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Name: | Linton Hill |
Hill number: | 1943 |
Height: | 282m / 925ft |
RHB Section: | 28B: The River Tweed to the English Border |
County/UA: | Scottish Borders |
Catchment: | Tweed |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,2,Y) |
Grid ref: | NT 78736 27951 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 176m |
Col: | 106m NT802258 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 74 (1:25k) OL16W |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 226 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From the war memorial. Saw the infamous cows just before the summit, but they were in the next field, just through an open gate, and ran further into that field when they saw me. Constant rain. 50 minutes in total. | callumblack | 09/04/2024 |
Patked on verge , near two houses, on minor road opposite War Memorial. Followed track Up and came back down same way. Cows and calves eating , strip grazing. Several gates. Spoke to a nice man and admired his two sheep, South Country Cheviots. | VerySlowPlodder | 04/02/2024 |
From war memorial near The Downs (Linton) to summit via Lintonhill Farm & track. Herds of cows with calves & bulls on route & in adjacent fields are best avoided. Fine & dry but overcast. | Vin | 17/09/2023 |
Lovely countryside and shapely hills round here and mercifully quiet and unspoilt. | Wycombe Wanderer | 16/05/2023 |
Bagging the trig. | BigJ | 15/03/2023 |
Good verge parking on minor road opposite Linton War Memorial (NT771268). Usual track to summit. | vuirich | 26/02/2023 |
Really pleasant conditions for a leisurely wander up here this time of the year. | Alex C | 27/01/2023 |
From Highside - a nice walk made interesting with multiple gate/ electric fence challenges. Suspect fences aren`t actually on when there is no livestock in fields. | colazione | 02/01/2023 |
Solo, 2/4 gorgeous day. Parked on small lane opposite memorial followed track up, varied descent slightly by following line of trees west avoiding the herd of cows that followed me on the way up. Bulls in field were uninterested though. Grand views. | Nick Canute | 17/09/2022 |
As others from war memorial. The 1/50K map may show the track better but it doesn't show the fences so I finished going up over a S Topvia an awkward electric fence. The correct way down, through the field with the bellowing bull, where I was glad to be the other side of the fence earlier. Fine views on a fine view-and the bull was harmless. | pwheeler | 10/09/2022 |
1 of 4: Parked near the war memorial. With Karen. | ChrisR | 18/04/2022 |
Followed the track used by others, just by the war memorial. Parked opposite. Weird how the track is shown on 1:50 000 map but not the 1:25 000. No cattle about, just sheep. Got a friendly wave from farmer. No access problems. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 18/01/2022 |
War memorial route; cattle a bit intimidating. | m0jla | 05/09/2021 |
As per Roblex. As the livestock had moved on my return from the summit I had to go straight down through the next field and join a minor road which then took me back to the main road slightly further on before walking back to the car. | curlebd | 12/06/2021 |
Usual ascent via the track just to the west of war memorial in Linton (B6436),opposite minor road to Crookhouse. Had to leave the track to avoid large numbers of livestock.. Cut through wooded area and then alongside wall to the top. Just over an hour with the detour. | Roblex | 01/09/2020 |
From war memorial up track all the way to summit. Back the same way. | KeithByTheC | 13/07/2020 |
Parked on minor road opposite war memorial.Large parking space at side of first house. Followed track from war memorial to trig., several fields and gates, returned the same way. A bit muddy in parts but otherwise easy going. | JulieB | 27/12/2019 |
from track with Graham Jackson after surveying Staerough Hill | Galltywenallt | 24/10/2018 |
From Linton War Memorial following tracks (with one small diversion from a rather randy bull). Returned via the field he wasn't in! | SS | 11/06/2018 |
Parked near memorial nt771268. Good paths, gates cows and electric fences but pleasant walk. | G0HIO | 18/05/2018 |
Exactly as Play2End. Plus lots of wet snow and clag. | Owen B | 31/03/2018 |
