On Sunday 13th August 2023 a small group of five Biggar Ramblers braved the danger of thundery rain, and completed a lovely circular walk in the Cloich Hills near Romanno Bridge. We parked at Newlands Church and followed a farm track up into the hillside, where we walked a grass track along the side of Whiteside Hill with great views of the Lyne Valley. From there we followed the Flemington Burn, and then through Romanno Hope and a steep climb up to the summit of Drum Maw. The day turned out bright and breezy, and walking along the ridge to White Knowe we had fantastic views of West Linton and the Pentlands to the North, and The Broughton Heights and Southern Uplands to the South. The last part of the walk involved visiting the site of an Iron Age fort where we enjoyed lunch before walking round the hill and back to our start point. The walk
proved a revelation with good paths and beautiful views from start to finish.
