Bareback Knowe [Windlestraw Law SW Top]

About Bareback Knowe [Windlestraw Law SW Top]

Sitting as a subsidiary shoulder on the broad southwestern ridge of Windlestraw Law, this quiet summit offers a quintessential Moorfoot experience. Expect peat hags and heather underfoot. The reward is a grandstand view south over Tweeddale towards the Ettrick Forest hills and the distinctive triple peaks of the Eildons.

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• •The name 'Knowe' is a common Scots term for a small hill or knoll, while 'Bareback' likely describes the exposed, unwooded nature of these high heathery slopes.
• •This summit serves as a significant waypoint for walkers tackling the southwestern approach to Windlestraw Law, the highest peak in the Moorfoot Hills.
• •The surrounding plateau is a landscape of vast, rolling moorland, providing a stark sense of isolation despite being just a few miles north of the town of Innerleithen.
• •From the summit, you can look directly across the Tweed Valley to the broad, dark profile of Minch Moor and the higher summits of the central Southern Uplands.
• •In a range famous for swallowing boots in deep peat, the hill provides a name that accurately reflects the lack of shelter found on its windswept, boggy heights.