With Steve Smith. Roadside parking at war memorial. Used the handy mast access track. | jonglew | 16/10/2017 |
With Jon Glew. Started from Linton War Memorial (NT77172 26850) following fence and tracks to radio station Back same way. | mntainman | 16/10/2017 |
An unexpectedly wonderful walk from the quarry at the end of a bagfest day, with superb sunset views of the Cheviots from the top, and watching rain storms heading south on the way down, all illuminated by the setting sun, and a superb rainbow to finish off with. All electric fences have insulated handles at the key gates. The gate just by the trees lands you in a foul bog, easily avoidable by heading NE along the fence before heading up hill. | Gill | 05/10/2017 |
2/4 from Quarry like others. Easy walk up fields and along the wall/fence (south side) to the summit and radio station. Up and down 30mins. | N.Morters | 01/07/2017 |
Left car with Lorraine at quarry at NT778286. Would be difficult to leave a car at this point without obstructing entrance. Ascended through various gates through field boundary walls. Note that the electric fences across gates can mostly be disarmed by unhooking them using the plastic hook on one side. Returned via same route. | raffemeister | 26/12/2016 |
From the quarry pull-in. Across the fields and electric fences and back in 30 mins. | Play2End | 27/09/2016 |
Up track from war memorial. | AndrewFinnimore | 13/07/2016 |
From Quarry. Overcast, hot, calm and good views. | iangalbraith | 24/06/2016 |
From war memorial. | russell61 | 13/03/2016 |
#563 From quarry | tim747 | 09/03/2016 |
Self, Peter and dog | Invicta14 | 18/10/2015 |
From old quarry at 777,285. Easy up and down - through/over 3 or 4 gates, ducking under electric fences. | Crib Goch | 26/09/2015 |
with renee from the old quarry. | robertphillips | 16/01/2015 |
Parked by gate of old quarry to NW (NT77786 28572) - Up through fields to summit using 5 or 6 gates, a couple of which were locked. (PM) | gerrybowes | 05/01/2015 |
With GB from the small quarry to the north west. A forty minute round trip. | bolton | 05/01/2015 |
From War Memorial up track to mast & trig - very muddy in places. | Chris Peart | 27/11/2014 |
As mentioned before, the minor road opposite the war memorial has wide verges which offer many parking opportunities. Ascended the track to the summit. | Sprog | 11/08/2014 |
Solo run. Across the fields from north of Bankhead. | amswanston | 20/07/2014 |
from Greenlees farm road end to NW. Lots of cows. 5th of 5 in day | Thearlaichdubh | 03/07/2014 |
park on the wide grass verges of the road opposite the war memorial. right at the war memorial then first left along the track. Pass the fence post driver manufacturer and marvel at the machines. http://www.brycesuma.co.uk/index.php?page=products 
Follow the track all the way to the mast. ack the same way | andy macp | 02/03/2014 |
Lots of cows, calves and bulls. walked up track from main road past farm. Parked at Linton Kirk. | GmacT | 03/07/2013 |
W Jenx, from quarry to NW. As others before, however drifts had buried walls and electric fences :-). Gale force bitter wind slowed progress up but sped us down. Shame at mid point a nice gorse habitat had been completely dug out, for a few more metres of grazing! Didn\'t dwell on top, wind thru antennae sounded like a jet plane overhead. | nordicstar | 23/03/2013 |
1st of 5 for the day around the Cheviot. From old quarry to NW, open fields and six gates. | Topographer57 | 27/02/2013 |
Linton to Town Yetholm: Slow progress plowtering through variable snow. No cattle, just very hungry sheep in the field above Lintonhill. | Smudge | 25/01/2013 |
Parked on road at 773268 (18:40) and walked up track. After Linton Covert this became indistinct, passing through fields with cows and bullocks. Trig point just outside mast compound. Weather dry. Finished 19:45 | dbb | 10/08/2011 |
Solo | HFB | 18/09/2010 |
Revisit. S side of wall by transmitter. Gated route from WNW, with access thru electric fencing, seems to start at disused quarry. | RHW | 17/07/2010 |
Access from minor road NT77826 28470, fields + gates to summit on bright breazy morning. | Dugswell2 | 27/03/2010 |
Came up from old quarry to northwest. No trouble, other than complicated electric fencing. | agentmancuso | 02/07/2009 |