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Name: | North Berwick Law |
Hill number: | 1829 |
Height: | 187m / 614ft |
RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
County/UA: | East Lothian |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (North) |
Watershed: | Firth of Forth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (100-199m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,1,Y) |
Grid ref: | NT 55639 84220 |
Summit feature: | rock 3m NE of trig point |
Drop: | 168m |
Col: | 19m NT566800 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 66 (1:25k) 351E |
Observations: | highest point of rock on which trig point stands |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 522 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From North Berwick seafront, along JMW and up path. Fabulous setting, pretty slippy and muddy today. | Lynnebe | 03/03/2024 |
cycled from Dunbar via John Muir Way cycle route, parked bikes and climbed NBL. Cycled back to Dunbar via JMW walking route. | Bob-e | 16/02/2024 |
From car park. 30 minute return. Great little hill, one to revisit. | Longwojo | 12/11/2023 |
from car park | BLACKHILL | 05/09/2023 |
On visit to North Berwick - well up tp expectations | JohnIvor | 17/06/2023 |
Quick run up before breakfast. lovely views | aucuparia | 07/06/2023 |
With Sue from the car park. warm with clear views. Lovely little hill. | Frank | 26/05/2023 |
My eight ascent. Still my favourite hill. 
The trig pillar has been freshly painted white obscuring the Live for the moment motto. | KevPalmer | 16/05/2023 |
Staying in N Berwick tonight so walked straight from my hotel in the centre. Via the lodge/ park but should have followed the signposts to the John Muir Trail- NOT to the Law. Eroded paths with lots of short cuts on the hill, but a top full of character, interest and views. On a late afternoon of 40 mile views, a bonus was Dumgoyne, further away and sillhouted against the low sun. Back via rly stn, the posh but hugely welcoming Nether Abbey hotel for a **** special bar meal, then back to hotel in the last of the day's light over the links (and a few town centre pubs). Special afternoon /evening walk. NB Witches are advised to start and finish at the Law car park, well out of town!! | pwheeler | 17/09/2022 |
From the car park, up the main path and then to the summit marker. Stopped half way up for a romantic picnic with my girlfriend. | JAdair97 | 06/08/2022 |
From Law car park. Great viewpoint. | willyross | 13/06/2022 |
With Carol M. From car park off B1347 and up signposted path on south-western side of hill. Path very dry and crumbly in places, with plenty of alternatives en route. Warm and sunny, with many visitors from children to elderly, but stiff northerly breeze, especially at summit. Bass Rock well seen, together with the small islands to west of it, but Fife coast and Lammermuirs to south both quite hazy. | mainnirnamfiadh | 04/06/2022 |
My seventh ascent of this fabulous hill. | KevPalmer | 07/05/2022 |
Family hike up to the summit, lovely afternoon. | Tisteln | 09/04/2022 |
Family hike to the summit, lovely afternoon. | Dibber | 09/04/2022 |
Stopped overnight in North Berwick with work, so couldn't resist this - and what a superb little Marilyn. From the car park. | Mark Sims | 22/03/2022 |
Combined with doing the section Of John Muir way through North Berwick | Hirta | 27/01/2022 |
Came up here with John Best, Steve Jones & Lianne Jones after our morning on Bass Rock. Great views on a lovely sunny day. | Dangerous Dave | 02/11/2021 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/6145996591 | Graham22b | 21/10/2021 |
On the one fair weather day of a week in the Borders with J from the parking area. Extensive view. Then on to North Berwick & a stroll W along the beach. | NotReallyABagger | 06/10/2021 |
Stroll through the town on a grey drizzly day, no views. | IWC | 31/07/2021 |
1st Scottish Marilyn. From car park. Intermittent views from the top. | Jephcote83 | 12/07/2021 |
From car park | CarolRuthven | 05/06/2021 |
Drive over to NB for ice cream and a walk up 'The Law' | Roblex | 18/03/2021 |
Muddy and wet | Alan Bothwell | 26/10/2020 |
From the car park. Wild ponies on the way up. | clivevilla | 12/10/2020 |
With Claire and Ellie. Up via East side as part of a loop from the coast, | MickyRoss | 19/09/2020 |
Just a quick blast using x5 bus to the car park. Extremely windy | Thearlaichdubh | 12/09/2020 |
A lovely summer's afternoon after driving up from Preston for a week's stay at the Archerfield Estate. | Dugswell2 | 07/08/2020 |
From CP but went up fun scrambly S route. Windy beyond belief at the top. | iangpark | 05/07/2020 |
New Years walk with kids and grandma | thecoopers | 04/01/2020 |
ERB | HFB | 12/10/2019 |
From CP in a sunny interlude between bouts of heavy rain. Ponies grazing by the half way viewpoint seat and superb views from the summit. Live for the moment indeed..... | Nick Down1 | 09/08/2019 |
Tandem tour | TeasyChris | 10/06/2019 |
My fourth ascent. Still a great hill. | KevPalmer | 11/05/2019 |
Walked up from the town from east side, descended to west, many tracks on hill. With JAS. | kdbennett | 05/05/2019 |
With Jon, after passport renewal in Edinburgh, 3 months after second hip operation. Wobbly | tallblond | 26/04/2019 |
A quick warm up climb before boating trip on the Forth. | Smudge | 03/02/2019 |
From car park - just in case I didn't when I was about eight (nobody alive to confirm). Given the number of kids today, I suspect we did. | SS | 20/10/2018 |
From railway station (2 trains an hour from Edinburgh) - Short walk into town centre & picked up John Muir Way to The Law Car Park. From car park, up well-used paths to trig point, viewpoint indicator & replica of a whale jawbone arch; original arch erected in 1709 as a beacon for homecoming sailors. (S) | gerrybowes | 15/09/2018 |
Gone with my wife from the nearby car park, beautiful weather and 360° view, it's really a place worth to go. | Pampuco | 31/08/2018 |
A short walk up, before the heat of the day, from the convenient car park. | Walker Dan | 26/06/2018 |
A smashing hill with terrific views on this sunny day. | Chris Peart | 21/06/2018 |
Climbed with the kids in glorious sunshine on holiday in N. Berwick. 
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPtq8QU1UvDK4mycvM-yjuMhRY-OrUAjr7DLAKc | SlowOl | 01/06/2018 |
Busy summit with nice sea view. A coach pulled up as I was leaving. | G0HIO | 17/05/2018 |
Quick ascent from train station. A super little hill | trimarc2 | 08/05/2018 |
Walked from North Berwick Pier via the John Muir Way, then back around the other side. A quick and easy wee hill with brilliant views all around. | Chris Mac | 18/04/2018 |
From CP at bottom with Karen and Sam. | ChrisR | 12/04/2018 |
No doubt lovely but not in a foul Easter easterly. Went up in trainers with a pole : mistake, resulted in a bum slide which never seemed to stop. | Owen B | 30/03/2018 |
A splendid hill, justly popular. No idea why it's got that daft replica of a whalebone on the top though. When I got down, Scoob, Fi and Alan were just on their way up. | Gill | 10/02/2018 |