Shieldgreen Kipps

Rising to 587 metres in the Moorfoot Hills, this grassy summit offers a quiet wander across rolling moorland typical of the range. The approach involves crossing heather and peat, with the summit marked by a modest cairn. A Donald Dewey that rewards those who venture into this less-frequented corner south of Edinburgh.

• •The name 'Shieldgreen Kipps' combines an anglicised element referring to a summer grazing area or shieling with 'kipps', a Scots word meaning pointed hills or summits, suggesting this was once pastoral land used for seasonal farming.
• •The Moorfoot Hills form a natural barrier between the Tweed valley and the Lothians, and were historically crossed by drovers moving livestock between the Borders and Edinburgh markets.
• •Despite its modest height, Shieldgreen Kipps qualifies as a Donald Dewey, a classification for Scottish hills between 500 and 609 metres with at least 30 metres of prominence, making it one of over 100 such summits.