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Name:Blackgrain Height
Hill number:7466
Height:496m / 1627ft
Parent (Ma):1920  Pikethaw Hill
RHB Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
Donald area:Roxburgh
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Esk (Gretna)
Class:Sub490-499m hill
(s4)
Grid ref:NY 34839 95652
Summit feature:no feature: ground by stile
Drop:22m
Col:474m  NY348959  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 79
(1:25k) 323N
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 16 users)ByDate of Ascent
We parked in a handy spot just off the A7 at the start of the access road to Rigfoot. Walked up this road and from above Rigfoot itself took an ATV track through the legions of freshly planted conifers until about two-thirds the way up Roughbank Height. From here it's a plod through new plantation, heather and bracken, aided occasionally by trods. A similar story to Broad Head, with an ATV section to ease the knees. Onwards to the more straightforward Blackgrain Height, Faw Side and Rashiegrain Height then a detour northwards from the main ridge to take in Causewaygrain Head. From this point the ATV tracks run out and so it was a knee-deep wade & trudge through wet humpy veg all the way to White Hope Edge and back - not one for the uncommitted bagger! Once back at Rashiegrain Height things got relatively easy as its a mere fence follow to Pikethaw Hill, Frodaw Height, Dan's Hags and Stibbiegill Head, before dropping down to Meikledale and the joys of a tarmac finish. 6 hours total.summitter23/10/2023
See route for Pikethaw Hillsmocks and denims14/04/2022
Parked at the first left bend above Jock's Hope. NNW up gully to Blackgrain Height, then Faw Side. Back across to Broad Head and Roughbank Height. Faint ATV tracks between Faw Side and Broad Head. Lots of new forestry planting.PGCE11/03/2021
Drove up past Burngrains to park at hairpin bend, good for 2-3 cars here (NY 3520 9474). Followed Black Grain over some rough ground. On to Faw Side, then doubled back for Broad Head and Roughbank Height. Ground a little squidgy but recent low temps ensured not too squdgy.jonglew30/01/2021
on way to faw side.robertphillips09/12/2017
Done twice during walk Fawside, Broad Head and Roughbank Height.chrisbien12/07/2015
En route to Faw SideRHW29/03/2014
From Pikethaw via Causeway Grain Head, on to Crumpton Hillagentmancuso02/06/2012
Berkscire87409/07/2021
Dave Geere14/03/2016
Anton09/06/2015
carole engel09/06/2015
maknipe19/03/2014
Rambling Ray27/09/2009
dickiewren04/07/1997
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