Broomy Law

Rising to 551 metres in the Culter Hills southwest of Edinburgh, this grassy dome offers a straightforward ascent over moorland terrain. The summit provides expansive views across the Southern Uplands, with Tinto Hill prominent to the southwest. Classified as a Dodd and Donald Dewey, it's often climbed alongside neighbouring Culter Fell.

• •The name 'Broomy Law' derives from the Scots word 'broomy', meaning covered in broom, a hardy yellow-flowering shrub common on Scottish hillsides, combined with 'law' from Old English 'hlaw' meaning a rounded hill or burial mound.
• •The summit sits on the watershed between streams flowing north to the River Clyde and those draining southeast towards Tweeddale, making it a notable topographical boundary in the Southern Uplands.
• •Broomy Law is frequently bagged together with Culter Fell (748m), the highest point in the Culter Hills, as part of a horseshoe route that takes in several tops along the range.
• •Despite its modest height, the hill's position on open moorland means the summit can be windswept and exposed, with little shelter from the prevailing westerlies that sweep across the Southern Uplands.