Name:Bell's Hill
Hill number:13906
Height:406m / 1332ft
Parent (Ma):1816  Allermuir Hill
County/UA:Midlothian
Topographical area:SS06 Scaldlaw-broughton
SMC/RHB section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
Catchment:Esk (Musselburgh)
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:NT 20517 64346
Summit feature:stone
Drop:58m
Col:348m  NT203650  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 66
(1:25k) 344
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 139 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
With AlexPaulMcMurtrie09/06/2024
With DadAlexMcMurtrie09/06/2024
From Flotterstone, Harbour Hill, Bells Hill, Black Hill, Hare Hill, West Kip, East Kip, South Black Hill, Scald Law, Carnethy Hill and Turnhouse Hill back to Flotterstone. 22.5km, 1339m ascent. With Ben. Sunny spell to start then cloudy and windy.Victor02/06/2024
1/3 Short walk before driving home. So parked at Flotterstone to walk up Bells Hill, Black Hill and Hare Hill. Retreat from Hare hill same way and round via the reservoirs home before the wind and rain set in. Excellent five days up here we will return soon.nickywood129/04/2024
From the mapped Castlelaws parking area (NT 2301 6374). Castlelaw Hill and Harbour Hill first then across to here. Return via Kirkton for a 9.2k round. Final Pentland Hills peak as listed on Hill-bagging.jonglew07/03/2024
From Flotterstone.hils15/12/2023
A to B walk today. From the Flotterstone, up road past Glencourse Reservoir & on to Bells Hill. Down to White Cleugh Burn & picked up the track to Gask Hill. Due W steeply up a track to Black Hill. Down paths via The Howe, over Kirk Road and via Coates Farm into Penicuik. 14km, 650m climb 3:20. Mainly good paths.Lynnebe28/09/2023
From Harlawcurlebd26/08/2023
After school Mission camped on top, lost keysryancomet26/05/2023
Solo Run from Flotterstonefellie26/03/2023
After inspecting the souterrain and hill fort an anti- clockwise circuit of Castlelaw, Caerketton, Allermuir, Capelaw, Harbour and Bell's Hills on a dry day with generally good visibility.lordtonult23/10/2022
From Harlaw parking. Busy route. Good views .Adrian28/06/2022
from Harlaw reservoir car parkgrumpy06/06/2022
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.PeterD14/05/2022
Loop of hills from Castlelaw car parkAndrew Simmons27/03/2022
10km in 2 hrs. Loop from Harlaw at dusk. Harbour Hill, Bell's Hill, Black HillNicky C26/03/2022
Final of three Pentlands.JAdair9715/04/2021
After Harbour and back to Balerno. Lovely little walk on a sunny day.Thearlaichdubh11/04/2021
I walked from Harlaw car park to Den's Cleugh and then up Bell's Hill as if approaching from Black Hill as part of Pentland Skyline.langskill22/03/2021
After Harbour Hill and back over Harbour Hill as I couldn't be bothered to do Black Hill. Pleasant grassy moundThearlaichdubh25/11/2020
If only it had been the beautiful day as in the hill photo!Hirta20/11/2020
Part of Pentland Skyline training runDavidGMould18/08/2020
A well used trod deviates to the summit which is away from the straight col to col watershed line. This trod formed by diligent runners on 16 mile Pentland Skyline Race. Threipmuir Reservoir to the NW has been skilfully designed by James Jardin in 1840s to not only supply water to Edinburgh from its NE side, but there is a connecting open drain / ditch which carries surplus water by gravity alone downhill counterintuitively across the watershed through the flat col to the E to feed Glencorse Reservoir. This must only happen when the reservoir fills up and with the dam being higher than the col the water overspills through to Glencorse. Glencorse was Jardine's first Pentland reservoir masterpiece, requiring a huge earth dam that caused all sorts of problems -and a through the mountain tunnel / pipe to take the water to Edinburgh. All overseen by Thomas Telford.Chris Pearson14/07/2020
