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Name:Boon Hill
Hill number:5097
Height:327m / 1073ft
Parent (Ma):1813  Meikle Says Law
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,3,Y)
Grid ref:NT 57479 46543
Summit feature:ground within 2m of trig point
Drop:114m
Col:213m  NT617488  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 73 74
(1:25k) 339W
Observations:ground 225m NW at NT 57385 46750 is as high
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 58 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parking on rough grass between gates and beside passing place (NT578459). Finger post, easy FP through fieldsIsbjorn03/05/2023
From the track heading towards Old Boon.summitter06/02/2023
Stroll up from the South on a crisp cold morning.NormanW06/03/2022
Mizzling. Frisky cattle. With B,B and R.jenx30/07/2021
From signpost. Farmer stopped and assured me no bulls in the fields - plenty cattle though. Went up right hand side to beyond summit then through gate and back to trig. Cattle backed off as I crossed to another gate and track down.SS19/06/2021
As others up the farm track past some very curious bullocks warm and sunny morning.N.Morters21/09/2020
Parking at NT 5782 4593. Farm track to top, by trig pillar. ***Re-visited 7 Oct 2023 on G2023 outing.jonglew14/01/2020
Parked at the end of the track to the SW. Pleasant stroll to the summit.LizH05/12/2019
Up trck rom SSE: Nice to bag another easy Hump. Very frisky young steers in left field, but heiffers in right field.GordonAdshead07/07/2019
Easy access via track to SE where possible to park. Summit is close to Trig which is at the corner of two stone walls, not immediately visible.Denise 20/01/2019
From lane to SSE. A place to park and finger post directing the way - doesn't get much better than this!RichardM20/01/2019
Up a short track from the road corner to the south. Summit on the east side of a double barbed wall; trig point is 2m away but on the west side. Fortunately there is a nearby gate.Topographer5705/11/2017
park at the bend in road, up the track to the top. went further north to other hp as well.robertphillips28/01/2017
Parked at the Boon bend. Up good track. Sheep poo everywhere. Consequences of lush grass.Campbell Singer03/09/2016
En route from Pitlochry to Leicestershire.Barbara Singer03/09/2016
Easy from S. Parking at bend in road.jimbloomer16/02/2015
Easy walk up through sheep pasture from S. Trig hidden behind wall on approach.Minto04/01/2014
Easy along signposted track from South. Decent view of the mist-shrouded Eildons.agentmancuso16/07/2011
Parked at bend in road. Sign pointing the way upchrisbien19/06/2010
Bagging the trigpoint so Hump was a bonus.andy11/07/2008
Pasture, just N of trig. Track from S, park at start. RHW23/07/2006
wrose13/10/2023
Matt14/09/2022
Tricky13/11/2021
Berkscire87422/01/2021
Crumblie205/02/2020
PeterAH05/12/2019
beckybags03/12/2019
A Peckish03/12/2019
Tom Mundell17/02/2019
Trekking toes17/02/2019
Adrian30/12/2018
AndyS25/12/2017
Paul and Terri08/10/2017
carole engel04/09/2017
thelonious27/05/2017
Rowan29/04/2017
Laurel29/04/2017
irobbo19/11/2015
Alan Whatley31/10/2015
silverhow26/10/2015
mae25/10/2015
richtea504011/11/2014
iaindbrown09/11/2013
Sherlock09/11/2013
chalky195321/07/2013
Kiltie22/05/2013
Martin R20/04/2013
alda13/04/2013
KRae02/01/2012