Pentland Hills
West Kip page 2
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West
Kip 1024 x 768 90K |
Photographed from Castlelaw Hill. |
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West
Kip 7 1024 x 768 213K |
The path along the ridge is clearly defined in this photo, taken at the summit of West Kip. There's a steep descent before climbing East Kip then down again to the base of Scald Law where the path forks. Carnethy Hill is visible further away. January 2000. |
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West Kip 1108 1280 x 720 207K |
Late August in 2011 and it's cloudy with sunny intervals. The same view as West Kip 7. |
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West
& East 800 x 616 66K |
This is looking west from Scald Law. East Cairn Hill is in the distance. |
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West
& East 2 1024 x 768 127K |
A similar picture but from a slightly different viewpoint. |
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West
Kip 1152 x 864 231K |
Photographed on 29th March 2002. Compare this with the same view above from a previous winter. This is the summit of West Kip. The other hills on the ridge path are East Kip, Scald Law, Carnethy and Turnhouse. |
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East
/ West Kip 1152 x 864 137K |
Facing the opposite direction (WSW) and looking back at East Kip (534M) with West Kip (551M) behind it. In the foreground, a walker is approaching the summit of Scald Law, assisted by a stick he found. |
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Kip South view 1024 x 768 121K |
Looking across Auchencorth Moss to the Moorfoot Hills. |
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Mountain Bikers 1152 x 864 305K |
Six mountain bikers are traveling north while another two are going south. This path leads from the end of the main Pentland ridge down to Lover's Loup. |
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West
Kip Path 1152 x 864 343K |
There's a crowd of people on top of West Kip and there's more on the path at the bottom. This shot from Cap Law gives a good view of the well-worn and rather steep route to the summit. |
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Path 3 1152 x 864 85K |
On the path to Lover's Loup, near the bottom of East Kip is this wide angle view. The flat area to the right is Kitchen Moss, the source of the Logan Burn. A solitary individual on the horizon is visible as little more than a pixel. |
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Path 4 1152 x 864 114K |
Four walkers can be seen on the ridge in this shot, as well as a corner
of the wood. This whole area can
be seen from Black Hill on the page: 3 Reservoirs, A702, Allermuir, Black Hill |
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West Kip 0907a 1280 x 854 141K |
Currently used as Desktop Wallpaper in a larger version: 1920 x 1080 pixels 191K. Four people are on the summit and three birds are flying above. |
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Water Boatman2 1280 x 956 188K |
Near West Kip a small pool provides a little ecosystem for amphibians and insects. |
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Water Boatman3 1280 x 806 141K |
Unlike Jesus, these water boatmen insects don't need a miracle to walk on water; surface tension supports them quite adequately. |
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