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Name:Cocklaw Hill
Hill number:5099
Height:319.1m / 1047ft
Parent (Ma):1819  Spartleton
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
County/UA:East Lothian
Catchment:Minor Rivers only (North)
Class:Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,3,Y)
Grid ref:NT 71827 71408
Summit feature:no feature: pasture
Drop:129m
Col:190m  NT 7093 7080  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 67
(1:25k) 351E
Observations:ground 170m E at NT 71998 71414 is 15cm lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 65 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parked on verge at road bend at NT735715. Public road to Cocklaw then the mast road up to the summit (need to hop a barbed wire fence into a cow field for the last few mins).Tisteln10/11/2023
Up the track from Cocklaw.summitter09/08/2023
Over sheep fields from the river NNE of Cocklaw.sclater17/06/2023
Roadside verge parking ~600m back from the farm (NT 7366 7160). From the farm, good farm/mast track. Visited spot height, then a hop over new fencing for the Hill-nagging high point. Did the trig pillar after and dropped SE from there over easy pasture to regain the outward bound track for a 5k round.jonglew28/02/2023
Parked outside number three then followed the path to the cattle grate. Hopped the fence to the field to the west.JAdair9706/07/2022
With L & RJanet M20/02/2022
As per Pete Rcurlebd22/01/2022
As I was on W side of the hill, I couldn't be bothered driving round to the east side for the track, so I climbed from the W. Loads of parking on road to Wester Aikengall, used steep track to S of Cauld Burn to access sheep pastures, and then to the summit. And, worryingly, I diverted to the trig.Minto16/01/2022
JEB, Bran HFB18/09/2021
From Oldhamstocks with Rod. Relatives lived at both Cocklaw and Stottencleugh in the late 1800's. Track to Cocklaw Hill (optical illusions on high point but visited everything) then down to Oldhamstocks Burn which seems to run underground much of the time. Then up ridge to Wester Dodd (messy summit) and down via trig point to Yearn Hope. Finished at the churchyard where we found a Stobie grave.SS12/05/2021
From near Stottencleugh farm - followed the mast track easily and without drama. nice view of the coast from the mastmaknipe07/08/2020
Parked at NT73659 71595, by a pile of old 'road spoil'. Walked along to Cocklaw farm, up the mast track, and over grass to the summit. (Also visited the high point of the grassy field SW of the track - new summit from Oct 2020)LizH04/03/2020
Late afternoon from Cocklaw Farm up the mast road. Over the grassy top then a visit to the nice stone crafted trigpoint.N.Morters20/11/2019
Cross country from Tripslaw. Not a great idea due to having to cross a ravine, but good enough track 500m North of Wester Aikengill and S side of wood near summit gets you there. Visited both potential summits and the trig, then straight down NW to road at Thurston Mains, lanes to Innerwick and rare bus back to Edinburgh.Thearlaichdubh05/02/2019
From Cocklaw farm. Parked car in yard. Nobody there to ask (Saturday). Up the track, past a couple of cars that were returning to nature. Continued north beyond the top to the end of the field, for a proper view of the Bass and the Forth.Pete R26/01/2019
Used signed ROW from Cocklaw (parking a few hundred meters to NE, along road). From hill summit went on to visit stone built trig pillar.ger19/12/2018
Parked to the east at Cocklaw then used permitted track through farm to access the hill. Over summit and then onto trig on a grey morning.Dugswell229/08/2017
HP is indistinct in domed grassy sheep pasture and SW of the separate Trig. Great views in clear light over coast and farmland after rain. Parked at Stottencleugh and walked up through cow and sheep pasture. Friendly farmer.Denise 14/04/2017
From Cocklaw, hard surface road most of the way. GPS needed to locate featureless summit in mist.Topographer5711/06/2016
Easy parking along the road to the west, which has been widened to give access to the industrial complex on Wester Dod. Grassy track from NT709712 to gain most of the height, then pasture to summit.mae03/02/2016
From Cocklaw farm. Parked car in yard. Nobody there to ask. Very frisky cattle near summit and made detour south of plantation to stay well clear. Frisky cattle seems to be a feature of this area!Campbell Singer09/10/2015
parked car on verge at start, good track most of the way.robertphillips02/05/2015
From Cocklawjimbloomer15/02/2015
Really friendly couple let me park in their garden by the start of the BT track.Martin R27/04/2013
Very strong wind. Parked at 7365 7162.chrisbien11/07/2010
Up the track from Cocklaw Farm. The drive in is the hard part - the road is blocked beyond Stottencleugh, so I had to retrace my steps. Indistinct summitagentmancuso29/05/2010
flat pasture, also visited nearby trig. First light on the descent. Just room to perch car on verge at start of tk. RHW17/01/2009
Had been up this hill earlier in the year for the trig point but never went to the top! Nipped back up on the bike while en route home from my parents house. Excellent views on beautiful sunny day.andy02/10/2007
Matt25/02/2023
Rod M20/02/2022
Lindsay M20/02/2022
grumpy27/12/2021
Fletch10/11/2021
interloper10/11/2021
Gallovidian07/11/2021
Berkscire87413/08/2021
Babybagger10/11/2020
Lucky07/08/2020
PeterAH04/03/2020
AndyS21/01/2019
Tom Mundell19/01/2019
Trekking toes19/01/2019
Tricky29/06/2018
richtea504019/12/2017
carole engel06/09/2017
RichardM14/04/2017
irobbo17/10/2016
Alan Whatley30/10/2015
Colin Crawford24/02/2015
Sherlock17/01/2015