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Name: | The Bank |
Hill number: | 13862 |
Height: | 437m / 1434ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1835 Hart Fell |
RHB Section: | 28B: The River Tweed to the English Border |
Donald area: | Moffat Hills |
County/UA: | Scottish Borders |
Catchment: | Tweed |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | NT 09087 19049 |
Summit feature: | small cairn |
Drop: | 34m |
Col: | 403m NT088175 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 78 (1:25k) 330 |
Comments: | alternative summit at NT089180 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 17 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Up road from dam , across the Capel Burn and return over other similar height tops. Fine day. | fasgadh | 26/01/2024 |
From the dam car park, along loch edge and then straight up to the summit. | JAdair97 | 15/04/2023 |
Good parking at end of public road (NT 0892 2059). Across dam and up to Glengonnor Hill first. From there headed due E to clear conifers then took a direct line to the Carterhope Rig 427m spot height before doubling back for The Bank, and return for an 8km round. | jonglew | 13/06/2022 |
From fruid CP visited both tops. | robertphillips | 12/06/2022 |
From Fruid reservoir Glengonnor first then onto here | Andrew Simmons | 11/04/2022 |
Parked at the reservoir car park for a circuit of 4 Tumps. Over dam then along track before heading left over stream, fence and gate into summit field. ATV track to Glengonnor Hill. Onwards to Badentree Hill, Craigmaid and The Bank (visited alternative highpoint on the way). | PGCE | 22/03/2021 |
Circuit from Fruid Reservoir car park. Whiteside Hill, Glengonnor Hill. The Bank (also visiting other nearby tops within 330m contours) camping overnight near summit, Craigmaid, Badentree Hill. | RobertP | 15/06/2019 |
P Fruin Dam. Along Muckle Dod to Carterhope Rig then The Bank. Down NNW ridge to Chapel Burn. Up to join QBT back to road and dam. Cold wind higher up. | chrisbien | 09/11/2017 |
From Fruid via Whaup Knowe & Macrule Hill in wind and rain. | agentmancuso | 25/02/2017 |
Nice remote summit, with superb views over Fruid to Moffat hills. Came from Craigmaid, descended ridge to north | Colin Crawford | 22/09/2015 |
stevent0809 | 28/05/2023 | |
Anton | 28/06/2021 | |
BigJ | 08/06/2021 | |
Rambling Ray | 29/08/2020 | |
Lindsay M | 03/11/2018 | |
Dave Geere | 26/05/2017 | |
john steel | 03/07/2016 |