Crag directions
Traprain Law
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Map Reference: NT 583 742 (Landranger 67) Nearest Post Code EH41 4LF Lat (WGS84) N55:57:32 (55.959003) Long (WGS84) W2:40:07 (-2.668509) Distance 24 miles; 30 mins
Leave Edinburgh along the A1. Leave the A1 at the second Haddington turn off (signposted East Linton), then follow the old A1 until just bypassing East Linton. There, turn off right and go through the hamlet of Traprain and do a few zig-zags on the road until you arrive at the crag. Park at the spot marked by the arrow on the OS map - the crag is under the 221 spot height on the map, just north of the arrow. Go through the gap in the wall at the bend in the road and walk NNW along the obvious path by the side of the field to the obvious crag.
NB:
(A) Currently the farmer has unilaterally decided to
block the above access route.
The alternative access route is to park in the car park to the north of
the Law (see the OS map) and walk round.
Apparently the eastwards route, around the old quarry, is slightly
easier.
This approach takes about 15 minutes.
(B) Recently, some people using the old standard access route
from the south side have found that their car tyres have been let down
while they were on the crag.
You can also get there from the A1 by going through Haddington and along the back roads (this is a bit shorter, but the other way is simpler, and the old A1 has very little traffic on it).
The usual post-climbing pub is the Linton hotel in East Linton, on the road just below the marked PH on the OS map.