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| Name: | Early Knowe |
| Hill number: | 13980 |
| Height: | 362m / 1188ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1800 Windlestraw Law |
| RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
| Donald area: | Moorfoot Hills |
| County/UA: | Scottish Borders |
| Catchment: | Tweed |
| Class: | Tump (300-399m) (Tu,3) |
| Grid ref: | NT 37171 38407 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: ground by wall |
| Drop: | 34m |
| Col: | 328m NT370384  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 73 (1:25k) 337 |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 15 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Walkerburn, walked road NE and took gated road 'Old Caberston Forest' (NT 3719 3768). Mapped tracks in the immediate vicinity no longer in existence, but the main track heading N was picked up ok. On to Scawd Law, Priesthope Hill and Kirnie Law. | jonglew | 17/01/2024 |
| Biked up the new track from the south to near the top. | robertphillips | 01/10/2023 |
| dunx2005 | 07/04/2023 | |
| Matt | 02/03/2022 | |
| Parked at the gates to Old Caberston Forest NT37202~37680 followed the forest road all the way to just short of HP | Andrew Simmons | 10/04/2021 |
| Parked at Holylee. ATV track up to ridge from approx 375 390. Along ridge to Scawd Law. Back along ridge to Cairn Hill. Direct descent through mature trees to col and over Early Knowe to return. | PGCE | 16/03/2021 |
| A round of the Gatehopeknowe hills from the A72. Along the estate track to Kill Brae, startling several hundred partridge as we passed. Found a gate and ATV track NE of Pyat Hill which allowed a relatively easy climb to Early Knowe. North from here, alongside the thick forest through bracken and carex, to join the main route up to the dip between Scawd Law and Cairn Hill. Bagged both on pretty good footpaths before tackling Bareback Knowe and Windlestraw Law. A slight detour to Mossy Rig before re-joining the main ridge below Redscar Law. Headed home over Maiden Law, Seathope Law and Stony Knowe before re-joining the estate track at Kill Brae. A mix of stone track, ATV route and animal tracks throughout kept the heather and bracken bashing to a minimum. | summitter | 18/07/2020 |
| Adrian | 29/12/2018 | |
| Up by new track through Old Caberston forest. Then on to Cairn Hill | Colin Crawford | 22/09/2017 |
| New track from S. Through gates just W of Pyat Hill and up to top. They are extending the track up S of the fence and wall. | chrisbien | 16/07/2017 |
| A round of Gate Hope: Stony Knowe, Seathope Law, Maiden Law, Windlestraw Law, Bareback Knowe, Scawd Law, Cairn Hill and Early Knowe. Pleasant walking on a day of swirling cloud and sun. Erno Rubik designed the gates hereabouts: don't even think of opening them with gloved hands. A coil of wire mesh at the corner of the wall at 370384 can be rolled back to gain access to the western slopes of Early Knowe. | Nick Down1 | 21/05/2017 |
| Tree Planting | sam.g.guthrie | 24/03/2017 |
| silverhow | 21/07/2016 | |
| Moore100 | 09/05/2016 | |
| Return from Windlestraw Law. | fasgadh | 27/05/2011 |