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Name: | Burrow Nose |
Hill number: | 19034 |
Height: | 30m / 98ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2889 Dunkery Beacon |
RHB Section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
County/UA: | Devon |
Island: | Non Tump island (t) |
Class: | Unclassified (Un) |
Grid ref: | SS 55398 48526 |
Summit feature: | no feature: grass |
Drop: | 28m |
Col: | 2m SS553484 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 180 (1:25k) OL9W 139 |
Comments: | Deleted from Tumps September 2016 (added Feb 2015). Burrow Nose is the stack at SS 5539 4850 rather than the mainland promontory |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 11 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
The tide was in so no access but enjoyed the walk along the coast from Sandy Cove and back with Judy | Valerie | 15/04/2023 |
Verge parking opp Watermouth Cove caravan park entrance (SS 5574 4806). Took RoW through boat yard, basically followd Richard's directions which worked well. Gaining the intertidal rocks is the easy part with a nice down climb. First part of the scramble up is straight foward, with some furniture removers webbing to assist if needed, although seeing where it was tied on, best not to use it! Then a move round to the E end of the island on a narrow mainly grassed strip with a good amount of exposure but reasonabley safe; then a final short scramble up though some blackthorn with another piece of webbing to assist as necessary, but it isn't really. Final section is nice deep springy grass up a moderate gradient. Definitely more awkward than anticipated but nothing too challenging. Crossed 40mins before the Ilfracombe low tide and around 30mins before sunset, which made the return in half-light and ruled out Sexton's Burrow. | jonglew | 11/11/2021 |
as per Richard's account. Also ascended Sexton's Barrow. No issue at LW+1 reaching the islands. Long trousers and possibly gloves recommended due to bramble and thick vegetation. Short easy scrambling section. Access from path through boat yard with cafe, popular with tourists. | Denise | 10/07/2020 |
40m E of building on headland a path hidden by tall vegetation leaves the main path and winds its way to grassy cliff edge and easy scramble to tidal rocks. At low tide (Springs+3) there's no problem in reaching the tidal island. Steep slab and rock step on NW edge looks possible but exposed. E side has kinder angled slabs and easier rock step. Upper slope vegetated with deep springy grass and wild flowers including band of Rock samphire. Much of the S slope is dense 'thorn bush'. 
Sexton's Burrow, reached from the end of the headland at low tide is less technical but more of a bush-wack. | RichardM | 10/07/2020 |
From castle car park, fp thru boat yard. At low tide easy to access both stacks, Sexton first, summit gorse not bad, with HP at far edge of gorse. Then Burrow Nose stack, accessed col from its W end then round E end to N side as per CP, up slabs, 2m scramble (awkward in descent) then grass. S side covered in dwarf blackthorn, would be a v bad route. The mainland summits both looked a serious bushwhack, but nice path between them leads to a great viewpoint for the Nose. Good value for a P28! My GPS made it P29 FWIW. | RHW | 19/05/2018 |
detour off coastal path | nordicstar | 13/10/2017 |
Tump is on an isolated sea stack - not on the peninsula (which although higher at 33m only has p25m).Sea Level rocks gained at low tide down path S of ruin on peninsula tip. 2nd largest tidal range in the world on this coast-so care not to get cut off- forecast 9 metres today. We first climbed Sexton's Burrow the easy 29m stack,(p30m at low tide??) but top in dense gorse -got within 6 metres. Scrambled around to Burrow Nose Stack. A tempting 'safety line' of frayed white tape of unknown vintage 'anchored'to gorse and juniper lent courage to an easy but increasingly risky scramble up rock then steep grass up the stack. When the tape ran out we turned back not wanting to risk an unprotected grassy traverse above a drop. Explorations to the north side found an easy rock and grass scramble up, and more importantly, down again. Sunshine on the grassy top,plenty of space, no cairn.On return. from col climbed to main cliff top up slabby groove -alongside more old tape tied to iron post. | Chris Pearson | 05/04/2016 |
Walked up from the boat yard. Shame there is no information plaque on the round building. | Alancache | 12/03/2016 |
Walked out from the campsite. | Chris Peart | 22/09/2008 |
Lesley Atchison | 05/04/2016 | |
stevent0809 | 19/03/2016 |