Southside Plantation

Ordnance Survey benchmark. For database entry, see Link.

Apparently a Covenanter, Margaret Tunnock, lived here in the seventeenth century.

This Millennium Cross is perched on a prominent position on Dirrington Little Law (363m) 6 miles west of Duns on the southern edge of the Lammermuir Hills. Organised by local churches and constructed by local craftsmen, the 5m high cross was airlifted into position by an army helicopter. 250 people, including a brass ensemble, gathered at the summit on a cold damp afternoon on Sunday 11th June 2000 for the official ecumenical dedication service, with representatives of 9 different churches taking part. On a previous visit to the hill, there was a visitor’s book within a small metal box, but there is no trace of this now. A small metal plaque near the base of the cross reads:- The Millennium Cross Built by a group of Berwickshire Churches and Dedicated to God 11 June 2000 (Source of some information: Berwickshire News)

Moorland between the two Dirrington Laws. The Ordnance Survey have taken a path off the 1:50,000 map here which is good as it does not exist. The route is a core path and is easily followed.

A shelter belt for the newly renovated Kippetlaw.

The road is new and continues leftward up to Dirrington Hill.

The burn is deepened as a drain in an area of wetland beneath Dirrington Great Law.

A burnt strip of heather before Dirrington Wood.

The path shown on the map exists in places but is incorrectly shown on the 1:25,000 map.

A gate, almost impossible to open in a dyke. There is moorland on both sides. The map shows a path running southwards on the west side of the dyke, lies! There is no crossing place over the next dyke on this side. If heading south towards the road you should ignore the Ordnance Survey and stay on the eastern side of the dyke here.

Heather moorland to the north of Dirrington Little Law.

A dyke and electric fence blocks the path shown by the Ordnance Survey. The near dyke should be followed on the east side to a crossing place on the far dyke.

Enclosed pasture on the edge of extensive moorland.

The strip wood protects improved land at Evelaw from winds coming off the vast area of moorland to the east.

Wetland area on the vast moors to the south of the Lammermuir Hills. Grazed by sheep and cattle. The mapped path does not exist on the ground.

The south side of the hill - half grass, half heather. Today's objective was to circumnavigate the hill on paths which only exist on a few maps.

The road from Dirrington Hill heads towards the gap between the Dirrington Laws. Dirrington Little Law can be seen behind Kippetlaw.