Scotland
Lamb Law
554M
1818FT
About Lamb Law
Situated in the rolling, heather-clad heart of the Moorfoot Hills, this rounded summit offers a classic Southern Uplands experience. Often overlooked in favour of nearby Blackhope Scar, it provides a quiet vantage point over the Heriot Valley. Expect peat hags and occasional boggy ground underfoot, typical of this wilder upland terrain.
Key Statistics
Rank
166th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Moorfoot Hills
Prominence
?
21
Nearest Town
Peebles
Geology
Lamb Law is built upon Gala Unit 2, a foundation of gritty, muddy sandstone known as wacke that forms the solid ground beneath your boots.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Cardon Law
Cardon Law
Shieldgreen Kipps
Shieldgreen Kipps
Whiteside Edge
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NT287453
Latitude
55.6962°N
Longitude
3.1348°W
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from the Scots 'Law', from the Old English 'hlāw' meaning a mound or hill, while 'Lamb' points to the centuries of upland sheep farming that still define the character of these grassy, wind-scoured slopes.
- •It is frequently climbed as part of a high-level circuit from the village of Heriot or the Gladhouse Reservoir, often linked with the neighbouring Emly Muir and the range's high point, Blackhope Scar.
- •From the summit, the view to the north extends past the nearby Pentlands to the Firth of Forth, where the distinctive white shape of the Bass Rock can often be spotted on clear days.
- •The Moorfoot terrain is notoriously sponge-like; a fence line runs across the shoulder of the hill, serving less as a boundary and more as a vital handrail for navigating through the sprawling peat hags.