TP6728 - Ward Hill

Grid reference :	HU 38816 12414
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Good
Flush Bracket Number :	10446
Current use :	none
Historic use :	3rd order
Waypoint :	TP6728
County :	Shetland
Nearest town :

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 15 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 2112th with 12 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 6.50/10 (from 8 logged visits) Was First logged: 14th Jul 2004 Was Last logged: 23rd Sep 2012 Of the 8 logged visits, 3 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 7m The average error was 5m The closest was 4m	[Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels] [Hide Caches]
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23rd Sep 2012  15:41  by Da Lipper

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Must be the easiest trig to reach by car, you could drive right up to the side and touch it out the car window!

©Da Lipper

11th Sep 2012  11:59  by edfielden

Gridref: HU 38814 12408   FB Number: 10446  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked at side of A970 by the entrance of the track leading directly to the pillar. An easy walk followed by a gate crossing brought me there, just in time to avoid the dreaded 12:00 log! FB faces ESE; all sightholes appear to be below ground level; original cap with thick raised letters. Superb views south towards Sumburgh Head as the sun moved towards its highest point in the sky for the day.

10446 - Pillar Looking SSE towards Sumburgh Airport and Sumburgh Head ©edfielden
10446 - Pillar Looking W; water authority building and reservoir behind ©edfielden
10446 - Top ©edfielden
10446 - Top Detail of original cap ©edfielden
10446 - Flush bracket ©edfielden
10446 - Trig pose! Looking N towards Ward of Scousburgh (TP5851) ©edfielden
10446 - View SSE Looking over Sumburgh Airport and towards Sumburgh Head and Lighthouse ©edfielden

21st Aug 2011  15:38  by trigging on an island

FB Number: 10446  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Nine miles or so of road walking brought me up here from my opportunistic camp site at Sandwick. The awesome scenery of South Shetland far eclipsed the rather grotty situation of the trig beside the water works. I then continued to the camping böd at Scatness, my place of rest for the night, with enough time to spare to make it up to the Sumburgh Head trig pillar whilst it was still light.

Looking towards Sumburgh Head

22nd Jun 2011  14:30  by martine41

Gridref: HU 38816 12418   FB Number: 10446  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Very good views in most directions but Scottish Water buildings give shelter from the West but block view in that direction

27th Jun 2007  10:00  by Dobunnis

Gridref: HU 38815 12421   FB Number: 10446  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

As has been said it was an easy drive up to this one and there is a Scotish Water mound next to it

Trig with a view west over the Bay of Quendale

18th Jun 2006  14:20  by dmwhite

FB Number: 10446  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked from road rather than drive up to pillar. Thick mist so views non existant

Pillar Pillar with North of Scotland Water Authority see building work in photo by "minstrelcat"

10th Jun 2005  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: 10446  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

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14th Jul 2004  16:00  by minstrelcat

FB Number: 10446  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Excellent - a drive by trig! We parked a few fet away. Not so good was the area was a building site and I'm surprised the builders didn't dump thier pile of earth over the trig!

Trig in a building site