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Name: | Allermuir Hill |
Hill number: | 1816 |
Height: | 493m / 1617ft |
RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
County/UA: | Edinburgh, Midlothian |
Catchment: | Forth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
Grid ref: | NT 22705 66170 |
Summit feature: | trig point by view indicator |
Drop: | 236m |
Col: | 257m NT196644 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 66 (1:25k) 344 350 |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 720 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Boghall to Hillend, Caerketton, Allermuir, Capelaw and Harbour hills, Castlelaw back to Boghall. With Ben and Sally. | Victor | 02/01/2024 |
Allermuir, Capelaw & Harbour Hills from Torduff Road, returning via Clubbiedean and Torduff dams with SHC. Easy paths and tracks throughout. | TRG318 | 26/11/2023 |
Came up from Castlelaw after exploring the souterrain. Cloud was low so views limited. Quite windy. | robphys | 23/10/2023 |
9th time. | russell61 | 08/06/2023 |
With John and Jack 
Run from Flotterstone | fellie | 29/03/2023 |
From Harlaw CP, which now seems like a mistake . The distance between Allermuir and Scald Law was much longer then a quick glance of a map showed. Didn't have time to bag Black Hill in my limited time there. Great views. | Jhimmy | 24/03/2023 |
With Eve and Eilzo. As OS map shows, summit provides grand view of The Firth of Forth and beyond to the North, and the Pentland group to the South. Descent to Swanston sustains the excellent views to the North. | RufusHodge | 25/02/2023 |
With Brian. Heading south. | Play2End | 28/01/2023 |
Allermuir Hill and Swanston. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 02/01/2023 |
After inspecting the souterrain and hill fort an anti- clockwise circuit of Castlelaw, Caerketton, Allermuir, Capelaw, Harbour and Bell's Hills on a dry day with generally good visibility. 1st visit since 2006. | lordtonult | 23/10/2022 |
Got the bus from Edinburgh city centre to the snow centre. Took path up and down. Lots of false summits! But amazing views and super windy. | Hippy77 | 23/08/2022 |
From ski centre. Obvious paths to summit | G0HIO | 11/08/2022 |
With Carketton and Castlelaw | Corin | 31/07/2022 |
Parked at Boghall car park then hiked up to Allermuir Hill, across to Caerketton Hill then back to the car before coffee and cake at the Secret Herb Garden. | SootAndShale | 01/06/2022 |
Visiting Ailsa and Yuji. Lovely walk above the ski slope, reminisinng about old times at hill end! Partially cloudy, lovely in nthe sun, minimal wind, not a spot of rain. Lovely day out. | ByronHaywood | 29/05/2022 |
Very windy, dry and sunny, with Camber. Great views all round. | Trotticus | 27/05/2022 |
10km loop from the ski centre in just under 2hrs at sun set on a beautiful evening. Taking in Caerketton hill, Allermuir Hill, Castlelaw hill and Capelaw hill. | Nicky C | 25/03/2022 |
With Caerketton and Capelaw in walk from Bonaly to Hillend | hillsman | 19/03/2022 |
Short walk from Capelaw. | JAdair97 | 29/01/2022 |
Revisit on a sunny winter morning. Came up from the car park at Boghall. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 20/01/2022 |
Good paths from Hillend ski centre. Returned via Caerketton Hill. | willyross | 19/01/2022 |
5 mile fell run with headtorches from the travelodge. | w1ght | 23/11/2021 |
From hillend. Also Caerketton Hill. 5.9 miles. 1448ft ascent | DaveGraham | 15/11/2021 |
