Horse Hope Hill

Rising to 592 metres in the Manor Hills near Peebles, this grassy summit forms part of a fine ridge walk often combined with neighbouring Dun Rig and Pykestone Hill. The broad, rounded top offers wide views across the Borders, though the ascent involves a substantial climb from the Manor Valley below.

• •The name likely derives from either a Scots term for a rounded hollow in the hills where horses were grazed, or from the Old English 'hors' meaning boundary, marking an old territorial limit in the Manor Valley.
• •Horse Hope Hill is commonly climbed as part of a horseshoe route taking in Dollar Law and the other Manor Hills, accessed from the hamlet of Kirkton Manor.
• •The summit lies on the watershed between the Manor Water flowing north to the Tweed and tributaries draining south toward the Yarrow Water.
• •Despite its modest classification as a Dodd, the hill offers surprisingly extensive views northward to the Pentlands and westward along the line of higher Manor Hills including White Coomb.