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Name:Cardon Law
Hill number:7292
Height:588m / 1929ft
Parent (Ma):1802  Blackhope Scar
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
Donald area:Moorfoot Hills
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey
(Tu,5,DDew)
Grid ref:NT 27817 45706
Summit feature:OS surface block between fence and forest
Drop:80m
Col:508m  NT280450  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 73
(1:25k) 337
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 38 users)ByDate of Ascent
7/8 A long walk from Innerleithen. Lee Pen, Black Knowe, Clog Knowe ridge, then along edge of forest to access Dunslair Heights by a Forest ride leading straight to it. Then down and up bike tracks to Shieldgreen Kips, back to pick up track round to Lamb Law (ducking under trees for this one), then Cardon Law and Whiteside Edge. Then walked gradually down to the Bike visitor centre and bus back to town from Glentress. About 20 miles.nickywood103/09/2023
Parking on rough grass about 100m up the gravel track to Burnhead Farm NT246470 (farmer gave a friendly wave). Up to Burnhead Farm, E across pasture to hurdle and awkward ditch to join ATV track up Longcote Hill. ATV track along ridge to Cardon Law, then best going is on wrong side of BWF to Whiteside Edge.500m W a wall leads down to pasture above Burnhead FarmIsbjorn04/05/2023
Through woods from track at 282454. Emerged south of summit ordnance block with D.Dave.bolton31/01/2023
Up through the trees from the forest road. With bolton. Surface-level trig found in grass.Dangerous Dave31/01/2023
Parked at entrance to Leithen Lodge for a circuit of 6 Donald Deweys: Cardon Law to Lee Pen. Forest tracks to open hillside just N of Carson Law. 1/6.PGCE14/03/2021
From Eddleston. Nice approach. Dundreich, Jeffries Corse, Across the bog and windfarm roads to Browbeat, then dropped down to forest tracks. Headed out via Cardon Law. Nice surface block there. With B and R.jenx08/10/2020
Buzzard's Nest Car Park & up Dunslair Heights & Shieldgreen Kipps. From Shieldgreen Kipps, made way back down to col & then short path E. along firebreak to join track; entrance to firebreak obscured by branches - N. along track to junction at 282454, turned left & up track until clear of forest - Over wire fence & a short climb up ATV track to OS surface block which lies at edge of forest. Continued to Whiteside Edge. (S)gerrybowes26/08/2020
After Whiteside Hill, descended N to bike, and followed roads to Dunslair Heights.Minto07/07/2019
Been over this hill a few times over the years. This time, it was to find the OS surface block at the summit. Very warm weather for February. I saw various butterflies near the summit. Found the bolt as well.BigJ26/02/2019
From Buzzard Height Car Park out to mast then to Shieldgreen Kipps, back through trees to track, round and up Cardon Law, over to Whiteside Edge, down firebreak to track and long trudge back.SS09/12/2018
Eddleston to Peebles via Hog Hill, Whiteside, Cardon, Shieldgreen Kipps and Mallingsland. Easy traverse from Whiteside.Thearlaichdubh24/06/2018
From Bowbeat Hill. I made the mistake of taking the road through the west side of the forest, looking for a short cut. Didn't find one. Would have been better to turn south quicker, or maybe to head round the top NW corner of the forest.Pete R17/04/2017
4th hill of 11 today from Peebles starting with Venn law, Maisingland hill and Whitelaw edge; i kept following fenceline and then contoured round to summit as specified between fence ans Os plate.Dazingdale05/05/2016
round of whiteside edge,cardon law,shieldgreen kipps, dunslair heights, hog hill from eddleston parked in school cp.robertphillips23/01/2016
From Eddleston via Whiteside Edge.agentmancuso15/09/2012
Buzzard's Nest CP - Dunslair Heights - Shieldgreen Kipps - Cardon Law return with Tom and Gerry.chrisbien05/07/2012
heathery, summit at fenceline. circuit from Eddleston RHW18/07/2010
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