Scotland
Mountbenger Law
544M
1784FT
About Mountbenger Law
Rising above the Yarrow Valley, this grassy dome offers a classic Southern Upland experience. It is often climbed alongside its neighbour, Deer Law, providing expansive views over St Mary’s Loch and the surrounding Manor Hills. Expect quiet, trackless slopes and a sense of solitude away from the busier Borders summits.
Key Statistics
Rank
206th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Southern Uplands
Prominence
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145.1m
Nearest Town
Yarrow
Geology
You are hiking over a foundation of tough, gritty sandstone. This durable rock makes up the solid core of the local Gala formation.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Paddock Slack
Craig Hill North Top
Feuars Hill
Curly Cairn
Eldinhope Knowe
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NT312275
Latitude
55.5370°N
Longitude
3.0917°W
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from the nearby farm of Mountbenger; 'Law' is the common Scots term for a prominent, often conical, hill.
- •The hill sits on land once farmed by the 'Ettrick Shepherd,' the poet and novelist James Hogg, who struggled to make a financial success of the Mountbenger farmstead in the 1820s.
- •From the summit, the view south-west is dominated by the long, shimmering silver of St Mary’s Loch, with the higher, craggier profiles of the Moffat Hills rising beyond.
- •It is frequently bagged as part of a circular walk starting from the Tibbie Shiels Inn or Cappercleuch, usually paired with the neighbouring Deer Law.
- •On a hill this quiet, the most significant topographical challenge is often navigating the complex network of sheep tracks, which seem designed specifically to lead walkers anywhere but the actual summit.