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Name: | Kirkhope Law |
Hill number: | 7402 |
Height: | 537m / 1762ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1845 Dun Rig |
RHB Section: | 28B: The River Tweed to the English Border |
Donald area: | Manor Hills |
County/UA: | Scottish Borders |
Catchment: | Tweed |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey (Tu,5,DDew) |
Grid ref: | NT 27974 35171 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 41m |
Col: | 496m NT275346 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 73 (1:25k) 337 |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 187 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Started from layby in Glen Road, Peebles. Up the Cross Borders Drove Road over Craig Head, then a wee teeny path to Kailzie Hill. Back on Drove Road over Kirkhope Law and on to Birkscairn Hill. Out & back wee path to Birks Hill. Path over Stake Law then a bit boggy & peat hags before final climb up Dun Rig. Descended NE ridge on a very good mainly grass track to Glensax & out on the track & road. Murky, no views. 21km, 800m. 4hrs 40mins. No time to complete horseshoe but route was good. | Lynnebe | 17/09/2023 |
From Glen Road with Rod, out drove road then up to Birkscairn Hill and on to Dun Rig. Underfoot was pretty decent in the short boggy section. Then round to Glenrath Heights and Hundleshope Heights before atv track down to valley and back to car. Phoned dentist from latter of those as a filling dropped out on the walk! | SS | 25/04/2023 |
Loop of Glensax from Peebles. Craig Head, Kirkhope Law, 	Little Craigie Side (wandering around the wooded area to cover highest points), Birks Hill, Birkscairn Hill, Stake Law, Dun Rig, Glenrath Heights, Stob Law, Hundleshope Heights, Newby Kipps. Cool breeze but clouds above the tops and only short spell of light rain. | RobertP | 14/02/2023 |
Dun Rig Horseshoe. Very windy with sunny spells and snow showers. | Gary Heath | 09/02/2023 |
A clockwise circuit of the Glensax hills from the end of Glen Road, Peebles. Good path to Craig Head, Kirkhope Law and Birkscairn Hill then rather wet and boggy ground to take in Birks Hill, Stake Law, Dun Rig and Middle Hill. Finally, Hundleshope Heights and Newby Kipps were accessed via ATV tracks, then down to Upper Newby and the road back to the car. 5.15hrs total. | summitter | 10/10/2022 |
With Richard, Abi & Mac Reid | dunx2005 | 21/08/2022 |
From end of public road below Gallow Hill over Craig Head, Kirkhope, Birkscairn, Dun Rig, Middle Hill, Hundleshope & Newby Kipps. Dry and easy path until the descent from Dun Rig then a bit damper underfoot and some heather. | sclater | 17/08/2022 |
Along The Cross Borders Drove Road from Peebles. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 27/04/2022 |
Yesterday I nipped down to Peebles, to do the Dun Rig horseshoe route south of the town. This is clockwise circuit with of four Donald hills starting with Birkscairn Hill (661m), then south west up to the boggy summit of Dun Rig (744m) also a Graham. Continuing south west then turning north up onto Glenrath Heights (732m) and west to Stob Law (676m). From here the route was to return to Glenrath Heights, but the re-ascent was more than I fancied, so I dropped down to the north into the Manor Valley and followed the road back to Peebles. There was cold mist with strong winds up until Dun Rig, but this burned off and the bright sunshine, actually obscured the view to the south, 07:40hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 16/01/2022 |
From parking in layby at end of Glen Road, Peebles, following Cross Borders Drove Road S over Kirkhope Law, then continuing along ridge to Birkscairn Hill, Stake Law, Dun Rig, round the head of the valley to Glenrath Heights and along ridge to Hundleshope Heights, joining track NE over Dead Side to the small wood right at the end, before dropping down E to join the track following Glensax Burn back to the end of Glen Road | kdbennett | 29/07/2021 |
2 of 8: From Craig Head. With Karen. | ChrisR | 17/06/2021 |
