Edgarhope
Edgarhope is a valley and its area in Berwickshire, in and about what is perhaps the finest part of Launderdale, where the River Leader is joined by new burns off the Lammermuir Hills amongst a mixture of deep wooded hillsides falling to well-watered dale bottoms and above them the windswept hillsides of Lammermuir.
Edgarhope Law rises up to the high moorlands to the east of the dale and Edgarhope Moor forms the south-western side of the hill. Edgarhope Wood coats the western side of the Edgarhope Moor, running down to the broadening stream of Earnscleugh Water. On the edge of the hill above the wood is Dabshead Hill, with the earthworks of a fort.
The name "-hope" is an Old English word for "valley" and is found often hereabouts. To which Edgar the name refers cannot be said for certain; romantically we may attribute it to King Edgar I of the English of King Edgar of the Scots, both of whom ruled here, or maybe simply to a farmer of that name.
Edgarhope Law
| Edgarhope Law | |||
| Berwickshire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Lammermuir | ||
| Summit: | 1,204 feet NT567531 | ||
Edgarhope Law is a hill on Lammermuir, with a height of 1,204 feet feet. It is within Berwickshire.
The hill stands above Lauderdale. The River Leader is fed here by a number of burns coming of Edgarhope law and neighbouring hills: Wheel Burn runs off its slopes to the Lauder, the Earnscleugh Water and Blythe Water to either side. From the lower stream of earnscleugh Water, by the Leader, rises the slope of Edgarhope Wood, and above the wood, Edgharhope Moor.
The nearest town is Lauder.
Part of the Southern Upland Way runs up by the hill, and a publicised path from Lauder to Longformacus, runs a little below it (this section being part of the ancient Herring Road). A local path through Edgarhope Wood and up the Earnscleugh Water comes up to the top of the hill, with just a short diversion needed to the summit. The path climbs to the high moorland and on the summit is a fine viewpoint.