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Name: | Cat Law |
Hill number: | 502 |
Height: | 670.4m / 2199ft |
RHB Section: | 07A: Braemar to Montrose |
County/UA: | Angus |
Catchment: | Tay, Catchment Boundaries, South Esk |
Watershed: | Firth of Tay |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,Y) |
Grid ref: | NO 31888 61065 |
Summit feature: | tiny cairn 80m N of trig point |
Drop: | 296.5m |
Col: | 373.9m NO 2954 6420 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 44 (1:25k) OL53S 388S |
Observations: | summit is c 1.5m higher than trig point base (NO 31881 60989) |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 318 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Long Goat and Cat Law from layby on road to E. | RobertP | 31/07/2023 |
Parked just south of bridge in Easter Lednathie. Good track takes you uphill. Visited Long Goat (571m) first. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 07/07/2023 |
From verge W of gatehouse of Balintore, taking first gate on R of castle drive, gping through a field and contouring past the top of a plantation to join the clear track up Cat Law (starting from the gate opposite Knowehead of Audallan may be simpler). A pleasant walk up the track with ever-expanding views. Visited the little summit cairn, the trig and the mossy knoll between the two. | Nick Down1 | 24/06/2023 |
Cat Law & Corwharn circuit from Lednathie. 
2 of 7 | thekirkie pirate | 02/03/2023 |
From ruined gatehouse just up from Balintore Castle, across fields to pick up good track to trig point & summit. Intermittent views. Return same way to join road opposite farm | MichaelF | 29/10/2022 |
From dirt layby NO 296 586. Round of Cat Law, Cormaud, Tarapetmile, Corwharn, Glen Quharity. Gate at farm not locked (NO 283 595), remains of good tarmac road all way to NO 2823 6138. Possible to drive up and drop bike here. | carole engel | 30/07/2022 |
ELMA Suilven | donmeister | 30/07/2022 |
From Long Goat. | Adrian | 22/06/2022 |
Third visit, on TGOC22 | Colin Crawford | 23/05/2022 |
From Balintore, through three gates then up the track to the trig to then summit. Up in thick cloud but that lifted on the descent to give great views. | garyhoney | 20/08/2021 |
From ruined gatehouse of Balintore Castle, parking on bend in road near Westerton. | BLACKHILL | 25/06/2021 |
From Balintore. | Peterb | 13/06/2021 |
From Balintore - up SW ridge then down on track next to Burn of Dairy. | quadbarrel | 10/10/2020 |
Came along the ridge from Long Goat. Very pleasant shelters available slightly southish of peak. | Oh no I forgot... | 17/07/2020 |
From Easter Lednathie, ascending by track from S of bridge, then following fence line up to the E ridge of Cat Law, continuing along fence up to summit, returning back down ridge then continuing E to Long Goat, descending E then N along intermittent tracks to road, and back to Easter Lenathie. With JAS. | kdbennett | 04/01/2020 |
Who can resist a circular walk over 3 Marilyns? Parked at the end of Westerton track, up the road to Balintore castle track, then grassy track straight uphill past the quarry, becoming a path, then joined main track up Cat Law. Followed the fence down, then track to Cormaud. Track fades so traversed down to col, and track to Corwharn. Good enough tracks to Milldewan Hill; followed fence (track) then grassy sheep tracks down to col. Up deer tracks and vague tracks to Creigh Hill. On to Cairn Plew and down to Middle Coul, and road back. | Gill | 13/04/2019 |
Very windy (constant, 50mph forecast), bright sunshine. From Knowehead to SW. | Rounsfell | 09/03/2019 |
Start at Grid 341628 space for 4 or 5 cars. Head Southwest up to Peat Shark. Route to Cat Law. | smocks and denims | 31/01/2019 |
Third visit by same route from Balintore. Cold, clear windless conditions with snow above 1,000 feet. | Windy Corner | 23/01/2019 |
