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Name:Black Mount
Hill number:1814
Height:516m / 1693ft
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
County/UA:South Lanarkshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Clyde, Tweed
Watershed:Tweedmouth, Mull of Galloway to St Abb's Head, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Firth of Clyde, Land's End to John o' Groats, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,5,DDew,Y)
Grid ref:NT 07995 45965
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:258m
Col:258m  NT100412  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 72
(1:25k) 336
Survey:Abney level
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Wet continuous , schelp up almost to end of track, then sheep tracks on a reverese diagonal and then onwards….up till meet the boundary fence. Continue to end. Reverse route. V damp when back at car. No views.VerySlowPlodder27/02/2024
Black Munt & White Hill. Space for a vehicle to park at the track end north of Auld Kirk Wa's. Up track till it bends, then steeply up to summit of Black Mount. Fenceline from here to White Hill, then contoured round an ATV track through the small saddle and back onto the track passing Auld Kirk Wa's.Tisteln08/12/2023
from north up track to quarry, then steeply upjef07/11/2023
from Minor road to W, via track to old quarry and along ridge. Great views, even to North Berwick Law!IanHHill14/10/2023
Followed farm track from just west of Westfield upto fence and then on to top.colazione05/05/2023
Parked to NW on wide grass verge, opposite field gate and track (NT 0740 4704). Took track initially then peeled off at Auld Kirk Wa's for a good line up the hill. On to White Hil.jonglew19/04/2023
Parked at NT 074 470 opposite entrance gate. Followed track around to col and climbed up to Windlestraw top. Followed fence to broken Trig. Descended North West to Auld Kirk Wa's. Just over 1 hour.Jhimmy09/10/2022
Hard going in places for a small hill.G0HIO09/08/2022
From Croft-an-Righ along track, up White Hill then climbed up through heather to east of land slip.then followed fence on west side all the way to trig and HP.PeterD07/06/2022
2nd time.russell6128/03/2022
Black Mount and White Hill, starting from Walston.tsharp02/12/2021
Roadside parking west of Croft an Righ. Track to base of hill then steep ascent on rough heathery ground. The track by the fence has recently been washed away in a landslide. Solo.Dangerous Dave01/11/2021
From bus stop in Dolphinton. Past church to stile and along track to bottom of sharp climb alongside fence then longer than expected amble through heather to trig point. Skirted around the other side of White Hill on the return.the pigguy 19/10/2021
Bus from Fife, via Edinburgh. 101 bus to Dolphinton.BasherBob16/10/2021
From road at NT074470 (small pulloff), S then E on track past small quarry to track end, then SE to ridge fence line and SW to Black Mount summit, descended more directly NNW back to quarry, along track back to roadkdbennett18/09/2021
Parked on small lay-by opposite track at 074470 and followed track to its end before cutting up hillside.KevPalmer19/05/2021
Circuit from Borland farm, over Black Mount and White Hill. Very dry underfoot -no rain for 3 weeks - and warm / sunny - in April.Roblex22/04/2021
White Hill and Black Mount and back via Auld Kirk Wa's. 4.62 miles. 1169 ft ascentDaveGraham 05/03/2021
From White Hill and up a nice track initially, then over heather to trig. Return via the track to Roberton Mains. What a great hill - maybe the last gasp of the Pentlands.sclater26/11/2020
A short walk from the gated track access, up to the quarry then onto broad ridge round to trig point summit.kenmorti23/03/2020
2 of 4: From the Quarry track entrance at 074470. With Karen.ChrisR16/11/2019
Self and new dog, from quarry road on the NW.Invicta1413/11/2019
A splendid hill, so nice that it's one of those almost effortless walks. Nice track to the quarry, then a grass slope to a small but perfectly formed scree slope to gain the NW ridge, then sheep tracks to the summit ridge and a path to the trig. This isolated little hill gives glorious views as far as Arran, the Highlands and most of Southern Scotland.Gill07/07/2019