From the ski centre car park at Hill End. Out of the car park at the west end of the ski slopes leads to some big grassy paths then up to a fence and a signpost to Caerketton Hill. Obvious path all the way up and along the summit ridge to Allermuir hill. To descend retraced steps for a few hundred metres then took the obvious path that descended NE and then worked it 's way around the lower slopes of Caerketton Hill and then following the signposts to Hill End comes in at the Eastern end of the ski slope car park. Real pleasant 3 mile walk ~ 1hr 20 walking time | JulieB | 20/09/2021 |
Pleasant walk up from golf club at Swanston. Pleny of parking spaces. Operated SOTA on short wave from summit. | G4OBK (Phil) | 26/08/2021 |
With CP, DP, AC, Yala and Benji | garth87 | 06/08/2021 |
Caerketton Hill, Allermuir Hill and Castlelaw Hill from Midlothian Snowsports Centre (on a very warm day). | RobB | 13/07/2021 |
Castlelaw car park at NT 2300 6374 - Up stone track & then well-used path to the toposcope & trig point - On return, left track on knoll to NE & along good path/ATV track before making way up stone track to summit - Descended SE on path which rejoins main track on bend. (S) | gerrybowes | 30/06/2021 |
From Hillend Country Park, taking track that runs behind the main building to NT241665, then W along track to Muilieoutchie and up grassy path signposted 'Allermuir', which leads directly to ridge and summit of Allermuir Hill, return same way | kdbennett | 12/06/2021 |
Harbour, Capelaw, Allermuir and Caerketton hills starting at Balerno High School and along the ridge to the bus terminus at Hillend. Mist and murk gradually lifted but not from the Forth. Pleasantly warm by the end of the 3.5 hours. | Thearlaichdubh | 29/05/2021 |
From Swanston car park | CarolRuthven | 29/05/2021 |
with Frances. Walking into a stiff biting cold breeze. | langskill | 27/03/2021 |
with Frances | langskill | 28/02/2021 |
From Ski Centre car park, up Caerketton, over Allermuir Hill and Capelaw back via Dreghorn and Swanston. 10km. With Ben and Sally. | Victor | 27/02/2021 |
solo partial Pentland Skyline. Probably too quick at start. Came back over Allermuir at end of the day, descended from Allermuir rather than going back over Caerketton in fading light and rising wind. | langskill | 22/02/2021 |
From Castlelaw Farm, up Castlelaw Hill, ovr to Capelaw Hill over Allermuir Hill and down Boghall Glen, back along to Castlelaw Farm. Patches of snow and ice around. With rory and Sally. 6 miles. Set off 10:15 finished 15:00. | Victor | 17/01/2021 |
Castlelaw and Allermuir from Castlelaw carpark. | Dibber | 09/11/2020 |
Capelaw & Allermuir from Bonaly. | Tisteln | 03/11/2020 |
JEB | HFB | 25/10/2020 |
FJB | HFB | 11/10/2020 |
From rifle range | m0jla | 24/09/2020 |
From Boghall, via Windy Door Nick. A well named bealach | Hirta | 22/09/2020 |
Random traipse around the Pentlands with D. | harristhedog | 12/08/2020 |
Amazing views :D | ClanLawrence | 06/08/2020 |
With Claire & Ellie. | MickyRoss | 02/08/2020 |
From Swanston village with Lachlan | tkunath | 21/07/2020 |
Walked with Dave Johnes, from the Snowsports centre upper car park via the iron age fort above Hillend Country Park, then up to Caerketton Hill and across to Allermuir Hill and to the car diagonally across the northern slope. 
Dry with a moderate breeze and cracking views of Dumyat, North Berwick, the Lomond Hills and the whole forth valley and Lothians. | chillyman8 | 14/07/2020 |
With L - walked from our week long cat sit in Morningside to do a 22 mile extended Pentland Skyline as a walk / run - Marvelling at how wonderfully close to the city are these steep grassy hills. Just getting our hill legs warmed up here and began to run the downhills --spurred on by being overtaken by 4 whippet like runners - half our age. | Chris Pearson | 12/07/2020 |
Lockdown walk from my flat into the Pentlands. 
Allermuir was 1st and 3rd but system does not allow repeat entries for same day | langskill | 15/05/2020 |
Ascent from path from Capelaw | Michael Swinton | 20/03/2020 |