Fells/Pot Law
Scotland
Pot Law
568M
1864FT
Rank
139th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Ettrick Hills
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
About Pot Law
Rising to 568 metres in the Ettrick Hills, this grassy summit sits amid the rolling border country between Moffatdale and Ettrick Water. The ascent involves typical Southern Uplands terrain of heather moorland and sheep-grazed slopes. A Dodd and Donald Dewey, it forms part of a natural ridge walk linking several neighbouring heights in this quiet corner of the Borders.
Key Statistics
Rank
139th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Ettrick Hills
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
Prominence
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42
Geology
As you hike Pot Law, you are walking over mudstone alongside altered sandstone and mudstone from the Moffat Shale and Selcoth formations.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Pot Law' likely derives from the Scots word 'pot', referring to a deep pool or hollow, combined with 'law', a common Border term for a rounded hill inherited from Old English 'hlāw' meaning a burial mound or natural mound.
- •The summit lies on the watershed between tributaries flowing east to Ettrick Water and those draining west towards the headwaters of Moffat Water.
- •Pot Law is often climbed alongside neighbouring hills such as Wind Fell and Herman Law as part of a longer ridge traverse through the Ettrick Forest area.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NT180096
Latitude
55.3735°N
Longitude
3.2955°W
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