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Name: | Fall Law |
Hill number: | 7375 |
Height: | 558m / 1831ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1916 Ward Law |
RHB Section: | 28B: The River Tweed to the English Border |
Donald area: | Ettrick Hills |
County/UA: | Scottish Borders |
Catchment: | Tweed |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey (Tu,5,DDew) |
Grid ref: | NT 25939 18298 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground surrounded by trees 85m SW of cairn |
Drop: | 42m |
Col: | 516m NT259179 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 79 (1:25k) 330 |
Observations: | cairn is about 3m lower; trees affect GPS readings |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 30 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
from Ettrick school | BLACKHILL | 02/10/2023 |
Circuit of The Wiss and associated tops from St Mary's Loch. 
3 of 6 | thekirkie pirate | 29/09/2023 |
Parked, under forestry operatives advice, about 150m WSW along the track into Berryknowe Forest (NT275201). Forest track underneath Deadside until joined Captain’s Road and followed this to gate at NT264179. From gate out and back to both Shepherdscleuch Rig and Cowan’s Croft. On returning back along Captain’s Road, a detached track can be seen ascending the SE flank of Fall Law, this goes almost to the top, just 100m of tussocks after it and an easy descent can be made through open trees back to the forest road at its high point. Down Captain’s Road to join SUW at Riskinhope Hope. After the obligatory churned up bits, the SUW provides a ribbon of easy passage through tussock terrain to Pikestone Ridge, from where an ATV continues on the long ridge until it fizzles out in Squelch City 150m before the top. | Isbjorn | 17/04/2023 |
From Hopehouse, parked by phone box (NT 2954 1648). Took Captain's Road for ~700m then peeled off for Ward Law (see that log for route info) then Cowan's Croft. From there followed fenceline NW to cross Captain's Road and take a steep break due N up to here. On to Shepherdscleuch Rig -> Tuishielaw, dropping down to re-join Captain's Road at the fords. | jonglew | 30/10/2021 |
Same as PGCE parking at NT275 201 to bag Berry Knowe ~ Fall Law ~ Cowan`s Croft ~ Shepherdscleuch Rig. Easy round using forest tracks and fire breaks | Andrew Simmons | 25/07/2021 |
Parked at entrance to forest (275201) for a circuit of Berry Knowe, Cowan's Croft, Shepherdscleuch Rig and Fall Law (up track from S). | PGCE | 19/03/2021 |
The technical term for this hill is lemon squeezy. From Berry Knowe by unmapped road to the south which forks near a pond. Either branch will access a good wide built path which leads easily to the summit clearing from the south. Two summits, money is on the west one. 
Captain’s Road has been tamed.. easy built path all the way to the Cowan/Shepherdcleuch col. | fasgadh | 13/09/2020 |
Loch of the Lowes car park at 238204 - Up SUW to 256187 & then up waymarked path to higher forest track - Along track to forest corner & then N. up concealed & debris-strewn firebreak to unmarked tussocky summit. Continued to Shepherdscleuch Rig, Cowan’s Croft & Ward Law. (S) | gerrybowes | 21/06/2018 |
From Glen Cafe south of loch and up track to Peniestone Knowe. Dropped to col and up by fence then deer fence to Ward Law's large cairn. Back along fence line to Cowan's Croft then down to col and up to Shepherdscleugh Rig. Back to Captains Road (horrid) then up firebreak to Fall Law in its haven surrounded by trees. Back down to track to end of forest then up The Wiss coming down by west ridge to Tibbie Shiels Inn. Sun shone all day - great walk. | SS | 21/04/2018 |
Good practice forestry here, summit area unplanted ! | chalky1953 | 23/10/2016 |
fall law, shepherdscleuch rig, cowans croft, peniestone knowe, east muchra hill from tibbie shiels. | robertphillips | 16/06/2016 |
After Shepherdscleugh Rig, Captain's Road very boggy across saddle, Then back to Wardlaw via Cowan's Croft. | RHW | 14/03/2014 |
From Tibbie Shiels w Jenx, cold crisp morning, -4C. Up Southern Upland Way, cut off left to gain ridge and Wiss summit. On to Turner Cleugh by forest egde and down S slopes, to gain ridge to Ward Law. Over Shepherdscleugh Rig, detour to Fall Law then onto Cowan's Croft. | nordicstar | 01/12/2012 |
From Tibbie Shiels via SUW, Captain's Road & firebreak. | agentmancuso | 14/07/2012 |
Forest track from sharp bend on B709. Fall Law - Shepherdscleuch Rig (via Captains Road) - Cowan's Croft | chrisbien | 27/04/2012 |
stevent0809 | 23/10/2023 | |
AlanD | 24/07/2023 | |
Berkscire874 | 04/11/2022 | |
IainT | 01/09/2022 | |
cmac | 03/07/2021 | |
Dave Geere | 17/09/2016 | |
Rambling Ray | 08/05/2016 | |
carole engel | 10/10/2015 | |
irobbo | 22/04/2015 | |
mae | 25/03/2015 | |
Anton | 21/09/2014 | |
jenx | 01/12/2012 | |
David Purchase | 07/08/2009 | |
Colin Crawford | 31/07/2008 | |
Fletch | 03/08/2003 |