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Castlelaw, East Cairn Hill |
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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. |
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Castlelaw
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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East
Cairn Hill View 14s 1152 x 864 212K |
The flat summit of the hill, facing west. |
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