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Name: | East Kip |
Hill number: | 7309 |
Height: | 534m / 1752ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1807 Scald Law |
RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
County/UA: | Midlothian |
Catchment: | Esk (Musselburgh) |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey (Tu,5,DDew) |
Grid ref: | NT 18303 60858 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 36m |
Col: | 498m NT181607 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 65 66 (1:25k) 344 |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 327 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
with Frances and RBS HWC group, late lunch in Balerno Inn afterwards - wet and windy, start of storm Isha. | langskill | 21/01/2024 |
Parked on the A702 and hiked Scald Law, East Kip, West Kip, then back to East Kip and South Black Hill. Freezing, frosty and slippy but the views were gorgeous! | SootAndShale | 06/01/2024 |
From Flotterstone, up past reservoirs, along Hare Hill path, over West and East Kip, South Black Hill, Scald Law, Carnethy Hill and Turnhouse Hill to Flotterstone. With Ben. About 11 miles. | Victor | 17/09/2023 |
Good parking at Nine Mile Burn (NT177577). Spittal Farm, Spittal Hill, Green Law, West Kip, East Kip, back to West Kip for descent to Braid Law and Nine Mile Burn | Isbjorn | 03/09/2023 |
From Threipmuir CP, round of Hare Hill, West Kip, East Kip. Descended north from East Kip but best way back to Green Cleuch path is not clear, best way to avoid bad ground may be via a rough path down to Lovers Loup at 187618. | Topographer57 | 30/08/2023 |
From Silverburn, track all the way to Hare Hill. Retraced to high point then good path over W & E Kip, Scald Law & South Black Hill. 3hrs out in extremely windy conditions. 13km, 600m ascent. | Lynnebe | 30/07/2023 |
Descent from Scald Law. | peter4lc | 25/05/2023 |
From West Kip | rfoster | 23/05/2023 |
Parked at West Linton and got the bus to Flotterston. 24km walk back, over 16 summits. 5/16 | PGCE | 30/04/2023 |
#101 bus from Flotterston to Carlops and satisfying walk northwards over 10 named hills to Flotterstone Inn and car. Beautiful weather with fine views and company. | lordtonult | 08/04/2023 |
With Jack 
Pentland Skyline from Silverburn | fellie | 01/04/2023 |
West Kip, East Kip, Scald Law and Black Hill from Threipmuir | hummusg | 02/12/2022 |
From Nine Mile Burn over Monk's Rigg, West and East Kip back over West Kip, Green Law,. Spiral Hill Parties Hill back to Nine Mile Burn. With Ben and Sally. | Victor | 23/10/2022 |
5th of the day from Nine Mile Burn. Heading to Scald Law, my last in section 28. Solo. | bolton | 04/06/2022 |
With Susan, Max and Josie and Lily, Rosie and Milly. Sunny bright day. | alexmaclennan | 23/05/2022 |
From Flotterstone car park on round of Turnhouse Hill, Carnetthy Hill, Scald Law, South Black Hill, East Kip, West Kip, Cap Law, Green Law, Hare Hill, Black Hill, Bell’s Hill and Harbour Hill on a fine day with great views. | PeterD | 14/05/2022 |
13km loop around the pentlands from Threipmuir reservoir, taking in West Kip, East Kip, South Black Hill and Scald Law. 2hrs 30 | Nicky C | 30/04/2022 |
Up from Threipmuir East & West Kip on the way back Hare Hill | Andrew Simmons | 14/04/2022 |
North-west from South Black Hill. 5/8. | JAdair97 | 09/04/2022 |
Sunday outing & lunch with Frances, Mark, Jim, Kenny, Claire, Ian R, Andrew L, Alison, Derek. First club outing in ages. Sunny day. We walked from Threipmuir and had a late lunch (3.30) in the Riccarton Inn. | langskill | 16/01/2022 |
With Andrew Speedy | dunx2005 | 02/01/2022 |
Start at Redford Wood car Park. Ascent via Red Road taking in West Kip, East Kip, South Black Hill, Scald Law and Carnethy Hill. Descent via The Howe and Green Clough and exit by Banelaw Castle. | lindslow | 03/12/2021 |
With west kip from 9 mile burn. | hils | 26/11/2021 |
A round of 8 hills starting at the parking area near Silverburn. | Alan Caine | 05/11/2021 |
Flotterstone visitor centre (NT 232632), proceeding to Turnhouse Hill (NT212626), Carnethy Hill (NT204619), Scald Law (NT192611),East Kip (NT183608) & West Kip (NT178605) | WalkingBob68 | 09/10/2021 |
Easy circuit of Carnethy, Scald Law, South Black, E & W Kips from Threipmuir CP with DRC. | TRG318 | 23/05/2021 |
West Kip, East kip and Scald Law from Ninemileburn bus stop and walk through to Balerno. Cool and some snow left. Good views as always. | Thearlaichdubh | 07/05/2021 |
Flotterstone along to West Kip and back along the road. | rebornscout | 03/04/2021 |
Threipmuir car park to Hillend (and then home). 
