Whitehope Law
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- Height
- 623 m · 2,044 ft
- Prominence
- 66 m
- Grid reference
- NT 33032 44574
- Coordinates
- 55.69003, -3.06682
- County / area
- Scottish Borders
- OS Landranger
- 73
- OS Explorer
- 337
- Summit feature
- pile of stones near fence
- Key col
- NT332453 (557 m)
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 55.690, -3.067. 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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Voluntary Service Social Centre | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 7 km · S |
| Lodge St Ronans 856 | Pub/bar/nightclub | Pass | 7.8 km · S |
| Vale Of Leithen Social Club | Pub/bar/nightclub | Pass | 7.8 km · S |
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.
Which hill this one belongs to
Whitehope Law is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Blackhope Scar (652 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 557 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackhope Scar | 651.8 m | 4 km |
| Windlestraw Law | 659.2 m | 4.3 km |
| Bowbeat Hill | 626 m | 4.4 km |
| Dundreich | 623 m | 7.1 km |
| Birkscairn Hill | 661 m | 12.7 km |
| Dun Rig | 744 m | 15.1 km |