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5th Mar 2023  11:55  by sheepsocks

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

Parked to the NW, then up the bridleway. Where the map showed another bridleway coming in from the left, we just headed off piste south to the trig, initially along a line of grouse butts, and climbing a fence en route. A lot of bailing needed (had brought jugs and sponge). but managed to get the water out quicker than it ran back in.

before bailing
after bailing

1st Sep 2022  12:20  by jonglew

Gridref: SD 99468 94659   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Found large hole adjacent the wooden peg. Cleared out and disposed of a large lump of soggy peat, then a copious amount of more liquid peat. The ring is quite rough, no lettering seen. Large Bolt at centre. Did not put anything back in the hole.

Hole by wooden peg TP17453©jonglew
The Hole TP17453©jonglew
The Bolt TP17453©jonglew

26th Jul 2020  12:05  by rupertal

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

12th Jul 2020  16:00  by ger

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

Ring in water about 15cm deep - had nothing with me to bail, so did not see block, but felt it. Only recently found out about ring - on a summit visit 11yrs ago there was a lemonade bottle in the vicinity!!

30th May 2020  20:30  by peregrinus

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

0.5m SE of small wooden stake, covered by heavy tussock which needed lifting out. No bailing needed in a nearly rainless May, concrete ring quite rough and no sign of lettering. From NW

Remove this tussock
Unburied block 0.5m N of stake

15th May 2019  16:08  by painterman61

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

Finished early today so had the afternoon to spare, so i had a drive up to North Yorkshire.Approached on good shooters track SD 982 964 from the N W then followed the fence SW up the ridge walking on bone dry moorland.Great find cjo had to bail but this time was successful like ted 5 days ago.Not a bad view bolt ok but no lettering on the ring, Done 15 of these now! Also a Dewey summit Pickerstone Ridge 510 metres.

first sight ©painterman61
station ©painterman61
bolt ©painterman61
its number 15!!! ©painterman61

11th May 2019  12:10  by ted

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

From Grinton via Apedale. From the fence, aiming for the highest point, marker post was visible at approx 50 yards away. GPS useful as a sanity check but not essential. Hole waterlogged; bailing successful this time. Trig in fair condition but couldn't make out any lettering. Good views across Swaledale. Congrats once again to CJO.

Virgin Moss hole
Virgin Moss block
Virgin Moss bolt
Virgin Moss site

23rd Feb 2019  12:49  by CJO

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

Concrete ring. 2.5” bolt buried in peat about 1 foot down. Hole filled with water as fast as bailed. Located by old wooden post previously identified by amblerbob. GPS not working on new phone! Typical!

Virgin Moss concrete ring around roughcast block. unable to identify any writing on ring , slightly weathered and covered in peat.
Virgin Moss block buried some 1 foot deep adjacent to old marker post. 2 other short stumps adjacent. Spoil to side is from the hole. I replaced the grassy tussock in hole upon leaving site. but large depression remains.

15th Jul 2018  14:28  by Ant1974

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

24th May 2018  13:16  by dugswell2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

Up here bagging the Dewey but no digging tools.

30th Mar 2018  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

Pickerstone Ridge from GR: SD 98338 96460

5th Jul 2016  12:31  by amblerbob

Gridref: SD 99466 94652   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

Whilst bagging Pickerstone Ridge had a dig around but found nothing. GR taken at wooden stake.

Virgin Moss The Wooden Stake

20th Apr 2013  13:41  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: SD 99463 94658   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 4/10

Miners' track from NW followed by about a mile of very soggy tussocks, heather and hags. Short rotten wooden stake at summit area.

Virgin Moss Possibly here, but underwater?
Virgin Moss Location.of stake.

24th Aug 2006  10:40  by [email protected]

Gridref: SD 99400 94600   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10