasant 20k horseshoe round.jonglew20/01/2022
penultimate hill on a poor day for views, following the fence was easy.colinfielding23/11/2021
Parking at Kringledores S gateway (NT109280) FP (non-existant) to col at NT093292) pathless SW along ridge to Cocklie Rig Head, Glenlood Head, Broomy Law, Coomb Hill, then ATV along fence to Gathersnow Hill, Hillshaw Head, Coomb Dod, ENE down ridge, ATV then Track along valley floor back to KringledoresIsbjorn14/11/2021
Fi23/10/2021
scoob23/10/2021
Approach to Hillshaw Head and Coomb Dod via glen track from Kingledores.RobB16/09/2021
ThickIce13/09/2021
DRC walk from Culter Allers Farm: Culter Fell, Moss Law, Gathersnow Hill, Hillshaw Head, Coomb Dod and Hudderstone. Easy going throughout.TRG31828/08/2021
Robin5611/07/2021
Graham Banks02/07/2021
govanah30/06/2021
Tricky26/06/2021
Parked on old road Kingledores. Cocklie Rig Head, Glenrood Hill, Broomy Law, Coomb Hill, Gathersnow Hill, Hillshaw Head, Coomb Dod. Return via valley track. With PM.CJM23/06/2021
From Gathersnow Hill and number 6 for the day with CM. Headed to Coomb Dod.bolton23/06/2021
From Culter Allers Farm, following tracks up Fell Shin to Culter Fell, then S over Moss Law to Glenwhappen Rig, contouring NE to Coomb Hill, returning along ridge to Gathersnow Hill then Hillshaw Head and Coomb Dod, then along windfarm road back N to Dod Hill, then by ATV tracks over Hudderstone, descending NE by an ATV track, joining a landrover track along Cowgill Rig down to Birthwood and Culter Allerskdbennett22/05/2021
Coomb Hill (640m), Gathersnow Hill (688m), Hillshaw Head (652m) and Coomb Dod (635m) from KingledoresDaveGraham 26/04/2021
MKInnes18/04/2021
colazione06/03/2021
Culter Fell 8, 29KmHuwel28/01/2021
SunnyAdventures28/01/2021
ridgewalker2330/12/2020
A round of the tops around Coulter Water glen from near Coulter Allers. As far as Holm Nick, then down to reservoir and back along the glen. With B and R.jenx09/10/2020
davezeking16/09/2020