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7th May 2023  16:40  by Earby Rambler

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Visited whilst on day out with Painterman61, Cairn dismantled for Plate & Bolt, & reassembled.

Cairn
OS Plate
Bolt

7th May 2023  16:40  by painterman61

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Up from Dobson wood area on good paths. Had to dismantle the cairn to reveal the plate then the shiny bolt.. Great find Dusty super views to the Coniston ranges from here and out to sea now clear of mist in the sun.

Opening the cairn ©painterman61
Plate reveal ©painterman61
Lifting the lid ©painterman61
Newquay 3 ©painterman61
Bolt detail ©painterman61
Coniston water from near the top ©painterman61

31st Dec 2021  12:35  by dugswell2

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Grey & windy walk from our accommodation for 5 nights at Thurston bagging benchmarks en route. Carron Crag followed by The Park [Park Crags] and then Top o' Selside revisit. Loads of small worms underneath most of stones in cairn removed to view block.

10th Oct 2019  12:05  by Dusty

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Walked edge of Coniston from Dodgson Wood to High Nibthwaite. Then back north bagging all the tumps. Found under metal plate under cairn.

Bolt
Plate
Location in Cairn

6th Aug 2019  13:04  by jonglew

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GPS indicating a few metres SW of the cairn. No prodding or digging implements with me, beside, it was pouring with rain. ***Revisited 4 Dec 2020. Well done Dusty for taking that cairn apart, I did today, although only sufficient to exposed the circular section of the square plate so did not uncover enough to remove it to view the bolt. Happy at that. Cairn re-built.

The Cairn, a snow-clad Coniston Old Man in background TP13003©jonglew
Cairn hollowed out - doughnut style - with plate visible TP13003©jonglew
The plate, bolt beneath TP13003©jonglew

13th Aug 2018  22:20  by mcbiydw2

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2nd Nov 2017  14:14  by Morecambe Monkey

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As with others,no luck in finding block. Lovely walk taking in 8 tops. Parked at Dodgson Wood car park & up through the woods. Top o'Selside (WO/B)-Top o'Selside (Ma)-Heel Toe Hill-Arnsbarrow Hill-Stang Hill-High Light Haw-Low Light Haw-Brockbarrow. Visited the true summit on Brockbarrow then Wainwright's 2 cairns before heading down to the Cumbria Way as the sun was setting. Beautiful colours & great views over Coniston Water & the Coniston Massif. Descended through the woods by headtorch.

29th Apr 2017  15:13  by painterman61

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Excellent walk up from dobson wood to the north west on good waymarked tracks great views as well walked out to marilyn and true summit also as others have said it could be under the cairn.Bagged lowick high common nearby as well.

Summit cairn ©painterman61
Looking back from the true summit ©painterman61
Lowick high common ©painterman61

22nd Nov 2015  11:52  by CJO

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Possibly under cairn.

Top o' Selside deep under the cairn?

5th Feb 2015  10:42  by Hartryggers

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Nibthwaite National Trust CP > Top o'Selside (aw/Birkett summit) > Top o'Selside (Ma summit) > Heel Toe Hill > Arnsbarrow Hill > Stang Hill [Arnsbarrow Hill South Top] > nameless (Top o'Selside - Brock Barrow) > Low Light Haw > High Light Haw > Nibthwaite National Trust CP. Previous visit 21/11/2008

14th Sep 2013  16:30  by peregrinus

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3rd order, Levelling class 2. GPS suggested 1-2m S of summit cairn. Ground a bit stony for prodding, didn't find anything worth digging for. Nice view of Coniston Fells. Up for a few Synge & Birkett summits. From NW, Dodgson Wood car park.

Tools mark the spot?