Retrospective log. From Harbour Hill, started at Flotterstone Car Parkdav1d021218/06/2020
From Flotterston along with Harbour Hillhillsman10/06/2019
With Lachlan, Lennox, and Mattytkunath08/04/2019
Pentland Skyline Hill Racequadbarrel14/10/2018
Weather fair.MountainMac10/10/2018
From Black Hill. Solo.Dangerous Dave30/07/2018
Walked from Colinton via Capelaw Hill, Harbour Hill, Bell's Hill and Black Hill finishing in Currie.Chris Mac08/07/2018
Last one and time to go back for a sleepvegibagger30/06/2018
On an Allermuir to Black Hill traverse.Chris Peart22/06/2018
Harlaw carpark then walk through open fields to follow path to Glencorse. Just after stile at Maiden’s Cleugh branched off to right up rough path angling up to summit. Off to Black Hill nextJubilado24/05/2018
castlelaw hill, allermuir hill, caerketton hill, capelaw hill, harbour hill, bells hill from castlelaw cp mostly on good tracks/atv tracks.robertphillips20/12/2017
The tamest of sheeps.summitter02/11/2017
Dropped straight down from Turnhouse. Failed to leap the Logan Burn. About 400m S of summit approached by Logan farmer and asked to GOML and return to tracks as he was about to set fire to hill. I said I would be quick and he let me go on. 20 mins later hill was well ablaze.Thearlaichdubh10/04/2017
Pentlands Round from Flotterstone on a fine and sunny day. Turnhouse Hill (North and main summits) - Carnethy Hill - Scald Law - South Black Hill - East and West Kip - Hare Hill - Black Hill - Bell's Hill (main and North summits) - Harbour Hill - Capelaw Hill - Fala Knowe - Castlelaw Hill.Nick Down125/03/2017
Solo hill run HFB19/02/2017
Castlelaw, Capelaw, Harbour and Bells from Castlelaw car park. Descended E to Kirk Bridge path, back along road then short climb on path to car park. My final Midlothian tump, on a fine chilly breezy afternoonRHW11/12/2016
Great 10.7 mile walk from Castlelaw car park, walked up good lane then steep path up to Castlelaw Hill, along lanes to Allermuir Hill with a great view of Edinburgh, out-and-back to Caerketton Hill, then along ridge to Capelaw Hill, followed good trails to Harbour Hill then onto Bell's Hill, then one final long pull up onto Black Hill (where weather turned from sunny to rain), then along main lane from summit down to farmland (weather improving), joined surfaced road along Glencorse Reservoir I had previously walked in 2015 after doing Scald Law ridge, then up path not marked on map along rifle range boundary back to Castlelaw car park.DanTrig11/10/2016
Parked at Harlaw - up Black Hill and then Bell's Hill.pnecelt07/09/2016
Ascent from Harlaw in good weather and fine snow conditions. There is higher ground near the cairn. Lots of folk out, but few tracks here. Got some help from icy fatbike tracks.fasgadh17/01/2016
The circular grand tour of the Pentland Hills from Flotterstone. Peaks included: Turnhouse Hill, Carnethy Hill, Scald Law, South Black Hill, East Kip, West Kip, Hare Hill, BlackHill, Bell's Hill, Harbour Hill, Capelaw Hill, Allermuir Hill, Caerketton Hill. 25km with 1600m ascent, taking 8 hours.silveracorn_alan22/08/2015
Number 15 bus from Princes Street to the Ski Centre then up and round 6 x 400m Tumps.clivevilla23/05/2015
From Harlaw, sunny, cold strong wind, dry mild, good views.iangalbraith02/11/2014
Part of Pentland Skyline Hill Racegandrew12/10/2014
From CP at Castlelaw Farm - Castlelaw Hill - Capelaw Hill - Harbour Hill - Bell's Hill - Kirk Bridge - CPchrisbien23/06/2013
15.4 mile figure-of-8 round trip from Harelaw carpark over 7 P30s. Scorching hot.agentmancuso08/06/2013
En route from Allermuir Hill to Black Hill.campagvelocet01/02/2012
From CastlelawArte Et Labore20/02/2011