Marilyn · Borders
North Berwick Law
The name means 'hill' in Gaelic. Only 187m tall but with enough prominence to stand alone near the Firth of Forth in the Scottish Borders. This is the beauty of Marilyns — height is not everything when you have a genuine summit.
Quick facts
- Height
- 187m/ 613ft
- Difficulty
- 1 / 5Easy
- Grid ref
- NT 55639 84220
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Standard route
Standard route
A short, accessible walk via drovers roads and old rights of way in the Cheviot foothills to the 187m summit. The low altitude and gentle gradients make this achievable in 1-3 hours.
Terrain
Rolling farmland and open moorland. The Borders hills are the most walkable in Scotland — gentle gradients and firm ground.
In winter
Borders winters are gentle by Scottish standards. Snow is infrequent and rarely deep. These hills are walkable year-round with standard gear.
Best time of year
Getting there
- Glasgow4h 0m
- Edinburgh1h 15m
OS maps: OS Landranger 66, OS Explorer 351E
Current conditions
Daylight Today
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Civil dawn
- 04:40
- Civil dusk
- 21:36
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