📌 Selkirk, Scottish Borders
★★★
The old estate boundaries of Yair, Philiphaugh and Selkirk come together at the top of a broad hill above what is today Yair Hill Forest. Their convergence is marked by a trio of massive cairns, constructed by the respective landowners in the 15th century. They add character to what’s already an excellent viewpoint over rolling Borders hills, while the shapelier peaks of the Eildon Hills and Selkirk town both catch the eye on the longer return route.
Corbylinn Road (track) 
View from the outward track 
Corbylinn Road (track) 
Forest track above Long Philip Burn 
Puffball mushrooms 
Onto the open hill above Corby Linn 
Long Philip Burn above the reservoir 
Long Philip Burn 
Ascent to the Three Brethren 
View back from the upper slopes 
Looking southwest from the ascent 
Three Brethren summit 
View north from the summit 
Looking northeast 
Descent towards Peat Law 
View back from Peat Law 
Meigle Hill (with the mast) 
Eildon Hills from the return route 
Boggy ground around the Linglie Burn 
Electric fence to duck under on our most recent visit! 
Track above the Bannerfield Plantation 
Selkirk 
Track near the finish
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on Corbylinn Road, 1 mi west of Selkirk
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: : NT 454289
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.550242,-2.866415
🚌 Linglie Road (A707), Selkirk (0.5 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 9 km / 6 mi | ▲ 410 m | ⌛ 3-3.5 hr
Features: △ Three Brethren (464 m) & cairns
⬤ Moderate | Mostly tracks & wide hill paths, but less well-trodden in places on the return with some map / navigation skills needed. One potentially wet section near Linglie Burn which can be partly avoided by using track to north at first.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – track above Corby Linn – reservoir – Cairn Rig – Three Brethren summit & cairns – path junction above Little Crib – path around north side of Peat Law – north side of Bannerfield Plantation – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Pheasants, sheep & cows in fields shared by the path.
Weather: Often sunny but around freezing on the summit with a bitter northerly wind in exposure. Lots of fallen trees & leaf litter after a big storm the previous evening. A new covering of icy snow above about 200m.
November 2021
