Clog Knowe [Black Law]

About Clog Knowe [Black Law]

Rising above the Tweed Valley near Cardrona, this rounded Moorfoot summit offers a quiet, heathery experience. Often grouped with its neighbour Black Law, the terrain is typical of the range: peat hags and wide, rolling horizons. Reaching this 541m Hump requires a steady pull through the characteristic, untracked Borders moorland.

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• •The name combines the Scots 'knowe', meaning a small hill, with 'clog', likely referring to a thick block or lump of land. Its alternative name, Black Law, uses the common Borders term 'hlāw' for a hill, often denoting the dark, peat-stained heather that blankets the slopes.
• •From the summit, the view south is dominated by the sprawling plantations of Glentress Forest and the sharp, triple-peaked profile of the Eildon Hills rising in the distance beyond Melrose.
• •Walking routes here often link Clog Knowe with Windlestraw Law to the east, the highest point in the Moorfoots, providing a long day of high-level plateau walking that feels significantly more remote than the proximity to Edinburgh suggests.
• •In the Moorfoot Hills, a 'path' is often more of a suggestion than a reality; navigation here relies less on following bootprints and more on negotiating the inevitable peat hags that guard the higher ground.