West Kip, East Kip, South Black Hill, Scald Law, Harbour Hill. | tsharp | 01/04/2021 |
Solo | HFB | 28/11/2020 |
As part of circuit from Threipmuir car park | Hirta | 13/11/2020 |
West Kip and East Kip from Threipmuir Reservoir with Amy. Vetoed Scald Law after nearly getting blown off the top of West Kip; turns out MWIS had not been exaggerating about how windy it was! | killiedaft | 11/11/2020 |
Part of Pentland Skyline training run | DavidGMould | 18/08/2020 |
8 top round with L. No snow on the ridge from West Kip - unlike last time 31 years ago - but I'm still wearing trainers - but with better grip these days. | Chris Pearson | 16/07/2020 |
From Threipmuir out by Red Road with KT out and back over Green Law to Spittal Hill. Lunch at a parked digger then up West Kip and over East Kip to Scald Law before dropping to The Howe and back to car by Green Cleugh. | SS | 12/10/2019 |
Red Moss Kips race | Tisteln | 05/06/2019 |
Pentland Hills circuit from Silverburn | RobB | 13/05/2019 |
Scald law, East Kip and West Kip from Balerno. 8.5 miles. 1463 ft ascent. | DaveGraham | 28/03/2019 |
Parking area in Nine Mile Burn at NT 17733 57704 - Up waymarked track past Spittal Farm to col - From col, well-used path/track along ridge to Carnethy Hill, taking in Spittal Law, Green Hill, West Kip, East Kip & Scald Law along the way - Path down to A702 & then £1.20 bus ride from Silverburn back to Nine Mile Burn. (S) | gerrybowes | 13/02/2019 |
R K Carnethy 5 FR | Richard Tait | 09/02/2019 |
Round from Thriepmuir Reservoir. West then East Kip, Scald Law, Carnethy Hill then back. High winds clear and sunny. Not too cold. 5 hour solo. | Langbank | 15/01/2019 |
Trig point beers and comedy wind hairdos to see out the old year. | Craigieboy44 | 31/12/2018 |
Ascended on a round of hills from Balerno. | JohnW | 21/10/2018 |
Pentland Skyline Hill Race | quadbarrel | 14/10/2018 |
From Redford Wood car park, N side of Threipmuir Resr. From West Kip; on to Scald Law. With Christine Page. | jonglew | 11/10/2018 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 10/10/2018 |
6th time. | russell61 | 09/08/2018 |
From South Black Hill. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 30/07/2018 |
Gradual diagonal trudge the grassy western slopes from Hare Hill | vegibagger | 05/07/2018 |
From Scald Law headed towards East Kip down steep narrow path and straight back up to this top. Weather continued very hot and sunny. Just a little too much haze to see distant hills from summit. Off the top following distinct paths to West Kip | Jubilado | 25/06/2018 |