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Name:Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island)
Hill number:10060
Height:60m / 197ft
Parent (Ma):none
RHB Section:16F: Lochinver to Ullapool
County/UA:Highland
Island:Mono Tump island
Class:Tump (0-99m), SIB
(Tu,0,SIB)
Grid ref:NC 02413 04314
Summit feature:cairn on boulder
Drop:60m
Col:Sea
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 15
(1:25k) 439W
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 43 users)ByDate of Ascent
First of 10 on RHSoc trip with Josh and Carlos of Seascape. Land to E.Thearlaichdubh13/06/2022
RHS Summer Isles day 1, SIB 1 of 12tim74713/06/2022
First of 12 SiBs on day one of RHSoc trip on Seascape RIB.PeterD13/06/2022
With Josh/ seascape from Ullapool- small cairn in heather . Landed on E side; scrambled up from prow of boat.Denise 13/06/2022
First island of 1st of 2 days of boat tripping with RHSoc group on a Seascape Rib, ably captained by Josh, and landings assisted by Carlos. Landed NE of the summit, short scramble from the boat, then a short distance along the shore and up in deep vegitation to the summit. Good viewpoint, as were the islands generally.LizH13/06/2022
Landed on rocks on E side of island and trend S under sandstone slabs until able to breakthrough and ascend W up grass and heather to summit plateau. Definite high point of large rock topped by cairn. Bonxi. From Ullapool in RIB Selkie (Seascape Expeditions) ably and enthusiastically landed by Josh & Carlos.RichardM13/06/2022
RHSoc/ Josh at Seatrek. Land at N and slogThearlaichdubh12/07/2021
First of 16 Sibs on a 2 day RHSoc trip out of Ullapool.NormanW12/07/2021
RHS trip using the excellent Seascape Expeditions out of Ullapool. easy landing east side in small swell and up through some quite dense mixed vegetation to summit.AndrewFinnimore12/07/2021
Kayak from Badenscallie.AndyS24/05/2019
Heather 1m sw of collapsed cairn.RHW20/06/2016
Landed NE corner of Horse, crossed to Gabhar then back to Horse: several summits of which this the obvious highest. Day trip organised by Alan Holmes with sea-scape.co.uk an excellent outfitRHW25/07/2015
Tick.Dugswell225/07/2015
1st island on day 1 of Seascape Expeditions Summer Isles trip organized by Alan Holmes. Landing on rocks at NE side island. Took advantage of low tide to visit Meall nan Gabhar first, then double back for Horse Island top.jonglew25/07/2015
Bagging Horse Island on a Summer Isles bagging trip organised by Alan Holmes. Photo on Geograph.Dugswell206/06/2010
Galltywenallt06/06/2010
MarHoF Summer Isles trip Alan Holmes RHW05/06/2010
jimbloomer13/06/2022
PeterAH13/06/2022
richtea504012/07/2021
Pete R12/07/2021
Jill Robertson12/07/2021
SteveG12/07/2021
jenx12/07/2021
cjo12/07/2021
Alan Whatley01/11/2019
assynt_bob25/07/2015
Minto06/06/2010
iaindbrown06/06/2010
chalky195306/06/2010
PM06/06/2010
Lindsay M06/06/2010
Janet M06/06/2010
Jon F06/06/2010
ajwxyzt06/06/2010
bjewing06/06/2010
Sherlock06/06/2010
Adrian05/06/2010
richtea504005/06/2010
Smudge05/06/2010
Kiltie05/06/2010
veganvixen05/06/2010
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