Lammer Law

About Lammer Law

Rising as the prominent high point of the western Lammermuirs, this broad heather moorland summit offers a sense of vast, open space. While the terrain is often soft underfoot, the rewards are expansive views across the fertile East Lothian plains toward the Firth of Forth and the distant Bass Rock.

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• •The name combines the Old English 'hlāw', a common Scots term for a prominent, rounded hill, with the name of the Lammermuir range itself, which stems from 'lambra mor' meaning the 'moors of the lambs'.
• •An ancient track known as the Herring Road passes nearby; it was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by fishwives carrying heavy creels of salt herring from the port of Dunbar over the hills to the markets of Lauder.
• •The summit is marked by a trig pillar and a substantial stone cairn, providing a much-needed windbreak on a range notorious for its exposure to biting North Sea gusts.
• •On a clear day, the vista stretches north beyond the distinctive volcanic cone of North Berwick Law to the Fife hills, while the skyline of Edinburgh and the Pentlands are visible to the west.
• •If you find yourself enjoying a dry, firm path all the way to the top, you have likely strayed onto a private estate track and should prepare for the inevitable boggy reality of the moorland proper.