The Ord

Name:	The Ord
Hill number:	9773
Height:	160m / 525ft
Section:	16E: Scourie to Lairg
Classification:	Tu,1
Drop:	47m
Col:	113m NC567050

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Field name	Current value	New value (blank if no change)
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Gridref10		(0 entries)
Feature	ground by standing stone
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Survey:	obvious summit
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Entry no.	Date recorded	Grid Ref.	Feature / Observations / Survey	Recorded by	Status	Subpoint	Latest review
7685	16/05/2015	NC 57404 05566	F: ground by standing stone S: obvious summit	jimbloomer	Summit		GG
37634	26/03/2022	NC 57402 05568	F: Grass at N erdge of chamber cairn	RHW	Summit		GJ

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Logged Descriptions (logged by 25 users)	By	Date of Ascent
See https://scotlandhills.net/west-of-lairg/	hill walker	16/09/2023
Surprised to find marked archeological trail from visitor centre/ cafe free carpark at base. Impressive 3000 year old cairn over collapsed burial chamber near aerial. Upright stones at summit. Terrain covered by heather and Bracken so lots left to your imagination.	Denise	25/07/2022
From the roadside, through the bog.	colazione	18/06/2022
From ENE, Ord Place, mapped loop trail, nice view over Lairg, short drizzly shower	RHW	26/03/2022
Pleasant circular paths from visitor centre.	willyross	25/09/2020
I followed paths up from the visitor centre.	Alancache	04/08/2019
Easy from Information Centre, which is well worth spending a few minutes looking around.	trimarc2	09/05/2019
from fairycroft with elizyanne	GmacT	06/01/2019
Circuit from the church.	Smudge	15/05/2016
Enjoyable ascent after doing Knockdhu. Waymarked trail	Colin Crawford	09/12/2015
Swift ascent from NE	jimbloomer	16/05/2015
From Ferrycroft Centre, part of Archaeology Trail	Arctica	28/01/2015
.	grumpy	28/08/2012
Archaeological trail from Loch Shin visitor centre	CreakingHiker	30/05/2006
	Gavin Theobald	03/04/2024
	RichardM	25/07/2022
	alda	29/03/2022
	SteveG	19/07/2021
	Lindsay M	31/10/2020
	lindaross	25/09/2020
	elizyanne	07/01/2019
	thelonious	04/05/2017
	keithpostie	08/11/2015
	Janet M	03/06/2012
	Loz_mck	17/10/2009