Parked on verge opposite track up to old quarry, follow track, then off bend before quarry up hillside. With Tim747CreakingHiker29/06/2019
#657 With creakinghiker.tim74729/06/2019
Verge parking opposite start of quarry track at NT 07411 47039 - Over gate & up track to quarry - Headed directly to summit, making way around areas of heather when possible & using sheep trods where available. (S)gerrybowes10/04/2019
Parked on verge at entrance to Borland farm. Across the rood and over gate to follow Winter Burn keeping left at first fork. Up on to ridge and followed fence to the sad looking trig and summit. Cloudy and strong cold wind... on to White HillJubilado08/04/2019
Parked at 074470 opposite gate entrance to quarry. Easy access to the ridge. 85 minute return with CM in improving weather conditions.bolton06/12/2018
From quarry track entrance. With PM.CJM06/12/2018
Parked in lay-by at Mill Burn then through fields, past a bull and into woods, ascent via gulley to Windlestraw Top. Waded through deep heather to fence then on to summit before realising a path was on the other side of the fence! Descent down to the spring and start of Mill Burn, following it through fields, past the bull and back to start.Chris Mac14/10/2018
Footloose fan walk from just north of White Hill on track round West Side up to its col with Blackmount then up through short patch of open woodland then up steeply on heathery slopes to the long summit ridge then back down stopping to go up White hivegibagger07/07/2018
MCMartin6606/06/2018
From old quarry access track returning more easterly (missed the slanting path which is clear from the minor road junction below).SS03/12/2017
Similar to pwbellarby on 27/10/2017. Parked at NT 09883 46890 at wide entrance to field with planning permission for three holiday lets. Along yellow road to NT 09883 46791 and up nice path. After a detour up White Hill I went under the fence and then steeply up to the ridge and on to the top. pwbellarby's way is probably better. Trig point still standing.Alan Moore02/12/2017
Solo. After ascending White Hill went down to the col with Black Mount. I saw that there was a track leading diagonally up the hillside on the northern slopes, so I used it for the ascent of Black Mount. This track is not shown on my OS 1:25,000 map. This provided an easy way to make the ascent. When it petered out I followed bits of animal tracks up to the summit ridge of Black Mount and followed the path beside a fence that goes along the summit ridge to the trig point. Returned on the path beside the fence, following it steeply down to the col with White Hill. The weather was sunny and dry, but rather windy so it felt cold in the wind. There were excellent views. Later in day went up Broomy Law.pwbellarby27/10/2017
Parked on minor road then proceed along a well established track to small quarry. Steep climb to summit. Great views of surrounding area. Weather then closed in.Simon110019/02/2017
From minor road junction to the north, up onto ridge then along fence line.rhalstead29/12/2016
From the minor road to the north. Follow the excellent track then the open moorland. Easier coming down!Play2End27/12/2016
From Croft-an-Righ via White HillTony J17/10/2016
Used the path between Walston and Elsrickle. Where the fence beside the path changes sides when it meets the fence running along the ridge turn and follow to the top. Beware false top in mist just before the trig.Buteobuteo15/10/2016
OtisGlenford02/06/2016
With JeanS Livingstone03/04/2016
After work walkDanmawr30/03/2016
selfdavidsbatty27/02/2016
Up obvious track w of Westfield, along ridge, down through woods at hillside. V windy but clear. Rounsfell08/11/2015
Parked at NT 074 470 and headed south along the track. When the track began to turn easterly, left it and took to the hillside and the top. Returned the same way.aul-fogie03/07/2015
AloneSpudGunn07/02/2015
From roadside parking spot at gate NT 074470. Steepish climb in parts, almost made the top of Windlestraw Top before turning back back (to ease the gradient) but came down via a steeper shorter loop back to track. Operated ham radio on summit for SOTA.G4OBK (Phil)08/01/2015
Climbed via the Westfield Track.Chris Peart29/11/2014
Using track from the NAndrewFinnimore03/09/2014