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| Name: | Fitty Hill |
| Hill number: | 1557 |
| Height: | 169m / 554ft |
| RHB Section: | 23: Orkney Islands |
| County/UA: | Orkney Islands (UA) |
| Island: | Westray |
| Maritime area: | Orkney - North |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (100-199m), SIB (Ma,Hu,Tu,1,SIB) |
| Grid ref: | HY 42975 44857 |
| Summit feature: | trig point |
| Drop: | 169m |
| Col: | Sea |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 5 (1:25k) 464 |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 76 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| A splendid walk. Straight up from East Kirbest, with an openable Orkney gate, to an open gateway above, then a step over a BWF above the next field and onto the open hill. A bit boggy in places in the fields, then easy going on grass between little craglets to the top. Good views. Down the fence line to the coast path. Resisting any urge to deviate from the fence leads to a wonderful view over the cliffs. Walked back around the coast, not really on the path, with great sea views all the way. Stunning. | Gill | 26/02/2019 |
| From East Kirbest, small parking area for 2-3 cars. Took a direct line up to hill top. Followed fence line due west for a short cliff walk before veering off and returning over Skea Hill. | jonglew | 26/02/2019 |
| Waymarked route from East. Farm lane, then rough grass between barbed wire fences. Friendly chat with farmer about escaped calf | PeteN | 22/08/2018 |
| Ferry, then bus to foot of hill. Walked back to Rapness via Langskaill Hill and the trig point above the ferry terminal. | NormanW | 15/06/2018 |
| Quick route up from B9067 using signposted path which begins a few hundred yards to the north of junction by the old Westside School. 25 minutes to the summit. Plenty of bonxies to the south and west of the top, but no attacks. | the pigguy | 13/06/2018 |
| My local hill. On this occasion I parked at Kirbest and followed cliff path to stile due west of summit. This avoids nesting skuas on Skea Hill. The fence takes you straight to the top for fantastic views over Orkney. I returned same way although you can drop straight down the other side to Midbea and take a fairly long, but pleasant, road walk back to Kir best. | the pigguy | 04/07/2017 |
| Bus drops you at Pierowall and you get c 7hrs before bus takes you back to Kirkwall ferry. Did a clockwise walk taking in Fitty Hill (path from 443450) and up the west side. Dramatic coastal scenery (arches, stacks, waterfalls) and nesting seabirds. Easy to summit but thereafter numerous barbed wire fences to negotiate and a marked lack of gates/stiles. | AndrewFinnimore | 11/06/2017 |
| Bus driver dropped me at the track end HY442450, from where there is a waymarked path to the summit. I continued W to the coast path and up coast to Noup Head, roads led back to Pierowall for the evening bus. | Chris Peart | 30/06/2016 |
| Did a big walk round the north west of the island. 3 tumps, lighthouse, trig, cliff path, then straight up the hill. Plenty of interesting birdlife and numerou barbed wire plus electric fences on the way. | jenx | 12/06/2016 |
| Ferry then bus to Pierohall. Walked out to the Noup via Tumps then coastal walk to the Noup. Western coastal path to close to summit. Lots of barbed wire fences to cross so get in practice. Direct down to track by turbines and back to bus stop. | nordicstar | 12/06/2016 |
| Steep grassy climb. Just avoided blizzard . | Campbell Singer | 31/03/2015 |
| Straight up from farm buildings where there is ample parking Fantastic views on a beautiful clear day until the blizzard swept in as we reached the car. Very windy, even by Orkney standards. | Barbara Singer | 31/03/2015 |
| Used the footpath via Lengemire which is now a ruin with Jim Bloomer and Tricky Speirs. | Dugswell2 | 29/05/2014 |
| Ferry ride fun, certainly ro-ro. Bus dro pped me at junction HY460460. Past Tuquoy bay, at t-junction straight over on track with stone stiles to summit. Then dropped down to dramatic coast and via Noup Head to the fleshpots of Pierowall. Very windy. | Martin R | 14/05/2012 |
| Public path from Gossaquoy where friendly shepherd drenching lambs waved. | Eddie | 17/08/2011 |
| Revisit. Fitty Hill is supposed to be good for arctic-alpines but I saw more on Skea Hill. Plenty Bonxie action and I got fulmared on the way up thru the crag band; kept W of the beeline on the way down which was (a bit) quieter. Then a fruitless hour looking for Oysterplant along Bay of Kirbist, failed to find puffins at Castle o Burrian (well worth a visit anyway) then the ferry back to Kirkwall. All day long the doings of Derrick Bird the gun toting Cumbrian taxi driver were unfolding. | RHW | 02/06/2010 |
| super views from the summit: Papay, Rousay, Eday and so on. | hjaltland | 02/03/2009 |
| Parked the car at East Kirbest and took the coast path until due west of the hill. It was then a case of not getting bombed by the local bird population | garyhoney | 22/06/2005 |
| Date is first visit. Notes from later...see log on TrigpointingUK.com. | RHW | 01/08/2002 |
| On farm track over grassy fields and BWF to top at 13.05. | arranc | 05/06/2002 |
| Tom Mundell | 30/06/2018 | |
| Trekking toes | 30/06/2018 | |
| Isbjorn | 23/07/2017 | |
| walk livi | 25/09/2016 | |
| PaulineD | 25/09/2016 | |
| PGCE | 29/03/2016 | |
| chrispine | 05/08/2015 | |
| Jon F | 04/06/2014 | |
| Jim.Fothergill | 02/06/2014 | |
| jimbloomer | 29/05/2014 | |
| Tricky | 29/05/2014 | |
| Landlady | 26/05/2014 | |
| softsquare | 12/09/2013 | |
| richtea5040 | 22/05/2013 | |
| Lionel Bidwell | 19/09/2012 | |
| Susan Bidwell | 19/09/2012 | |
| iaindbrown | 06/09/2012 | |
| AndyS | 30/08/2012 | |
| Tony Rogers | 21/07/2012 | |
| Dee Rogers | 21/07/2012 | |
| LizH | 11/05/2012 | |
| PeterAH | 11/05/2012 | |
| nicolajane | 18/07/2011 | |
| foggieclimber | 16/05/2011 | |
| mae | 16/08/2010 | |
| Loz_mck | 14/06/2010 | |
| GaryJones | 01/04/2010 | |
| MIKE NICHOLLS | 29/07/2009 | |
| peterstanding | 10/07/2009 | |
| BaggerGutt | 04/05/2009 |