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The view to the west of Doon Hill One of the best spots in East Lothian to get a wide vista is the top of Doon Hill, which overlooks my home town of Dunbar.   The hill is just 177 metres above sea level with the top is marked by a concrete Tor.  Doon Hill is far from being the highest point in the area but the view from the top is worth the short climb. Yesterday evening I decided it was worth a visit to grab what was promising to be a good sunset. It was pretty windy which was pushing the clouds across the Lammermuir Hills to the south of where I was standing but the light over the Firth of Forth was looking promising. Dunbar and the Firth of Forth I set the X-Pro2 on the tripod fitted with either the 16-55mm f2.8 or 50-140mm f2.8, while I had the two X-T1s with either the 10-24mm f4 or 100-400mm f4.5/5.6 lenses. Shooting the sunset from the top of Doon Hill Here are some of the shots I took from the top of Doon Hill The Law, North Berwick ...

After living in Dunbar for 20 months today we finally ticked off one of the many items on our 'Things To Do in East Lothian' list as we climbed to the top of The Law in North Berwick.  And what a view it provided. The Law is a small hill to the south of North Berwick and stands at 613 feet (187m) above sea level.  The hill is actually a volcanic plug of rock, a testament to a more turbulent past.  On the top is the remnants of an iron age fort and military buildings from Napoleonic and World World II eras that were used for lookout posts with views across the Firth of Forth. A whale's jawbone has stood on the summit of The Law since 1709 and was replaced several times, the last one in 1933.  In June 2005 this one collapsed after rotting away and was removed by helicopter.   On 26 June 2008, a fibreglass replica whale bone, the same size as the one that was removed, was airlifted into place to give North Berwick Law back its famous landmark. ...