Borders Rubers Law

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Two trees framing farm and distant hill.

Rubers Law is not a high hill, but the way it stands alone, with its classic volcano shape, makes it a familiar feature at the centre of the Scottish Borders - here seen mistily from the north This Picture Posting page differs in two ways from its fellows. Rubers Law, the hill just outside Hawick in southern Scotland, has featured in my life from when I first went up it at
a tender single figure age. In
addition this page has the small
representation of a 360 degree
panorama taken from the top. Such
a full circle means that the original
set of files needs towards four...
... gigabytes of space - far too much for an internet image. So what appears below is at a very low quality - should your farm be featured, I can supply a full resolution image.
Rubers Law is not high, some 1,392
feet (424 metres), but its isolation
means its stature is greatly
enhanced, and it can be seen from
all directions, standing out like
the typical volcano that it was.
Heather next to a rock and grass.

Heather, rock and grass - of which Rubers Law is largely composed Looking down across a wide plain to volcano shaped hill.

Rubers Law as it is seen on approaching the area from the south west Corn field with hill beyond.

Before starting the walk, a view from the road Path leading away with seat at right.

A seat at the bottom of the hill - the only one Pair of hills beyond fields, hill at left.

In the distance two of the Eildon Hills seen from the lower slopes of Rubers Law,
Minto Hill comes in at the left Heather covered slopes with belt of trees.

Heather covered slopes with belt of trees.

Walking up from the path of the heather... Trees with heather beyond, and post visible at top of hill.

...covered hill, the triangulation point on the hilltop, comes into view Village with corn fields, hill beyond, and to right distant pair of hills.

Once height is gained, the village of Denholm can be seen below, with the Minto Hills beyond it, and the Eildons again in the distance Skeleton of tree, fields spreading into distance.

Skeleton of tree, fields spreading into distance.

A number of these dead trees dot the hillside,
offering what might be decorative
possibilities in rustic homes Tree skeleton with fields beyond.

Corn fields with trees and hedges between them.

The pattern of fields in August

A clip of film from the same place as those heather shots above Heather slope and trees with plane beyond.

Looking out from that hillside northwards Trees with distant double hill.

The Eidons look far away. These distant views mirror how Rubers Law stands out from all directions

A short clip of film from the hilltop, the wind making it too unsteady to show more Two pine trees making a window through which the distant landscape can be seen - at this resolution a pinpoint is a 150 foot tower.

Two pine trees making a window through which the distant landscape can be seen - at this resolution a pinpoint is a 150 foot tower.

Pines framing the distance, at the centre is a minuscule 150 feet high Waterloo Monument Cliff formation with grass and heather area below.

At the top of the hill the path reaches... Path with heather banks opening out to distant landscape.

...this defile with the tiny Eildons just visible Circular information panel.

On the top of Rubers Law is this toposcope with local hills and features; together with some very distant places around the circumference. Apologies the mice got to one side Below are the six composite shots from the top of the hill which make a 360 degree view. Each is composed of four high resolution photos so the resulting whole is of considerable size. The original offers great detail of the farms, hamlets and communities in the surrounding plane, however, to make it accessible over the internet the quality has to be drastically reduced. You can magnify the shots to some extent, rather depending on the 'device' in use. And I can send parts to you.

Panorama 1.