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| Name: | Cap Law |
| Hill number: | 7333 |
| Height: | 496.4m / 1629ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1807 Scald Law |
| RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
| County/UA: | Midlothian |
| Catchment: | Esk (Musselburgh) |
| Class: | Sub490-499m hill (s4) |
| Grid ref: | NT 17416 60108 |
| Summit feature: | no feature |
| Drop: | 22.5m |
| Col: | 473.9m NT 1677 5992  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 65 66 72 (1:25k) 344 |
| Observations: | ground 230m SE at NT 17561 59931 is 0.7m lower; ground 120m WNW is c 1.5m lower |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 84 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Nine Mile Burn. Nice grassy track all the way up. On to Hare Hill, Green Law, Cock Rig, Spittal Hill, Patie's Hill and return for a 15.1k round. | jonglew | 12/01/2024 |
| Pleasant pathed route from 9 mile burn parking, past font stone to Cap Law. Continued along paths over Green Law, Spittal Hill to Patie's Hill. Continued SW to cut before .392 and headed on SE then S to gate near forest corner. Then E to hairpin below Patieshill farm where bw fence is very low and step is in place to aid crossing. Back along lane parallel to A702. 10km, 300m climb, just over 2hrs. Beautiful day frozen ground. | Lynnebe | 25/11/2023 |
| From Nine Mile Burn.Recalled visits to the Old Habbies Howe pub.Followed route 27 in Pentland Hills 60 walks book. | Hirta | 14/07/2023 |
| From Green Law | rfoster | 23/05/2023 |
| Parked at West Linton and got the bus to Flotterston. 24km walk back, over 16 summits. 7/16 | 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 |
| Parked at 9 mile burn, took the road then track up past Spittal farm, then Spittal Hill, Green Law, Cap Law..back to 9 mile burn. Lovely circular walk. | hils | 30/01/2023 |
| 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 |
| 3rd of day from Nine Mile Burn. Solo. | bolton | 04/06/2022 |
| 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 |
| Parked at Nine Mile Burn then followed the well-walked path to the summit. | JAdair97 | 15/01/2022 |
| A round of 8 hills starting at the parking area near Silverburn. | Alan Caine | 05/11/2021 |
| What's that coming over the hill? A farmer on his large tractor bringing a water tank up onto these tops. Minor detour to include this sub top. Crossed the April 22 relocated summit on the extra 250m each way extra out and back to the then summit further SE | Chris Pearson | 16/07/2020 |
| Good footpath from Nine Mile Burn. | summitter | 23/08/2018 |
| Lovely end to the day | thekirkie pirate | 20/12/2017 |
| https://ghostwoodlands.blogspot.com/2018/07/night-of-seven-hills.html | rawkmonster | 23/07/2017 |
| From Ninemileburn, after Patie, Cock, Hare, back over Cap. Lovely descent of Monks Rigg, back at dusk. 2h30 RT | RHW | 10/12/2016 |
| Turnhouse hill, carnethy hill, scald law,south black hill, east kip, west kip, cap law, green law,spittal law,from layby on A 702 north of silverburn. | robertphillips | 10/04/2016 |
| Long hill bagging walk from the visitors centre at Flotterstone, bagging Turnhouse Hill, Carnethy Hill, Scald Law, South Black Hill, East Kip, West Kip, Cap Law, Braid Law, Green Law and Hare Hill, walking along the road by the reservoirs back to Flotterstone. | DanTrig | 13/06/2015 |
| A pleasant stroll in spring sunshine up from Ninemileburn | Roblex | 19/03/2015 |
| Update 13/04/2022, also went over the relocated summit, by accident. So it's still in the bag. | Minto | 04/12/2014 |
| From Green Law. Waved to a group of about ten who all ignored me - from Morningside? | chrisbien | 31/12/2011 |
| From Nine Mile Burn via Spittal Hill, Scald Law and both ways over West & East Kip. | agentmancuso | 12/11/2011 |
| Long Pentlands walk with Max and dogs | alexmaclennan | 17/04/2011 |
| From Nine Mile Burn | Arte Et Labore | 16/04/2011 |
| from Nine Mile Burn | langskill | 03/02/2007 |
| Way up West Kip(qv) | pwheeler | 05/04/2003 |
| unknown date | alunhewinson | blank |
| Via MTB from the Red Road down to Carlops, a couple of times in the mid 2010s | Paul Digard | blank |
| interloper | 18/03/2024 | |
| AlanD | 01/03/2024 | |
| Tony S | 01/03/2024 | |
| RobB | 17/01/2024 | |
| Tricky | 07/01/2024 | |
| MKInnes | 01/01/2024 | |
| stevent0809 | 17/10/2023 | |
| Martin R | 26/07/2023 | |
| Matt | 13/11/2022 | |
| Gallovidian | 19/09/2022 | |
| Berkscire874 | 19/09/2022 | |
| Wycombe Wanderer | 05/08/2022 | |
| dorianne_gray | 05/06/2022 | |
| kathyh | 19/12/2021 | |
| ArdrossanWintonRover | 19/12/2021 | |
| Adrian | 03/07/2021 | |
| samblackburn | 09/01/2021 | |
| Set_Nights | 08/11/2020 | |
| Set_Nights | 20/09/2020 | |
| curlebd | 25/01/2020 | |
| Fife Walking | 12/01/2020 |