31 August 2022
Participants: Just me
Where: Easthills, 299m/981', P 31m, Tump, OS 72, NT 049 481; Broomie Law, 269m/883', P 31m, Tump, OS 72, 079 484; Kippit Hill, 262m/860', P 40m, Tump, OS 72, NT 111 476
Three small Tumps near Dunsyre and Dolphinton in excellent weather and without being attacked by midges! There was space to park at the end of a track that went to a rather smart house near to the top of Easthills, which I would describe as just a swelling in the land rather than a hill, this is it from the south (top is centre of picture, a small group of trees).....
The high point was at the back of the trees north of the house. Good views south to Black Hill and White Hill from the track, the view north-east was over some empty country- an area of land at the west end of the Pentland Hills.....
I then drove through the village of Dunsyre to a parking area at the foot of Broomie Law. Not a very inspiring hill- wooded and used for pheasant rearing. There were no views from the hill itself but there was a track all the way to the high point which was beside an old concrete bunker.....
I had looked at Kippit Hill outside Dolphinton before but couldn't see any easy access on to the hill. I decided to try again so parked in a big lay-by and walked back east along the main road verge. Lo and behold, there was a small gap in the trees and the barbed wire fence had been tied back sufficient to enable a crossing to be made without difficulty. So I crossed and made my way up this steep little hill. There is a distinctive monument at the top to a local soldier who died during World War 1 and although the hill is tiny it is an amazing viewpoint. Well worth climbing on a clear day.
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