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Name:Muckle Ward
Hill number:7089
Height:90m / 295ft
Parent (Ma):none
RHB Section:22: Shetland Islands
County/UA:Shetland Islands
Island:Vementry
Class:Tump (0-99m), SIB, Subhump
(Tu,0,SIB,sHu)
Grid ref:HU 29562 60944
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:90m
Col:Sea
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 3
(1:25k) 467W 469S
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 16 users)ByDate of Ascent
Dropped off on island to east of summit, nipped up. Solo. Great chamber at summit.assynt_bob09/08/2021
Short boat ride across to the island from Vementry House courtesy Hamish Hunter. 2nd of Vementry's 6 hills on an ACW circuit. Remains of trig bolt found on summit rocks.jonglew03/07/2019
Dropped off in Suthra Voe. Substantial burial chamber on the top. Great views of complex island.Campbell Singer15/06/2019
Dropped off at the beach to the WSW of Muckle Ward, then onto the two tops of Heill Head then on to the guns and Swarbacks Head before descending SSE to beach for collection.Dugswell214/06/2019
Solo kayak from Brindister to West Burrafirth via Vementry, Isle of West Burrafirth and The Heag. Marginal wind conditions (F5 SE) but reasonable shelter for the most part.AndyS14/06/2019
With St Magnus Bay charters. Nearly didn't make it here: all thanks to Brian E and his mole-grip repair! Summit #1 of the Vementry challenge, from floating pier. OS Bolt hard to spot - see TrigpointingUK RHW27/05/2013
Alan Whatley15/06/2019
jimbloomer14/06/2019
ajwxyzt03/06/2013
richtea504027/05/2013
Adrian27/05/2013
Colin Crawford27/05/2013
chalky195327/05/2013
PM27/05/2013
bjewing27/05/2013
Sherlock27/05/2013