Blackhope Scar
4 classifications here — Current County/UA Top, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 651.8 m · 2,138 ft
- Prominence
- 283 m
- Grid reference
- NT 31511 48324
- Coordinates
- 55.72351, -3.09195
- County / area
- Midlothian/Scottish Borders
- County top
- Highest point of Midlothian/Scottish Borders
- OS Landranger
- 73
- OS Explorer
- 337
- Summit feature
- no feature 20m WSW of trig point
- Key col
- NT347465 (369 m)
About Blackhope Scar
Second only to Windlestraw Law among the Moorfoot Hills, Blackhope Scar lies north-east of Peebles in the Southern Uplands. It is rough, boggy moorland ground, and the usual approach is from Gladhouse Reservoir. The summit repays the walk with a wide outlook. Its list credentials include Graham, Donald and Marilyn, along with county top status.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Blackhope Scar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.
Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.
General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 55.724, -3.092. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (652 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
trig point is at NT 31527 48333 and 0.4m lower.
The recorded summit point is no feature 20m WSW of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Record revised
- 29-Mar-23
- Drop measured from
- NT347465 · 369 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peebles Hydro Hotel And Spa | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 9.7 km · SW |
| Lychee | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Improvement required | 9.9 km · SW |
| The Park | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 9.9 km · SW |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
The Blackhope Scar group
3 other listed summits sit in the same prominence group, with Blackhope Scar as the independent hill at its head.
| Summit | Height | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Bowbeat Hill | 626 m | 78 m |
| Whitehope Law | 623 m | 66 m |
| Dundreich | 623 m | 68 m |
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bowbeat Hill | 626 m | 2.6 km |
| Whitehope Law | 623 m | 4 km |
| Dundreich | 623 m | 4.1 km |
| Windlestraw Law | 659.2 m | 7.7 km |
| Birkscairn Hill | 661 m | 15.7 km |
| Stob Law | 676 m | 17.3 km |