Hills of Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders (Scotland) has 4 summits in this register, out of 604 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Broad Law at 840.1 m; the median height is 701 m and the median drop 357.9 m.
On the lists: Donalds 4 · Marilyns 4 · Grahams 3 · County tops 2 · Corbetts 1
Scottish Borders in brief
Its highest hill, Broad Law, ranks 388th of the 737 register hills in Scotland. The median hill here is 154.6 m lower than the Scotland median of 855.6 m. For two of its 4 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Broad Law, whose nearest higher summit is Merrick. By main list the hills are three Grahams and one Corbett. Three have a trig point at or by the summit.
Most prominent
Greatest drop above the key col.
Most isolated
Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 4 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broad Law | 840.1 m | 653.5 m | Corbetts, Donalds, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 653.5 m |
| 2 | Dun Rig | 742.7 m | 242 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 242 m |
| 3 | Windlestraw Law | 659.2 m | 459.7 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 459.7 m |
| 4 | Cauldcleuch Head | 618.6 m | 256 m | Grahams, Donalds, Marilyns | Drop 256 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.