Scotland

Cat Law

GrahamMarilynHuMPSimm

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.

Cat Law, 670 m, Angus
Cat Law, 670 m, Angus. Photo by Gwen and James Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
670.4 m · 2,199 ft
Prominence
296.5 m
Grid reference
NO 31888 61065
Coordinates
56.73630, -3.11498
County / area
Angus
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

Loading forecast for the summit (670 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

Surveyor's note

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.

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).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Cat Law
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Airlie Arms HotelHotel/bed & breakfast/guest housePass9.6 km · SE
Peter Chan Chinese Take AwayRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass9.6 km · SE
Saucy AsianRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass9.7 km · SE

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.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Corwharn609.1 m5 km
Badandun Hill740.3 m13 km
Driesh947.6 m13.4 km
Ben Tirran897 m14.6 km
Mayar928.6 m14.9 km
Mount Blair744.4 m15.2 km