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Name: | Skird Hill |
Hill number: | 12199 |
Height: | 171m / 561ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1551 Knap of Trowieglen |
RHB Section: | 23: Orkney Islands |
County/UA: | Orkney Islands |
Island: | Hoy |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | ND 25481 91371 |
Summit feature: | knoll 3m E of cairn |
Drop: | 54m |
Col: | 117m ND247911 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 7 (1:25k) 462 |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 17 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
09:2.Tramp up same route I used for the HuMP summit on Sunday with diversion east of the Loch. 1hr 20mins return walk | vegibagger | 01/09/2022 |
Drove to pumping stn. Took a direct line up, then on to The Berry and the ghost Sweinn Geo stacks (couldn't find them). | jonglew | 05/08/2022 |
From the pumping station on Heldale Water. Round the balcony of the building, through gate in fence, and direct line to summit. Faint tracks here and there. Onwards to The Berry. | Minto | 05/08/2022 |
After Binga Fea, using the broad east ridge, not as taxing as I'd expected. Descending, I made for the mapped peat tracks, which proved to be of limited assistance, vegetated and flooded in sections | Colin Crawford | 05/08/2022 |
AFter the Berry w Jenx and Bryher | nordicstar | 27/07/2018 |
Track from Saltness. With Alan and George to Berry then alone to Skird and Binga Fea. Mobbed by Skuas between Berry and loch below Binga. Met Rob Woodall near the road. | chrisbien | 06/06/2014 |
Crossed on way to The Berry from water works. | chalky1953 | 06/06/2014 |
Parked at foot of mast road below Binga Fea, Tumped my way NNW to Withi Gill, WSW down the ridge for OS bolt and the superb Sneuk Head, then back via Skird Hill. | RHW | 06/06/2014 |
Bagged after The Berry with Jim Bloomer and Tricky Speirs. | Dugswell2 | 30/05/2014 |
Tony S | 04/05/2022 | |
Lorna S | 04/05/2022 | |
ad-lib | 13/06/2017 | |
Alex C | 06/06/2014 | |
Sherlock | 06/06/2014 | |
jimbloomer | 30/05/2014 | |
Tricky | 30/05/2014 | |
Martin R | 17/05/2012 |