Black Law (hill)

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Black Law
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Highest point
Elevation 698 m (2,290 ft) [1]
Prominence 103 m (338 ft) [2]
Listing Hu,Tu,Sim,D,GT,DN,Y [3]
Coordinates 55°32′04″N3°14′24″W / 55.534422°N 3.239942°W / 55.534422; -3.239942
Geography
Black Law (hill)
Location Scottish Borders, Scotland
Parent range Manor Hills, Southern Uplands
OS grid NT 21833 27442
Topo map OS Landranger 73

Black Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. One of the more remote Donalds, it does not easily combine into a round with other hills in the area and requires traversing rough terrain to reach the top. Common ascents are as part of an extended Dun Rig Horseshoe to the north-east, from the south at the Megget Reservoir or, most easily, from the Manor Valley itself. [4]

Subsidiary SMC Summits

SummitHeight (m)Listing [5]
Black Cleuch Hill [Blackhouse Heights]675DT,sSim [6]
Deer Law629Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN [7]
Conscleuch Head624DT,sSim [8]

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  8. "Conscleuch Head".