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Name:Eastside Heights
Hill number:7291
Height:593m / 1946ft
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:Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey
(Tu,5,DDew)
Grid ref:NT 35547 45897
Summit feature:no feature: ground by fence
Drop:35m
Col:558m  NT360453  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 73
(1:25k) 337
Observations:flat summit area
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 41 users)ByDate of Ascent
Quick up and down the fence line from the West parking by the Piper's Grave Stone. A relief of fresh air on a very hot afternoon. Nice views to the North.nickywood104/09/2023
Roadside verge parking between Glentress and Blackhopebyre (NT 3420 4364). Up to Whitehope Law and Middle Hill. Then dropped steeply down and across road to ascend to here on S of the small plantation of conifers. On to Windlestraw Law, Bareback Knowes, Dod Hill and return for a 16.3km round which completed the Donalds and Donald Tops.jonglew25/02/2023
Parked at the gate to the west of the hill on the B709. Crossed the fence and headed straight up and straight down.JAdair9723/03/2022
Space for a car in a gateway on B709 to W of hill. Straight up and down.PGCE15/03/2021
Parked on the B709 before Blackhopebyre and the track up Glen Rig was followed a bog fest of a track up to Windlestraw Law, route was extended to Eastside Heights following the fence before returning to Windlestraw and continuing the route over Bareback Knowe and then up to White hope Law. Just under Twelve mile in Six and a quarter hours.WAYNE ROWLETT06/10/2020
Circuit with Windlestraw LawFife Walking26/07/2020
From parking by Pipers Grave up by sheepfold then fence, Track/trod all the way surprisingly. Garvald Law abandoned in light of shotgun activity!SS25/01/2020
Along the fence from Windlestraw.Moorponder15/10/2019
Parked in the B709 layby 200 yards N of Blackhopebyre. A fairly direct line across the burn and up steep, grassy slopes to the summit of Whitehope Law, following grassy inlets through the heather. Along the fence N to Roughside Hill, descending by Mid Hill and the saddle on Burnt Shell Rig, across the road near the Piper's Grave, steeply up to Eastside Heights, then a pleasant descent along Blackhopebyre Rig.Nick Down111/01/2019
Decent parking on hardstanding by gate at NT34747 46081 - Over gate/fence on opposite side of road & then up ATV tracks to unmarked summit. On final approach to summit, tracks faint & intermittent. (S)gerrybowes16/10/2018
from the west north of small wood straight up.robertphillips31/01/2016
From Piper's Grave layby, NE for a short distance than along fence.agentmancuso17/05/2015
P 352501. Track and along fence Dewar Hillonto Eastside and back. Very wet underfoot. All hills are thoroughly soaked.chrisbien18/10/2012
Deepish heather, flat summit, visited with Mount Main trig, during a prolonged snow squall. Parking to NW, just S of pass. RHW18/01/2009
Pete R04/02/2023
Matt04/03/2022
FCL15/10/2021
Gallovidian05/09/2021
Simon Winton01/09/2021
iaindbrown05/07/2019
silverhow04/11/2018
Berkscire87411/09/2018
Driftwood24/06/2017
john steel31/12/2016
chalky195318/10/2016
irobbo13/05/2016
Anton10/07/2015
carole engel10/07/2015
mae03/07/2015
amcvey29/01/2014
Alan Moore16/12/2012
Colin Crawford09/03/2012
Andrew Simmons15/01/2012
Adrian14/05/2011
fasgadh22/02/2010
Isbjorn26/09/2009
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