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Name: | Valla Field |
Hill number: | 1540 |
Height: | 216m / 709ft |
RHB Section: | 22: Shetland Islands |
County/UA: | Shetland Islands |
Island: | Unst |
Watershed: | Shetland |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,2,Y) |
Grid ref: | HP 58459 07855 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground 2m NE of trig point |
Drop: | 201m |
Col: | 15m HP626128 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 1 (1:25k) 470N |
Observations: | 25cm higher than base of trig point; ground 12m SSE by fence (HP 58455 07840) is 15cm lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 123 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Westing up onto ridge near Gossa Water then followed track to summit. | Winterfloodian | 10/06/2023 |
Went up from Alma, rough in places but also indistinct animal tracks to follow. HP near trig. Came back at first by telegraph poles but soon veered off to fence which followed back down. | PeterD | 11/05/2023 |
Drove part way up track from SE. Much improved from previous comments but stopped before steep rough section just by lochans. Walked last km to summit | SpudGunn | 04/07/2022 |
Easy ascent from Alma on dry ground. | govanah | 08/05/2022 |
From start of track by the White Woman. Up and down the track in just under 2hrs, pausing to take in the view. Sunny and clear. | N.Morters | 28/04/2022 |
Opted for thr longer and duller track 
Would not fancy this unless one was an experienced 4 wd driver used to using the differentials 
Large sections of the tracks have been washed out 
Few passing places 
Steep edges to tracks 
Binxies golden plover merlin snipe m pipit | VerySlowPlodder | 19/07/2021 |
With KeithBytheC | JulieB | 27/06/2021 |
end-to-end. Up major track from 'white wife' on A968 south of Loch of Watlee. Down by power lines over rough ground to Alma. | KeithByTheC | 27/06/2021 |
MC JC O. Up track from main road. Great coastal views. Appears to be an old gun replacement at the top. The coastline also has the remains of an old Norse long house. | Martin66 | 10/09/2020 |
visiting Trig point and plotting Watershed walk | Neil Fraser | 26/06/2019 |
05.45 up from the track at end of road to the west, not realising that there was chance of drive up to summit ridge. | vegibagger | 17/06/2019 |
Solo. Parked near Westing where road crosses Burn of Bighton. Up the road and track at Westing to open hillside. Up east to join the track that goes to the summit. Back same way. Mist disappeared on the ascent so good views. | pwbellarby | 16/06/2019 |
I left Alma and walked the line. | Chris Peart | 12/06/2019 |
P at Alma. Followed transmission poles for most of way to summit. Good views. | ger | 11/06/2019 |
The hire car made a pretty decent job of getting up the track from the south end of Loch of Watlee. The track is mainly fine up to the end of Longa Water, except for a short washed out section which needs care. It would have been cruel to take the car any higher; there's a short, steep loose section with deep holes, which needs a 4x4. It's an easy walk thereafter, up to a gun platform (the reason for the road) and then hop over the fence to the trig and the summit. Good views. NOTE: once you've paid for the ferry to Yell, the onward ferries to Unst or Fetlar are free of charge if you travel the same day. | Gill | 21/08/2018 |
Drove up dirt road from south. Stymied at same place as RHW in 2013. Passable ok in a 4x4 (as the one following us easily proved), but not our 2WD Kia hire car - steep, deep ruts and loose surface. I tried and failed. 1Km left to walk. Track ends at the trig - bldg remains appear to be WWII vintage (searchlight battery and gun emplacement?), but with some modern(ish) 3-pin 240V outlets - all very odd. So roadto no-where was most likely for War Dept access. | jonglew | 21/08/2018 |
From Alma. Straight up the powerline on rough ground. Track to south would have been longer, but pleasanter. | PeteN | 15/08/2018 |
From Alma. | NormanW | 24/06/2018 |
From Alma. The electricity poles provide a good line and get you most of the way there. | PGCE | 02/05/2018 |
Parked at Alma then along path to Vallafild then joined line of pylons all way to summit. Great views | Coinneach | 26/05/2017 |
Parked at new layby at bridge just south of Westing. Walked up lane to abandoned farm on the Breck of Newgord and then steeply to the track on the ridge over looking Grossa Water. Followed this north to trig. Continued on about a mile before descending past an abandoned quad bike. Followed coast and more abandoned farms to the track back to Newgord. Lots on serpentine on the tracks to collect! | mindlessflogger | 26/08/2016 |
Parked in bend HP601087 (Alma on map), decent space for 1 car. Straight line to trig. Overcast, mild and windy. | iangalbraith | 31/08/2014 |
Parked by Newgord, track then steep slopes onto summit ridge and track to top. Back same way. | AndrewFinnimore | 14/08/2014 |
Mist came down as I ascended. | bolton | 25/07/2013 |
Ascent in thick clag from Alma. | fasgadh | 11/07/2013 |
Revisit with Adrian Rayner. Track has deteriorated since 2002 visit - impassable for my Fabia at HP 58732 07028 - probably as easy to just walk up from NE nowadays. | RHW | 01/06/2013 |
Elliptic from Alma (Balista). | Smudge | 31/05/2013 |
Eleventh TuMP with Tricky on a lovely day for May. Jen and Rick also joined us for this hill. | Dugswell2 | 29/05/2013 |
W Tricky and Soug from Newgord. Used track to gain hill. Met Jen coming other way having climbed from other side. Looped up to trig and high point. Back same way. Good end to a grand warm day. | nordicstar | 29/05/2013 |
From Alma in glorious sunshine with superb views of Hermaness and Saxa Vord and down to Baltasound. | Topographer57 | 28/05/2013 |
Ignored small GOML sign at Newgord, parked anyway. Followed coast to look at geos. Made more dramatic by wind & snow. Up side of hill and along to summit ruined by remains of mast. On way down saw ewe giving birth in snowstorm | Martin R | 04/05/2012 |
F`rom Mailland bend in pouring rain. Rough ground in parts. | Eddie | 27/08/2011 |
From the north on green bridal track to cottage ruin. Followed telegraph poles on sheep trods and spongy long grass and swamp to top at 12.45. Tussock near trig was high point. | arranc | 20/08/2003 |
tk driveable to 587073 | RHW | 05/08/2002 |
danpquinn | 06/10/2023 | |
beckybags | 26/05/2023 | |
A Peckish | 26/05/2023 | |
gettingonabit | 09/11/2022 | |
NickF | 26/07/2022 | |
dave g | 25/08/2021 | |
fionnag | 24/08/2021 | |
iainwalton | 25/07/2021 | |
Emma and Simon | 08/07/2021 | |
phil101 | 27/06/2021 | |
Simon Winton | 03/06/2021 | |
walk livi | 31/08/2020 | |
PaulineD | 31/08/2020 | |
Crumblie2 | 26/07/2019 | |
curlebd | 11/06/2019 | |
DRS | 11/06/2019 |