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Name:The Witter
Hill number:12244
Height:54m / 177ft
Parent (Ma):1551  Knap of Trowieglen
RHB Section:23: Orkney Islands
County/UA:Orkney Islands
Island:Hoy
Class:Tump (0-99m)
(Tu,0)
Grid ref:ND 27974 89016
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:38m
Col:16m  ND272891  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 7
(1:25k) 462
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 18 users)ByDate of Ascent
Easy walk up fieldside from Road to the Northvegibagger28/08/2022
From the shed, up beside ploughed field, through gate and across field.NormanW07/08/2022
Same route as Minto (but the day after). Solo.Dangerous Dave06/08/2022
Roadside verge parking (ND 2813 8926). Short distance W along road to quarry and up the E side of it on a mapped track.jonglew05/08/2022
Parked at start of most westerly track entrance to quarry. All three tracks soon converge. Up track at edge of quarry and over fence into summit field by a small building.Minto05/08/2022
Parked at quarry entrance then easy walk to summit pasture. Surprisingly good viewsColin Crawford02/08/2022
Up and around the quarry, which seems to be a handy car-dumping location. Saves taking your used motor on the ferry I suppose.summitter24/07/2019
A quick dash from the old roadside quarry with Rick. Initially up path then over BWF to levellish summit pasture. High point un-marked.RichardM28/07/2018
With Richard M from the road, easy scampernordicstar28/07/2018
With Alan H and George. From quarry.chrisbien06/06/2014
From NE, up via quarry, pasture summit.RHW06/06/2014
Parked near the quarry entrance then easily bagged with Jim Bloomer and Tricky Speirs. A carpet of mushrooms at the summit.Dugswell230/05/2014
Tony S04/05/2022
Lorna S04/05/2022
chalky195306/06/2014
Sherlock06/06/2014
jimbloomer30/05/2014
Tricky30/05/2014