Pentland Hills

Castlelaw, East Cairn Hill

	Castlelaw path (3) 1152 x 864 251K	Castlelaw hill as seen from Allermuir hill. The footpath descends steeply. Castlelaw is straight ahead but the path also branches to the right, down to Capelaw and Howden Glen.
	Castlelaw View SW 1024 x 768 84K	Further up the footpath on Castlelaw is this view looking towards East Kip and West Kip in the distance. Kirkton Farm is in the middle distance nestling at the foot of Kings Hill.
	East Cairn Hill View 03 1152 x 864 123K	Looking north east towards Edinburgh. In the middle distance is Threipmuir Reservoir. Further away on the southern shores of the Firth of Forth can be seen the island of Inchkeith, the white building of the Chancelot flour mill at Leith's West Harbour, Edinburgh Castle and Salisbury Crags.
	East Cairn Hill View 06 1152 x 864 112K	Looking east along the main Pentland ridge. From right to left the hills recede into the distance towards Flotterstone as follows: Green Law, Cap Law, South Black Hill, West Kip, Scald Law, Carnethy Hill, Turnhouse Hill. On the left is the boggy area called Kitchen Moss, then Hare Hill and Black Hill.
	East Cairn Hill View 09 1152 x 864 176K	Facing south east from the path up East Cairn Hill from the Bore Stane. The Moorfoot Hills are in the distance. The sunny hill in the middle distance is Patie's Hill (adjacent to the North Esk Reservoir).
	East Cairn Hill View 10 1152 x 864 176K	The same view as above but zoomed in closer. A windmill farm can be seen on top of the Moorfoot Hills. If we must have these then this is the ideal place for them. The Moorfoot hills are not recommended for hill-walkers, especially those who depend on public transport. Also there's a lot of grouse moor and precious little else.
	East Cairn Hill View 12 1152 x 864 197K	On East Cairn Hill's plateau now, again facing south east. We can see North Esk Reservoir through a gap in the dry stane dyke. The vegetation on the surface consists of heather, cotton-grass and Cloudberries.
	East Cairn Hill View 14s 1152 x 864 212K	The flat summit of the hill, facing west.
	East Cairn Hill 29 1280 x 854 367K	As seen from far away Castlelaw. The sun caught these strange markings on the lower slopes and I photographed this long lens shot from 17 miles away.

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