From Glen Road, Peebles and then a pleasant start along the Cross Borders Drove. From Kirkhope Law went on to Birkscairn Hill, Stake Law, Dun Rig, Glenrath Heights, out to Stob Law; down via Hundleshope Heights. Cold but good air quality - views of Arran. Open gardens at Hayston on way back so got a welcome cup of tea! 16 miles, 6.5 hrs, 3513' ascent. | MichaelF | 22/05/2021 |
First walk outside of the Pentlands for 5 months today after lockdown. Parked in Glen Road in Peebles and then a lovely start along the Drovers Way. Kirkhope Law, Birkscairn Hill, Stake Law, Dun Rig, Glenrath Heights, left my backpack at Broom Hill and took a side trip to Stob Law and back. Down via Hundleshope Heights. Lovely day, really clear. Could see the Eildon Hills and Arthur's Seat from Dun Rig. | tsharp | 21/04/2021 |
Parked on Glen Road (NT 2594 3925). Cross Borders Drove Road, on to Newby Kipps. With PE. | jonglew | 15/03/2021 |
Parked at the end of Glen Road. Cross Borders Drove Road to summit via Craig Head. On to Newby Kipps in a fairly direct line. With jonglew. | PGCE | 15/03/2021 |
Trail run, Dun Rig horseshoe | Huwel | 16/12/2020 |
from Peebles, en route to Dun Rig | IanHHill | 20/10/2020 |
Reached whilst walking the Glensax horseshoe, route took in Kirkhope Law, Birkscairn hill, Dun Rig, Glenrath Heights, Stob Law and a detour over Newby Kipps. Fifteen miles in seven hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 04/10/2020 |
On the way to Birkscairn. WithB and R. | jenx | 07/07/2019 |
Dunrig horseshoe | cjo | 07/07/2019 |
Parking area at end of Glen Road at 259392. The 1st of 6 Donalds & Donald Deweys climbed on a CW circuit of Glen Sax, finishing on Newby Kipps. The gradual ascent of the old drove road, with dykes either side, is very pleasant. (S) | gerrybowes | 17/10/2018 |
A clockwise circuit of the Glensax round from Glen Road in Peebles. Craig Head - Kirkhope Law - Birkscairn Hill - Birks Hill - Stake law - Dun Rig - Glenrath Heights - Stob Law - Hundhope Law - Newby Kipps. John Buchan territory: sweeping horizon views, hidden green dells in side valleys and a fierce south-westerly. | Nick Down1 | 16/09/2018 |
From Glen Road taking Cross Borders Drove Road out in a clockwise circuit to Dun Rig returning by Newby Kipps. Cloudy but a pleasant change in temperature. | SS | 07/04/2018 |
Glensax Horseshoe from Peebles. | davidpettit84 | 17/03/2018 |
Walk from Peebles to Cardrona via, Craig Head, Kirkhope, Little Craigie Side and Wallace's hill. Easy from Craig Head. | Thearlaichdubh | 26/02/2018 |
+H | Michal Musialowicz | 17/09/2017 |
ghaley | 17/09/2017 | |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 30/08/2017 |
craig head, kirkhope law, and newby kipps C/W from 259382 | robertphillips | 22/06/2016 |
Estimated date. Yonks ago. Lovely ridge walk from north | VerySlowPlodder | 30/04/2016 |
More or less the reverse of route followed in 2009! | langskill | 13/03/2016 |
Solo with Lily following the WH Dun Rig Horseshoe. Windy, misty but dry. Good day. | alexmaclennan | 27/10/2015 |
Glensax horseshoe. | ngthack | 15/09/2015 |
Revisit heading for Birks Hill. | agentmancuso | 14/06/2015 |
7 of 8 today with GHC. | Play2End | 15/02/2015 |
Quite a lengthy stroll from the outskirts of Peebles. Excellent paths. | jimbloomer | 12/02/2015 |
On Glensax horseshoe, see Dun Rig log for our account. With Pete. | pwheeler | 24/09/2014 |
ghaley | 05/07/2014 | |
On way to Birkscairn Hill via Cross Borders Drove Road from Peebles. With Dun Rig Glenrath Heights and Stob Law. Murray won the Tennis today so free Pimms in the pub afterwards. | nickywood1 | 07/07/2013 |
On return to Peebles from Dun Rig. | Arte Et Labore | 19/02/2013 |
Dun Rig horseshoe on a beautifully sunny spring day. | milimana | 17/04/2011 |
Sunny, cold wind, good views. | iangalbraith | 29/03/2009 |
RBS, incl Frances; tea afterwards in the Tontine Hotel, Peebles | langskill | 25/01/2009 |
With Lynsey on backpack from Moffat to Peebles | alistairpooler | 28/04/2008 |
Solo | HFB | 19/11/2005 |
Part of a Glensax horseshoe. | BigJ | 11/04/2004 |
OK summit;fine approach from N. | RHW | 30/03/2003 |
On way to Dun Rig from Peebles. | agentmancuso | 27/07/2002 |
With Claire. | MickyRoss | 13/02/2000 |
From Rosetta, Peebles. | Richard Gunn | 02/09/1999 |