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Lowland Outcrops

Submitted By: Euan Cameron on Aug 12, 2007
Administrators: Chris Owen, Euan Cameron
Latitude: 55.8753  Longitude: -3.7793 
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Description 

The Lowland outcrops are easily reached from both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and provide a range of small crags, many of them in quarries. The crags all lie within the Central Belt area that runs through the middle of Scotland (Glasgow to Edinburgh).


Getting There 

Access to all of these crags is easy from Edinburgh or Glasgow.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lowland Outcrops:
Pain Pillar   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet   Aberdour (The Hawkcraig)
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Featured Route For Lowland Outcrops
Simon tackles Pain Pillar, 5.8 (VS 4c) in bare feet solo.

Pain Pillar 5.8  International : United Kingdom : ... : Aberdour (The Hawkcraig)
Certainly the best route on the crag.Climb up the obvious pillar of rock. Take the easiest line up the pillar and enjoy some spectacular exposed climbing....[more]   Browse More Classics in International