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Name:North Hill (Papa Westray)
Hill number:12247
Height:48m / 157ft
Parent (Ma):none
RHB Section:23: Orkney Islands
County/UA:Orkney Islands
Island:Mono Tump island
Class:Tump (0-99m), SIB
(Tu,0,SIB)
Grid ref:HY 49844 54944
Summit feature:knoll 4m N of trig point
Drop:48m
Col:Sea
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 5
(1:25k) 464
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 34 users)ByDate of Ascent
with Elizyanne in the wee plane.both trigs and lots of other interesting things over a couple of days based at the super hostel. Return flight back to Kirkwall via Westray (1 min 20 secs)GmacT09/09/2023
walk from ferry to north of island, on to the track to the RSPB hide and then intermittent tracks to Triggrumpy25/03/2023
11.15 passenger ferry. Dull day but dry even though forecast had said 50% chance of rain early afternoon. Got lift half way up island. Found that Rose cottage was place of start today of filming.. Film starting Saoirse Ronan about book about woman from Papay that had become alcoholic on London and came back to island to dry out and sit her life out.vegibagger04/09/2022
Flew from Kirkwall, SIB, both Trigs and 2 2 minute flights!tim74718/08/2022
Flew from Kirkwall to Westray to Papa Westray, so go the 2 minute flight. Walked north to bird hide and across moor to trig and summit. Onward flight to North Ronaldsay for the SIB, before return flight to Kirkwall.Minto12/08/2022
Bagged after morning flight from Kirkwall before returning at midday. Rain.NormanW06/08/2022
A brief flying visit. Not much nesting activity yet.summitsup07/05/2018
By plane with Pete Milne.Dugswell206/06/2014
Took the 13:15 ferry from Westray to bag the two trigs and Tump on a sunny afternoon with Jim Bloomer and Tricky Speirs. This is also called Mull Hill Trig.Dugswell229/05/2014
RHW02/06/2010
Climbed with Elaine during week's birding holiday on Papa Westray. Fantastic place.Skerryvore05/10/2009
elizyanne09/09/2023
assynt_bob04/09/2023
Pete R18/05/2023
SteveG05/08/2022
AndyS28/07/2022
Alan Whatley02/09/2019
alanm08/07/2015
PM06/06/2014
jimbloomer29/05/2014
Tricky29/05/2014
chalky195327/05/2014
Landlady27/05/2014
Sherlock26/05/2014
richtea504022/05/2013
Colin Crawford29/09/2012
iaindbrown07/09/2012
bjewing01/07/2011
IainT18/06/2001
northernphilby01/06/1999
Jonathan Russell01/01/1970
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