📌 East Linton, East Lothian
★★★
Traprain Law is a volcanic laccolith that juts prominently out of East Lothian countryside above Hailes Castle and the River Tyne. Rising magma once pushed the rocks above into their characteristic dome shape, particularly prominent from the eastern side. The Votadini tribe created a hillfort capital here in the first century AD, building on ground previously occupied by Bronze Age dwellers. Most hill fort summits have great views: here, Berwick Law dominates the northern panorama with the Lammermuir Hills laid out to the south.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on minor road 2 mi south of East Linton
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 582750
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.965840,-2.671704
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Layby
📝 Key info
▶ 2 km / 1 mi | ▲ 100 m | ⌛ 45 min
Features: △ Traprain Law (221 m)
⬤ Moderate | Steep, grassy ascent on clear path; fainter, steeper and occasionally rocky descent (care & grippy footwear needed if ground is wet) followed by short section of track and road.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – Traprain Law via main path – descend east ridge keeping right of fence (on opposite side to quarry) – tracks to road – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Not much.
Weather: Mostly sunny with a short, sharp shower on the descent.
October 2014
