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21st May 2023  12:48  by CJO

Gridref: NT 63487 09378   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Asphalt cap. Roadside parking. Went through gate then up steep bank at the side of the quarry

Pillar

21st Mar 2023  11:08  by fasgadh

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Quick ascent from the south, A fine viewpoint.

Southdean Law ©fasgadh
Southdean Law ©fasgadh
Southdean Law ©fasgadh

2nd Apr 2022  14:34  by jonglew

Gridref: NT 63490 09374   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked just W of quarry entrance (NT 6353 0910). Quick nip up following fenceline on E side of quarry. Centre cap missing, asphalt plug seals centre tube; RHD side sight hole sealed, other 3 open. Extensive views, W particularly good over lower lying land.

Pillar TP6079©jonglew
Pillar TP6079©jonglew
Spider TP6079©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP6079©jonglew

13th Jan 2022  11:28  by NJM

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked (considerately) at the foot of the track SW of the Trig field, and followed the track up to the fort and then across to the pillar. There was a farmer around in a tractor, and livestock in the Trig field so we were as unobtrusive as possible, and kept our visit brief. Would be a lovely spot on a warmer day!

View South West Storm's OS Pillar #339
View North West

14th Jun 2021  13:45  by Analoguesat

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked at the entrance to the quarry & up the east side of the quarry fence. Fantastic views in most directions, but very very windy up on top.

1st May 2021  13:00  by KJ

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Bagged on a bike run following Faw Hill, with a short if steep walk up from the road on the west side of the quarry. Great views from top.

24th Oct 2020  08:03  by Oldhortus

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the quarry. Amazing view worth the quick blast up from road side.

20th Sep 2020  23:08  by Schmuppets

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Lovely Trig. Short but steep walk up the hill on a sunny evening - Lovely.

Southdean Law ©Schmuppets

15th Mar 2020  15:47  by rococo1805

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in quarry and followed the fence up the side of the hill which is surprisingly steep. Good views.

14th Feb 2020  14:30  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked next to the quarry, along the road and through the gate for a nice walk up the track. Sky was finally starting to clear after the rain and snow showers so the view improving until the next squall came through. Small quarry at NT633093 has some nice curved rock formations.

1st Jan 2020  14:07  by Moira293

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Happy New Year, fellow trigpoint geeks!! :-) Parked at the quarry and walked up the field to the right - quite a steep wee hill! Weather too dull to fully appreciate the views and it was rather chilly so we didn't linger long at the trig. Great to get 2020 off to a trigging start anyhow :-)

Moi posing at the trig :-)

29th Dec 2019  10:27  by BigJ

Gridref: NT 63485 09375   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Steep up from the quarry. Very windy day. Could hardly stand up.

Pin on bolt inside pillar ©BigJ

12th Oct 2019  16:41  by painterman61

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Easy up from the quarry a pair of young peregrine falcons wheeled above,. tremendous sunny views here today. Trig in vgc with cap missed a rivet and flush bracket combo on the very close by bridge doh!

trig ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61
panoramic ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

19th Sep 2019  17:30  by beckroad

Gridref: NT 63400 09300   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Our 3rd and final trig of the day. Another wow factor in terms of views. Parked next to quarry. An easy walk to summit. Trig commands great views to surrounding similar summits. Pillar located within a hillfort. We spent ages up here exploring the ramparts. The great weather conditions and view opportunities must push this to a high score.

24th Oct 2018  13:02  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: NT 63489 09380   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Southdean Law The trigpoint. Three sight holes open, not S one.
Southdean Law The FB, faces W.
Southdean Law Top of trig, bitumen cap.

14th Dec 2017  14:30  by stan toon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Quick blast up from road....great views..

18th Nov 2017  14:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NT 63488 09377   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Went up right of quarry steep up and futher back than you think

20th Sep 2017  18:08  by paulxtr

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parking & route as per Clochandighter. Didn't stay long as rain set in just before I reached the pillar.

Southdean Law ©paulxtr

21st Jan 2017  15:40  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked by the quarry, walked up from the gate to its left. Superb views across Border country. The trig is in the middle of the defence banks of a complex Iron Age hillfort with a defended entrance and attached, possibly a bit more recent, enclosures and house sites

16th Sep 2016  14:00  by tg1

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Brilliant views, on way home from Northumberland.

©tg1
©tg1
©tg1
©tg1

14th Oct 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NT 63490 09373   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd Oct 2015  14:52  by vegibagger

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

trig ©vegibagger
fb ©vegibagger
top Looking towards Carter Bar Hill. CB onleft©vegibagger

3rd Aug 2015  18:00  by Borderer

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the end of the track to the west and then up by the quarry to the summit. Interesting faulting in the quarry. Decent views.

©Borderer

7th Nov 2014  15:30  by dugswell2

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Tick with Phil Cooper.

14th Mar 2009  13:03  by coinea

Gridref: NT 63488 09378   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

14th Mar 2009  12:59  by clochandighter

Gridref: NT 63486 09371   FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Second visit. For photographs and GPS reading. Overall approach from ESE. Parked in track entrance at NT638089. Followed track and field boundaries anti-clockwise around adjacent field. Open grazing top. Pillar in good condition. Spider centre plugged with tar. Flush bracket faces west, compass measurement 276°. Three sight holes open, south face still plugged. Views include Carter Bar, Carlin Tooth, Fanna Hill, Rubers Law, Minto Hill, Eildon Mid Hill, Hownam Law, Cheviot, Philip Law.

S7689 - Southdean Law pillar & FB
S7689 - Southdean Law & GRP facing into force 9 gale
view to the parking spot
S7689 - Southdean Law & view to Rubers Law

28th Jan 2009  11:40  by Late starter

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Absolutely loved the view of the snowy-topped Pentlands and Eildon Hills from this trig. Buzzard soaring overhead seemed very happy too! Asphalt plug.

28th Jan 2009  11:40  by Bergfuehrer

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Roxburghshire. This is a great little hill with views all round, including back down to Southdean rivet. Asphalt plug.

Eildon Hills from Southdean Law

7th Jun 2008  21:00  by PHMB

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Hill fort location, parked down on A6088. Commanding position, hill is sheep pasture. Views pretty much 360 degrees, Wauchope Forest to the south dominates. Pillar has remnants of white paint. Plug missing, hole asphalt filled.

16th Jun 2007  14:22  by andyc

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nice views on wet hill in first sunshine of the day.

16th Apr 2006  14:00  by Lathama

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Asphalt plug replacement. Traces of paint. S sighthole closed, others open [E - W has clear view through]. Concrete base visible. Distant views all round but murky weather approaching from the W which curtailed some of these. Neighbouring trig pillar clearly visible!!

18th Oct 2005  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

S7689
S7689
S7689

22nd Jul 2005  14:00  by agentmancuso

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Rubers Law very prominent to the north, Peel Fell towards the border

28th Aug 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, asphalt plug, pasture, nice summit & view

S7689 fb ©peregrinus
S7689 trig ©peregrinus

14th Jun 1994  13:40  by clochandighter

FB Number: S7689  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

First visit. To record FB number. HISTORY: Pillar completed 23rd October 1953 costing £17.0s.0d. Levelled for height to Class 1 precision tertiary standards in 1954. Computed as tertiary triangulation station NT72/T94 within the Jedburgh secondary block during 1957. Last maintained by the OS in September 1986. Bonus chance find on this outing was levelling flush bracket 11415.