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Name: | Virda Field |
Hill number: | 11976 |
Height: | 87m / 285ft |
Parent (Ma): | none |
RHB Section: | 22: Shetland Islands |
County/UA: | Shetland Islands |
Island: | Papa Stour |
Class: | Tump (0-99m), SIB (Tu,0,SIB) |
Grid ref: | HU 15249 61936 |
Summit feature: | boulder in shelter cairn 3m SE of trig point |
Drop: | 87m |
Col: | Sea |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 3 (1:25k) 467W |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 22 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Clockwise walk around Papa Stour from the ferry terminal, including the summit of Virda Field, easy walking. With JAS. | kdbennett | 27/05/2022 |
Simple walk up from pier. Nice walk and good views. With John Best. | assynt_bob | 10/08/2021 |
CW circuit round Papa Stour from ferry pier. Hill of Feilie first then the slog out to here in wet and windy weather. North Ness followed for the trig bolt. Had a short 4 hrs on the island, utilized 3.5 taking a steady but leisurely pace and having a 20min lunch stop on North Ness. | jonglew | 26/06/2019 |
Another multi Tump island completion plus trig and bolt. | Dugswell2 | 12/06/2019 |
Also did Mauns Hill P28/29/30 | jimbloomer | 12/06/2019 |
Okay summit but an anti climax following the stunning coastline to the south west. With Doug and Jim | Colin Crawford | 12/06/2019 |
Clockwise walk around island from overnight camp by ferry waiting cabin. Biggins - old chapel - around Hamma Voe - Valley of Koam - up west coast with impressive caves, arches and stacks - Akers Geo - Virda Field trig - The Loch that Ebbs and Flows - towards North House - Housa Voe beach - pier head. With Gillian | richard69 | 29/07/2018 |
Vanessa trig 10511. great views. HP of Papa Stour | Denise | 22/04/2016 |
Coast and summit circuit, day trip, superb island | RHW | 07/06/2013 |
lovely island | jef | blank |
AndyS | 21/06/2019 | |
PM | 21/06/2019 | |
Alan Whatley | 12/06/2019 | |
jef | 02/06/2019 | |
softsquare | 08/07/2017 | |
RichardM | 22/04/2016 | |
richtea5040 | 01/06/2013 | |
chalky1953 | 01/06/2013 | |
bjewing | 01/06/2013 | |
Sherlock | 01/06/2013 | |
Alex C | 31/08/2011 | |
daviemore | 07/07/1986 |