Ward Hill

Name:	Ward Hill
Hill number:	12194
Height:	198m / 650ft
Section:	23: Orkney Islands
Classification:	Tu,1
Drop:	51m
Col:	147m HY380312

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Feature	knoll
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Survey:	Abney level
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Entry no.	Date recorded	Grid Ref.	Feature / Observations / Survey	Recorded by	Status	Latest review
-21985	03/06/2014	HY 38346 29981	F: knoll S: Abney level	jimbloomer	Summit
-22028	03/06/2014	HY 38346 29982	F: knoll S: Abney level	chrisbien	Summit
-22297	05/06/2014	HY 38347 29986	F: knoll S: Abney level	RHW	Summit
4076	03/06/2014	HY 38346 29981	F: knoll S: Abney Level	jimbloomer	Extracted	GG
4141	02/06/2014	HY 38346 29982	F: knoll	chrisbien	Extracted	GG
4586	05/06/2014	HY 38347 29986	F: Knoll	RHW	Extracted	GG

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Logged Descriptions (logged by 19 users)	By	Date of Ascent
16:46 up track from SE then hoof it west up the gentle hillside	vegibagger	21/08/2022
After Twelve Hours Hill, via head of Muckle Water. Quite rough going. Much easier terrain heading N back to road With DC, JR, SG & MP.	Minto	08/08/2022
Twelve Hours Tower & Ward Hill from the road to the west. Rough ground & rough weather! With Minto, Jill, Steve G & Margaret P.	Dangerous Dave	08/08/2022
Roadside verge parking at road/track junc to W (HY 3794 3207). Took track to Twelve Hours Tower first, then backtracked and cobtoured round under Mansemass Hill to gain the Ward Hill ridge.	jonglew	30/07/2022
Along the ridge from Mansemass Hill and down toward Peerie Water. V pleasant. Several grassy lumps vie for highest.	summitsup	01/09/2018
Along ridge from Mansemass Hill. Bonxies in profusion	Colin Crawford	25/06/2016
With Colin Crawford.	Chris Peart	25/06/2016
Nice steep climb from west. An evening on Rousay for my 3 remaining P30s here.	RHW	05/06/2014
Chris The Bear Bienkowski had peaked too soon while Dugswell2, Jim Bloomer and Tricky Speirs proved their fitness and stamina.	Dugswell2	03/06/2014
With Doug, Jim and Tricky. P to NW near fence end. Steep and yes I was last up.	chrisbien	03/06/2014
	SteveG	09/08/2022
	Jill Robertson	08/08/2022
	Simon Winton	24/04/2022
	Tom Mundell	29/06/2018
	Trekking toes	29/06/2018
	jimbloomer	03/06/2014
	Tricky	03/06/2014
	chalky1953	29/05/2014
	richtea5040	21/05/2013