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Name: | Vord Hill |
Hill number: | 1548 |
Height: | 159m / 522ft |
RHB Section: | 22: Shetland Islands |
County/UA: | Shetland Islands |
Island: | Fetlar |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (100-199m), SIB, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,1,SIB,Y) |
Grid ref: | HU 62252 93504 |
Summit feature: | cairn 25m E of trig point |
Drop: | 159m |
Col: | Sea |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 1 2 (1:25k) 470S |
Observations: | RSPB reserve: no access mid May to end July |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 109 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Morning ferry from mainland, hurried over Yell to 2nd ferry. Via the parking at the airport strip... easy going over mainly grass moorland to summit via historic sites. Short day, back at car by 10.15am... Blue skies and fabulous views, lunch as Tresta beach. | N.Morters | 29/04/2022 |
Solo. Bonxies | VerySlowPlodder | 23/07/2021 |
from primary school up minor road at Houbie. Round back of school down to open gate, along by fence at bootom to a gap. Then across stream and u gradually via dslopes of Rooin. Back via Stackaberg and Skutes Water. Not too tussocky. | KeithByTheC | 28/06/2021 |
With KeithBytheC. Fetlar is a pleasant island worth visiting. Found some red necked phalorapes as well later in the day. | JulieB | 28/06/2021 |
Bagged spending a day collecting all the Trig points in Fetlar. | Neil Fraser | 24/06/2019 |
Solo. From the waterworks near the airstrip. Direct to the summit. Morning rain and mist had gone by the time I reached Fetlar. I really enjoyed the island where there is much to see: neolithic chambered cairns on the summit of Vord Hill, birds, cliffs, an excellent heritage centre and a nice cafe. | pwbellarby | 17/06/2019 |
06.30 while island shrouded in mist. Will be glad to get the 07.55 ferry off this godforesaken place. | vegibagger | 16/06/2019 |
From near School to S. | ger | 14/06/2019 |
From the school. | Chris Peart | 14/06/2019 |
From the airstrip, great island | curlebd | 10/06/2019 |
From the airstrip, parking at waterworks. Straight up the hill; rough ground. | jonglew | 22/08/2018 |
An easy walk from the end of the road for Fetlar Airstrip. Good parking by the water treatment plant. Down a bit to cross a boogy bit, then up easy ground to the top with 3 ancient cairns and the trig. Fine views towards Unst. NOTE: once you've paid for the ferry to Yell, the onward ferries to Unst or Fetlar are free of charge if you travel the same day. | Gill | 22/08/2018 |
North coast from the ferry. Back over Hamara Field and trig 57. No bird restrictions in late August,but bonxies still doing very close flypast. | PeteN | 16/08/2018 |
From the primary school. | NormanW | 25/06/2018 |
From the school. | PGCE | 02/05/2018 |
After phone discussion with RSPB, parked near pier and walked along north shore for a long way and approached summit from north and retraced outward route on return. Great views. | Coinneach | 26/05/2017 |
Drove over, parked at airstrip (RSPB advice), short walk via loch edge. Sunny and calm. | iangalbraith | 27/08/2014 |
S/F school. Easy enough to the top. | AndrewFinnimore | 15/08/2014 |
No summit attempt due to unexpected bird restrictions. W Lesley & Nick brought our bikes across on the first ferry in gloomy sea mist which disappointingly persisted all day. Cycled along,exploring and visiting the unique island shop - and another bod, then enjoyed a coastal walk before failing to see the red necked phalarope.Had enjoyed an unexpected full fry up awaiting the morning ferry as the only customers of the ferry cafe whilst watching gannets plummet into the sea. | Chris Pearson | 23/07/2014 |
With Adrian R, from SW which is the recommended route avoiding breeding Whimbrel (which indeed I didn't see/hear). Then ran down and drove E to bag Baa-neap trig while Adrian bagged Hamara Field. | RHW | 01/06/2013 |
Circuit of Skutes Water from school. Mist confined to other islands today! | Smudge | 31/05/2013 |
Early ferry to Fetlar with Jen, Rick and Tricky in variable levels of mist. | Dugswell2 | 30/05/2013 |
W Jenx, Doug and Tricky. From school and round enclosures to open fell. Very misty haar swirling. Compass to summit and circuit of three burial chambers and trig. Back same way and then birding/Tumping before ferry. | nordicstar | 30/05/2013 |
1st of North Isles 4. From school at Baela. Had to hurry to get back to the ferry in time. | Topographer57 | 28/05/2013 |
Windy but warm. | bolton | 14/08/2012 |
From the school at Baela, plenty parking space. Round the Setter fences. Past Haltadans and up. Visited all the artefacts. Agree the trig is not the summit. Had a look at the Funzie Girt. First Shetland rain, but not for long. | Martin R | 03/05/2012 |
Over marshy ground from the end of the airstrip. | Eddie | 26/08/2011 |
On farm track, through gate, over 3 wire fences to moor and over dry moor to top at 12.15. Bonxies. | arranc | 19/08/2003 |
tk from 613913, no access til Aug due to birds | RHW | 05/08/2002 |
danpquinn | 07/10/2023 | |
gettingonabit | 16/07/2023 | |
beckybags | 23/05/2023 | |
A Peckish | 23/05/2023 | |
govanah | 09/05/2022 | |
dave g | 25/08/2021 | |
fionnag | 25/08/2021 | |
iainwalton | 25/07/2021 | |
Emma and Simon | 15/07/2021 | |
WokingMike | 28/06/2021 | |
Simon Winton | 04/06/2021 | |
walk livi | 01/09/2020 | |
PaulineD | 01/09/2020 | |
Crumblie2 | 27/07/2019 | |
DRS | 14/06/2019 | |
Glenford | 10/06/2019 | |
softsquare | 23/07/2017 | |
Isbjorn | 16/07/2017 | |
Tom Mundell | 14/07/2017 | |
Trekking toes | 14/07/2017 | |
LizH | 27/08/2015 |