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Name:Black Hill
Hill number:13999
Height:360m / 1181ft
Parent (Ma):2302  The Cheviot
RHB Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:NT 83233 23572
Summit feature:grassy mound
Drop:66m
Col:294m  NT837234  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 74
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 16 users)ByDate of Ascent
3 of 8 from near clifton on a very wind day storm Otto, fallen trees cover the top.robertphillips17/02/2023
From Clifton, wide grass verges for ample parking (NT 8186 2588). Wood Hill then Cove Hill first, then across to here via Shoulder Hill over easy ground. Dropped down NW to the valley for a pleasant walk back to car on good track for a 7.7km round.jonglew23/01/2023
Top covered by wind throw. Tops in grassy area slightly lowerAdrian23/01/2023
From Cove Hill along the ridge in thick clag and rain. Woodland windthrown, but summit on the edge of the devastation and accessible from the SW. Returned to Cliftonfasgadh22/11/2022
A circuit from Clifton of Shereburgh, Sunnyside, Wildgoose, Latchly, Black Hag, The Curr, Blackdean Curr, Black Hill, Cove Hill and Wood Hill. Mainly on tracks or closely cropped grass. There is horrendous windblow in this plantation but I got to the HP from the SSW.sclater22/04/2022
From Cove Hill via Shoulder Hill, on through trees to find track towards col between The Curr & Blackdean Curr.agentmancuso26/07/2021
Third hill of the round starting at Clifton.Andrew Simmons16/03/2021
Grassy summit a few m into open plantation. #3 of 7 anticlockwise from Clifton to NNW. Straightforward descent N, 2 gatesRHW20/01/2019
From Attonburn, track past Blakedean followed all the way to about 100m from summit, then through trees. Parts of wood on map no longer there.Aye Jimmy17/08/2018
Open woodland and obvious moundColin Crawford14/03/2016
Parked at Attonburn then headed for Mow Law in the morning mist followed by White Law, Blackdean Curr, Black Hill, Wood Hill and Cove Hill on a six TUMP circuit with Smudge.Dugswell203/10/2015
Attonburn (Dougswell2mobile) circular.Smudge03/10/2015
Alex C23/01/2023
carole engel25/08/2019
dexly21/05/2019
Dave Geere25/06/2016