TP5799 - Sand Field

Grid reference :	HU 32117 48346
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Good
Flush Bracket Number :	10583
Current use :	none
Historic use :	3rd order
Waypoint :	TP5799
County :	Shetland
Nearest town :

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 14 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 2879th with 28 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 6.20/10 (from 5 logged visits) Was First logged: 23rd Aug 2001 Was Last logged: 26th May 2013 Of the 5 logged visits, 3 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 10m The average error was 4m The closest was 1m	[Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels] [Hide Caches]
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Selection of photos for this Pillar. By peregrinus ©edfielden ©edfielden ©edfielden ©edfielden ©edfielden ©edfielden See 7 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

26th May 2013  18:22  by peregrinus

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Metal cap, wide raised letters. From E, obvious track then boggy moorland. Nice view. Back via Mid Field having bagged the HuMP on a previous visit.

Montaged by Jon Rouse

23rd Sep 2012  16:37  by edfielden

Gridref: HU 32117 48347   FB Number: 10583  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I took a very similar route to the previous correspondents! I parked with care just off the road at HU 3309 4745 and walked NNW across the sheep-grazed field to join the track heading west. At HU 3225 4753 I left the track and headed north up the moorland hill. The wet patches didn't seem quite as bad as I had seen on similar hills in the past few days! The pillar sits on the peaty summit with FB facing E; W sighthole open, all others plugged; metal cap with wide raised letters. Good views of Ronas Hill, Foula, Fitful Head & Fair Isle, and I could just make out the pillar on Scalla Field (TP5833) 7 miles away. Fugla Ness Lighthouse (TP9644) is also visible from here.

10583 - Pillar Looking W towards Foula ©edfielden
10583 - Pillar Looking SSE ©edfielden
10583 - Top ©edfielden
10583 - Flush bracket ©edfielden
10583 - Trig pose! Looking NW ©edfielden
View of Fitful Head ©edfielden
View of Fair Isle ©edfielden
View of Foula ©edfielden
View of Scalla Field Pillar (TP5833) just about visible ©edfielden

15th Nov 2011  13:35  by martine41

Gridref: HU 32119 48348   FB Number: 10583  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A sunny day and fine for the time of the year. Similar route to dmwhite but with many more boggy areas en route. Watched by ravens near the top and found the remains of a wind speed indicator close to the trig - the wind had obviously won the battle.

Looking SE from Sand Field trig to Foraness, Strom Ness and Whiteness.
Looking NW from Sand Field trig towards distant Sandness Hill

20th Jun 2006  15:10  by dmwhite

Gridref: HU 32114 48336   FB Number: 10583  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Starting at HU3315477, through gate and westwards along track to Loch of Scrooie. Branch northwards up hill land, minding out for the numerous wet patches to the trig point with views westwards out to Foula Northwards to Ronas Hill and Southwards to Fitfull Head, great on a good day with plenty of bird life as well.

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23rd Aug 2001  17:45  by Chalky

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10