Hunt Law

A modest summit in the Lowther Hills, rising to 535 metres above the rolling uplands of southern Scotland. The hill forms part of the characteristic rounded terrain of this quiet range, offering straightforward walking across grassy moorland typical of the Southern Uplands. Its classification as a Donald Dewey reflects its modest prominence in this landscape of gentle swells.

• •The name 'Hunt Law' combines the Old English word 'law', meaning a rounded hill or mound, with 'hunt', likely referring to historical use of these uplands for hunting game across the medieval Border country.
• •The Lowther Hills were historically significant lead mining country, with extensive workings in the surrounding valleys from Roman times through to the 20th century, though Hunt Law itself sits away from the main ore-bearing ground.
• •As a Donald Dewey, Hunt Law qualifies as one of Scotland's hills between 500 and 609 metres with at least 30 metres of prominence, a classification devised by Alan Dawson and named after surveyor Percy Donald and decimal advocate Melvyn Dewey.
• •The hill sits in Border country where Lanarkshire meets Dumfries and Galloway, terrain that once marked contested ground between Scottish and English influence during centuries of reiving and warfare.