Three Hills
Three Hills Saturday 15th December 2017 A mild blustery day sees us take a 10 kilometre loop around three small tops in the Moorfoot hills north of Clovenfords. We park up close to some farm buildings, oddly embedded in one of the old barns, sits a very old stone Border keep, in an advanced stage of dilapidation. Shortly, the road drops away and a long spacious valley appears stretching into the distance, dark and broody under a grey leaden sky. The ordinance survey map highlights a track pulling up from the valley floor about two kilometres ahead. Before long we round a bend to find a shooting lodge tucked into the hillside, shuttered and gated, the well-built stone structure, is surrounded by a neat gravel path and a smart picket fence. To its right a broad track leads uphill. We begin the long slow ascent to the first top, Great Law, at just over 500 metres. As we gain height we are increasingly buffeted by the cold northerly wind. As always it takes time to adjust