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Attendees: Me, Big Dog, Small Dog
Map: Harvey Superwalker ‘The Pentlands’
Garvald Home Farm – Nether Cairn – North Muir Hill – Dry Burn – Medwynhead – Black Law – Covenanter’s Grave – West Water – Garvald Home Farm
Time was short today and I'd wanted to revisit the Covenanter's Grave for quite a while. Saying that, I also wanted to squeeze in some other parts of the west Pentlands I hadn't visited previously. I suspect North Muir Hill, for example, is seldom trod.
All in all it was a good day out with the dogs.
A more direct out and back route from Garvald Home Farm to the grave is certainly do-able, and doubtless shorter. There are several wooden guide posts alongside a path across the moor east of West Water Burn. The path is faint and boggy in parts.
Ornamental pond near Medwynbankfullsizeoutput_310b by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
Nether Cairn with Mendick Hill behindfullsizeoutput_310a by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
Moor and Heather near Black Law fullsizeoutput_30fc by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
The Covenanter's Gravefullsizeoutput_3109 by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
The Covenanter's Grave looking west to Bleak Lawfullsizeoutput_3108 by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
West Water near Garvaldfullsizeoutput_3104 by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
Woodcutter at work - Garvald Home Farmfullsizeoutput_3106 by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
Outbuilding at Garvald Home Farmfullsizeoutput_3107 by
Neil Mackay, on Flickr
Edited 24/1/17 - pictures (eventually) added from Flickr and changed from private log to public trip report.