Cat Law
3 classifications here — 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
- 670.4 m · 2,199 ft
- Prominence
- 296.5 m
- Grid reference
- NO 31888 61065
- Coordinates
- 56.73630, -3.11498
- County / area
- Angus
- Region
- Braemar to Montrose
- OS Landranger
- 44
- OS Explorer
- OL53S 388S
- Summit feature
- tiny cairn 80m N of trig point
- Key col
- NO 2954 6420 (373.9 m)
About Cat Law
North of Kirriemuir in Angus, Cat Law is a rounded hill of the southern Mounth, rising above Strathmore to the south. Its summit gives wide views over the Angus countryside.
Ascents are usually made from the village of Balintore. The hill counts as a Graham, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Cat Law (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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Computed astronomically for 56.736, -3.115. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
summit is c 1.5m higher than trig point base (NO 31881 60989).
The recorded summit point is tiny cairn 80m N of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 18-Dec-22
- Drop measured from
- NO 2954 6420 · 373.9 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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Corwharn | 609.1 m | 5 km |
| Badandun Hill | 740.3 m | 13 km |
| Driesh | 947.6 m | 13.4 km |
| Ben Tirran | 897 m | 14.6 km |
| Mayar | 928.6 m | 14.9 km |
| Mount Blair | 744.4 m | 15.2 km |