Mist and rain, started at sunrise. | Waterlog | 11/12/2018 |
Marilyn No.600 | kiltedbiggles | 09/09/2018 |
With Raisin | always_more_up | 18/05/2018 |
From Bykenhillock, so as to visit a couple of other Tumps. A lot of snowy footprints by the trig, but only one set to the summit. | Pete R | 10/02/2018 |
With Brian R. from Corwham, on a good winters day. Fab views. | Play2End | 26/01/2018 |
From Balintore; followed track all the way to Trig, then on to Summit 100m further. Returned the same way. With the F.C. | The Captain | 09/08/2017 |
First for a long day. Here to do circuit then three marilyns near Backwater reservoir. Set off at 6.00 back at 10 am. Cloud on summit. Easy walk up. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 24/05/2017 |
With Dianne Scorgie & Linda Lawson. A 7.40 mile round walk taking in Cat Law a Graham Bodandere Hill 538m Hill of Stanks 484m Tombay 377m. Very warm no breeze. Saw the wind turbines at Netherley. Montrose Basin, East & West Lomond & North Berwick Law, Schiehallion & snow covered hills that could have been Ben Lawers range. Dreish & Mayer, The Goat & Loch Brandy. A Brilliant day out | LizzieG | 26/03/2017 |
Ran up track from near old castle gates at Balintore before moving round into Glen Clova | dickscroop | 20/09/2016 |
Weekend to Kirriemuir. Started from Balintore up the main track to summit. Descended via The Crendard to road. Walk back to Kirriemuir. Heavy rain shower from start to summit. Flag cleared on descent then lovely afternoon. Time taken 4hours | munromurph | 04/09/2016 |
I did this one with Corwharn, which seems to have been demoted. | IanHHill | 01/09/2016 |
With Dave Roeder. From Glen Prosen Hostel (9:50) to Corwharn (12:15). Down fairly direct to col and along ridge to Cat Law (15:00). Soft snow, often waist deep on paths slowed progress. Nearly trod on a hare. Down to W Lednathie & back to hostel (17:30). Overcast & windy but clear. | dbb | 29/04/2016 |
Weather fair mixed with snow flurries. | MountainMac | 06/12/2015 |
1 of 4: From gate of Ballintore Castle. | ChrisR | 05/04/2015 |
any several other times | oatcake | 01/04/2015 |
Poor visibility and plenty of snow | David Greaves | 25/01/2015 |
CK, Chris A, Georgina | SheilaS | 29/12/2014 |
self | davidsbatty | 29/10/2014 |
Dry, partly sunny, warm, calm, good views. Parked near castle track, walk slightly east to farm track and start there. | iangalbraith | 07/08/2014 |
From the gates to old castle at Auldallan. This track goes to castle, not the hill, so go up the road to farm (no parking) and take the track that leads virtually to summit. Easy walking, fine top. | nordicstar | 28/06/2014 |
Good day out good views | Nozzer | 01/06/2014 |
From Easter Lednathie (park NO 3391 6354). Long Goat, Cat Law, Tarapetmile, Corwharn, Hill of Adenaich & Finlet. Roe Deer (and a few Red) and mountain hares. | jimbloomer | 13/05/2014 |
round of 2 grahams from balintore anti clockwise. | robertphillips | 02/03/2014 |
Solo run from Balintore over Cat Law and Corwharn. Ground ~100 m N of trig point clearly higher. | amswanston | 24/05/2013 |
Up from Balintore, then headed northwards to go uo Corwharn. | russell61 | 27/04/2013 |
MC JC O MH BH. Sunny with snow on the ground. Cold wind. Beautiful day. | Martin66 | 02/03/2013 |
What a lot of GOML signs. Started from 203 spotmark and behaved by following track to summit. Whichever lumpy 
tussock the summit is. Touched the trigpoint too. Bagged Long Goat too. Then 'misbehaved' by beelining back in defiance of the damaged and misleading sign at the walk start. Animal and bird slaughtering country - yeuch. | Martin R | 21/11/2012 |
Final Graham 2nd round having been 1st of the 1st in 1968. 
Also compleats 2nd full house of SMC hill lists. | chalky1953 | 11/07/2012 |
club walk | tallblond | 11/03/2012 |
2nd ascent. Did after Corwharn. | duchally | 26/02/2012 |
1st Graham | duchally | 05/01/2012 |