Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Windlestraw Law
Height: 659m / 2163ft • Prominence: 460m / 1509ft • Summit : no feature: ground by fence junction 40m SW of trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

S9834 - Windlestraw Law
NT371431, LR73. HISTORY The pillar was completed 7th August 1958 costing £61.8s.7d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NT33/3 within the Peebles secondary block, and levelled to second class precision during 1959. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in May 1970. SITE VISIT Approached from the southwest. Parking by a track entrance at NT336389. Followed the forest track network to NT347403 and a further 300m east through a break to open hill at Priesthope Sware. From there, an intermittently boggy path followes the boundary fences all the way to the summit. This is the highest top on the Moorfoot Hills. The pillar is in fair condition, there is some frost damage to the top surface. The spider centre is open. The flush bracket faces SSW, compass measurement 211°. Vented through the right (SE) sight hole. The full 360° panorama from top includes Allermuir Hill, West Lomond, Arthurs Seat, East Lomond, North Berwick Law, Bass Rock, Eildon Hills. Photographed: 8th Sept' 2013, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.677520,-3.000928&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43595282831/in/album-72157692190778971// Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 73 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114087733/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9836 - Mount Main : 3.42 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257920/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10129 - Nether Shiels : 3.85 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114096342/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9830 - Black Law : 3.99 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117256624/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10243 - Blackhope Scar : 4.77 miles to the northwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114094922/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9846 - Brockhouse : 5.20 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117247437/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10126 - Carsinker Law : 5.88 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257692/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10132 - Carcant Hill : 5.92 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114088529/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9827 - Minch Moor : 6.31 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/7905059432/in/set-72157631347423092/ S3082 - Torfichen Hill : 6.7 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100932769/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7479 - Sell Moor : 6.8 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100932829/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7478 - William Law : 7.0 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/7905058828/in/set-72157631347423092/ S3089 - Dundreich : 7.07 miles to the northwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117245197/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10251 - Ven Law : 7.3 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100952826/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7571 - Meigle Hill : 7.36 miles to the southeast. ═════════════════════════
08-Sep-13 • Graeme5015 • flickr
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S9834 - Windlestraw Law
NT371431, LR73. HISTORY The pillar was completed 7th August 1958 costing £61.8s.7d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NT33/3 within the Peebles secondary block, and levelled to second class precision during 1959. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in May 1970. SITE VISIT Approached from the southwest. Parking by a track entrance at NT336389. Followed the forest track network to NT347403 and a further 300m east through a break to open hill at Priesthope Sware. From there, an intermittently boggy path followes the boundary fences all the way to the summit. This is the highest top on the Moorfoot Hills. The pillar is in fair condition, there is some frost damage to the top surface. The spider centre is open. The flush bracket faces SSW, compass measurement 211°. Vented through the right (SE) sight hole. The full 360° panorama from top includes Allermuir Hill, West Lomond, Arthurs Seat, East Lomond, North Berwick Law, Bass Rock, Eildon Hills. Photographed: 8th Sept' 2013, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=55.677520,-3.000928&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/43595282831/in/album-72157692190778971// Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 73 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114087733/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9836 - Mount Main : 3.42 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257920/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10129 - Nether Shiels : 3.85 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114096342/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9830 - Black Law : 3.99 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117256624/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10243 - Blackhope Scar : 4.77 miles to the northwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114094922/in/set-72157631831281682/ S9846 - Brockhouse : 5.20 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117247437/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10126 - Carsinker Law : 5.88 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117257692/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10132 - Carcant Hill : 5.92 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114088529/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9827 - Minch Moor : 6.31 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/7905059432/in/set-72157631347423092/ S3082 - Torfichen Hill : 6.7 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100932769/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7479 - Sell Moor : 6.8 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100932829/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7478 - William Law : 7.0 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/7905058828/in/set-72157631347423092/ S3089 - Dundreich : 7.07 miles to the northwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117245197/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10251 - Ven Law : 7.3 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8100952826/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7571 - Meigle Hill : 7.36 miles to the southeast. ═════════════════════════
08-Sep-13 • Graeme5015 • flickr
s9834 windlestrawlaw moorfoot moorfoots moorfoothills innerleithen peeblesshire 8114096018
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Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.