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Name:Middle Head
Hill number:7428
Height:519m / 1703ft
Parent (Ma):1870  Gathersnow Hill
RHB Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
Donald area:Culter Hills and Tinto
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Subdodd
(s5)
Grid ref:NT 09509 30143
Summit feature:no feature: ground by fence
Drop:22m
Col:497m  NT097304  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 72
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 27 users)ByDate of Ascent
Along by fence from Blakehope Head. Solo.Dangerous Dave13/12/2023
From Benshaw along the tram tracks to the summit.JAdair9714/06/2023
Parking outside Kingledores on what looked like an old bit of road (NT 1090 2810). Through the estate and up to Cocklie Rig Head and Benshaw Hill first then followed fence line to here. On to Blakehope Head and Worm Hill.jonglew18/01/2022
An anticlockwise round of 4 tops from Kingledores.Minto26/09/2021
A round of 4 tops anticlockwise. Parked at entrance to Kingledores. Weather deteriorated after Worm Hill, where we sat for a while enjoying the sunny view north. With JW, B, B, and R.jenx26/09/2021
With Jenx, Minto and dugs, circuit around the Worm Hill groupnordicstar26/09/2021
En route between Cocklie Rig Head and Blakehope Head.PGCE22/03/2021
Came up from Kingledores, over Cocklie Rig Head to Benshaw Hill and Middle Head. Continued round to Worm Hill and back along A701 from the old fort.LizH15/08/2019
3rd of a 13 Top day along what I am going to call the Kingledoors.summitter24/08/2018
From Blakehope Head. Pleasant by the side of the fenceAlan Moore01/12/2017
worm hill, blakehope head, middle hill, benshaw hill, cocklie rig head, glenlood hill, broomy law, nether oliver dod, ACW from 113297robertphillips27/04/2016
P beside end of forrestry track. Along Rd over strem then followed track/path on a rising traverse to low pt between BlH and MH. Up BlH then MH and back down.chrisbien09/06/2012
Cocklie Rig Head, Benshaw Hill, Middle Head, Blakehope Head & Worm Hill from Glencotho. Pre-windfarm, some snow.agentmancuso15/01/2005
FCL26/12/2023
stevent080915/10/2023
Rambling Ray08/08/2022
Tricky20/01/2022
PeterAH15/08/2019
Dave Geere23/07/2016
Anton29/05/2016
ajwxyzt19/04/2015
mae15/11/2014
irobbo29/07/2014
JockTamson17/07/2014
Thi17/07/2014
David Purchase07/10/2009
fasgadh09/06/2005