Hogmanay in the Lammermuirs, Part 3: Dirrington Great Law

[superstar_tradesman]

After Part 1, Cockburn Law, and Part 2, Spartleton of our Hogmanay on the hills, we reckoned there was still enough daylight and time to squeeze in another hill before the end of the year. So we pitched up at the volcano-esque pyramid of Dirrington Great Law, and parked at the Stobswood road end.

Our route was pretty uncomplicated—head through a gate and then WSW, initially across a field then onto the heather moorland, joining a rough track as it headed up steepening slopes.

Patchwork fields and patchwork heather

We left the track and took the direct route to the summit—two cairns with, in between them, a trig point almost on its side, as if it was sleeping.

Looking W past Dirrington Little Law, there was an ominous curtain of rain over towards the Eildons and Black Hill, but it seemed to be skirting us, so we didn't get the soaking we'd expected. So we were able to spend a bit of time at the top, looking back at Spartleton and Cockburn Law from earlier in the day.

Dirrington Little Law and the Eildons in the rain

Then, we descended E, keeping south of Dronshiel farm and their "Private" sign, rejoining the road through a gap in the wall at a bridge. And we even had time to nip into Duns for coffee and a scone in a nice wee cafe in the square; a great end to a big year. According to my WalkHighlands stats, I recorded just over 10000m of ascent in 2015; here's to even more in 2016

[dickens96]

Thanks - must do this hill soon.