Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Whitehope Law
Height: 623m / 2044ft • Prominence: 66m / 217ft • Summit : pile of stones near fence • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
096_In the Moorfoot Hills
In the Moorfoot Hills Dans les Moorfoot Hills www.europebybike.info/routes/douvres-iles-orcades-ncn-route-1-royaume-uni/" rel="nofollow L'Europe à vélo
13-Jul-14 • europe by bike • flickr
2014 royaumeuni uk unitedkingdom greatbritain grandebretagne scotland ecosse ncnroute1 moorfoothills voyageàvélo 15995941366
Piper's Grave
Tradition tells us that this is the last resting place of an itinerant piper who eked out a meagre living some time early in the 18th century. He was known to frequent the local hostelries taking wagers that he could play any tune that a customer could care to name. One evening after a bout of particularly riotous jollification, he chanced to remark that he could play non stop all the way between Traquair House and Edinburgh Castle, a distance of some thirty miles, without repeating a tune. This was obviously too credulous for those present to believe and, sensing easy money, virtually everyone took up his offer of a bet. So, late that night, the motley throng set off, high on ale and expectation. Almost immediately some lost heart as the magnitude of their challenge hit them, immediately returning home to the safety of their turf fires. Others however, of sterner composition were determined to follow the piper even into the wilds of the Moorfoot Hills. It was only as the night grew wilder and the terrain more inhospitable that doubt started to creep in. The piper, obviously at home in this sort of terrain, showed no signs of flagging and, of course, he had no need eventually to retrace his steps back to the start. The whole situation was now becoming serious and subterfuge was necessary. Seizing one of the pipers unguarded moments one of the group made a hole in the windbag of his pipes. The extra effort now required to play, combined with the steep climb past Dewar, quickly drained the pipers stamina. On reaching the top of the pass he sat down exhausted, never to rise again. Here he was buried along with his pipes. www.ancient-stones.co.uk/borders/021/022/details.htm www.ancient-stones.co.uk/borders/021/022/details.htm
01-May-09 • Pete Reed • flickr
grave piper nationalcyclenetwork ncn1 ncr1 innerliethen coastcastles coastandcastles 3491765216
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
096_In the Moorfoot Hills
In the Moorfoot Hills Dans les Moorfoot Hills www.europebybike.info/routes/douvres-iles-orcades-ncn-route-1-royaume-uni/" rel="nofollow L'Europe à vélo
13-Jul-14 • europe by bike • flickr
2014 royaumeuni uk unitedkingdom greatbritain grandebretagne scotland ecosse ncnroute1 moorfoothills voyageàvélo 15995941366
Piper's Grave
Tradition tells us that this is the last resting place of an itinerant piper who eked out a meagre living some time early in the 18th century. He was known to frequent the local hostelries taking wagers that he could play any tune that a customer could care to name. One evening after a bout of particularly riotous jollification, he chanced to remark that he could play non stop all the way between Traquair House and Edinburgh Castle, a distance of some thirty miles, without repeating a tune. This was obviously too credulous for those present to believe and, sensing easy money, virtually everyone took up his offer of a bet. So, late that night, the motley throng set off, high on ale and expectation. Almost immediately some lost heart as the magnitude of their challenge hit them, immediately returning home to the safety of their turf fires. Others however, of sterner composition were determined to follow the piper even into the wilds of the Moorfoot Hills. It was only as the night grew wilder and the terrain more inhospitable that doubt started to creep in. The piper, obviously at home in this sort of terrain, showed no signs of flagging and, of course, he had no need eventually to retrace his steps back to the start. The whole situation was now becoming serious and subterfuge was necessary. Seizing one of the pipers unguarded moments one of the group made a hole in the windbag of his pipes. The extra effort now required to play, combined with the steep climb past Dewar, quickly drained the pipers stamina. On reaching the top of the pass he sat down exhausted, never to rise again. Here he was buried along with his pipes. www.ancient-stones.co.uk/borders/021/022/details.htm www.ancient-stones.co.uk/borders/021/022/details.htm
01-May-09 • Pete Reed • flickr
grave piper nationalcyclenetwork ncn1 ncr1 innerliethen coastcastles coastandcastles 3491765216
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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.