TP4961 - Muckle Roe

Grid reference :	HU 32049 64720
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Good
Flush Bracket Number :	S9550
Current use :	none
Historic use :	Secondary
Waypoint :	TP4961
County :	Shetland
Nearest town :

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 9 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked 21st (more). Has a mean score of 9.00/10 (from 7 logged visits) Was First logged: 17th Aug 2003 Was Last logged: 24th Sep 2012 Of the 7 logged visits, 5 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 52m The average error was 15m The closest was 1m	[Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels] [Hide Caches]
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Selection of photos for this Pillar. By trigging on an island By martine41 By martine41 ©g4wsb By dmwhite See 4 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

24th Sep 2012  12:15  by edfielden

Gridref: HU 32051 64719   FB Number: S9550  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Started out on the track from near Cumle and round the Mill Lochs. Where the track started to descend to Burki Waters I branched off to the ENE up a valley to meet the end of the track from Knowe. From here it was a fairly short walk up to the summit where the pillar sits in a strange square stone enclosure with a half-partition wall presumably shielding the trig from fierce winds! Good views of Papa Stour, Vementry and the mainland. 3.4 miles round trip; 45 mins up, 40 down. Pillar details and photos to follow...

29th Apr 2012  13:00  by dmwhite

FB Number: S9550  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Not visited this trig since May 2006 but a fine day drew me out. It is still in the same place as before!!

3rd Sep 2011  11:57  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S9550  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

I'd had an early start and needed to do a lot of road walking to get over here from the camping böd in Voe. I ascended on the track to the southeast and it was then quite simple to cover the rest of the distance to the pillar. The weather was threatening to close in, but I still had reasonable views to the north. Clear enough to pick out the very dramatic Drongs, several miles away by Hillswick. I headed down on the track past Loch of Bottoms and back onto Mainland at Roesound.

View from the trig

1st Jul 2011  13:15  by martine41

Gridref: HU 32049 64721   FB Number: S9550  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

The dry stane dyking surrounding the TP makes it the best sheltered one I've visited.

View to the NE from the the TP at the South Ward of Muckle Roe showing Sullom Voe Oil Terminal
Two of Shetland\'s Marilyns in line photographed from the Muckle Roe TP. The cairn of the Mid Ward on Muckle Roe with Ronas Hill in the distant background

30th May 2011  18:57  by g4wsb

Gridref: HU 32051 64723   FB Number: S9550  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

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16th May 2006  13:55  by dmwhite

Gridref: HU 32047 64703   FB Number: S9550  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Located at South Ward the walk in is pleasant and not too strenuous. The views over the western side of Shetland are breathtaking. Carry on to Mid Ward to "bag" the Marilyn. Staring point has good parking HU3252563172 (Logged grid is average of 120 readings accuracy 12m GPSmap 76C)

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Trigpoint Surrounded by dry stone wall point is difficult to photograph

17th Aug 2003  11:05  by arranc

Gridref: HU 32000 64700   FB Number: S9550  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

strange wind break around the column built like a urinal. highest point further on.