Logged Visits:

4th Feb 2024  12:05  by Lippymac81

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

29th Sep 2022  11:49  by vegibagger

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TuMPs summit by masts

1st Aug 2022  17:16  by Andy West

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

23rd Jun 2022  11:38  by wrose

Gridref: ND 17486 65640   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Still there and remains in a good condition.

S6592 Hill Of Olrig Pillar.
S6592 Hill Of Olrig Flush Bracket.
S6592 Hill Of Olrig Plug.

22nd Jun 2022  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: ND 17485 65635   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drive to/park at mast ND 178 658. Track all way - i.e. trig on south side of wall

1st Sep 2020  12:23  by BigJ

Gridref: ND 17485 65646   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Drove up the track and parked just beyond the gate. Easy walk up the track to the second mast. Pillar location gave great views of Orkney and the surrounding area. With Nozzer.

1st Sep 2020  12:22  by nozzer

Gridref: ND 17486 65649   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Great views of Orkney, visited with big J

20th Aug 2020  12:30  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drove up to the first gate, walked the rest of the way. Nice views.

10th May 2020  14:50  by Highlandexplorer

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

The second of my Trigs found during my daily excercise under lockdown. I walked from Thurso, the South West and found no easy way up apart from over some gates and a scramble across the hill. If you are doing this trig I recommend the easier route from the North East. Cracking scenary though

©Highlandexplorer

6th May 2019  15:30  by plet56

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

30th Jul 2018  21:15  by gillamo

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

21st Apr 2018  15:13  by David Bremner

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked at Olrig cemetery. Nice morning walk up to mobile phone mast topped summit. Good Caithness views.

29th Jan 2018  15:31  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Drove up to first mast (very surprised this is a yellow road!) and parked and walked to second mast. Great views hence the score. Easy bag.

Hill Of Olrig selfie ©thejackrustles
Hill Of Olrig collage

17th Aug 2017  18:20  by meandmymum

Gridref: ND 17400 65600   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 8/10

Drove up bumpy track and parked at first gate then walked up past masts to pillar. Fantastic views in all directions.

25th Jun 2017  00:00  by fergie

Gridref: ND 17470 65640   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Drove up to the mast. Good views all round

Hill of Olrig
Hill of Olrig

16th Aug 2014  15:05  by Aqueously90

Gridref: ND 17489 65645   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Log #29. Cracking wee walk up to the taller of the two masts. My boots were soaked after being caught in the rainstorm at Dunnet Head, so I quite easily did this trig in trainers. I was very intrigued by the sign on the gates of the lower mast: "Forensic traps in use" to deter thieves. [ExP-29/MiP-0/BM-0]

FB ©Aqueously90
Landscape. ©Aqueously90

16th Jul 2013  15:31  by clochandighter

Gridref: ND 17483 65633   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 5th September 1951 costing £13.15s.0d. Computed as secondary triangulation station ND25/15 within the Wick block during 1952. Levelled for height in 1954. Last maintained by the OS in June 1981. SITE VISIT: Approached from northeast. Parked beside SE side of rough surfaced road by woods opposite house at ND184658. Followed farmtrack all the way to top passing first comms mast and continuing to second mast. Edge of grassy track, grazed by sheep, opposite mast compound. Summit dominated by comms mast. Pillar in good condition. Spider retains original OS centre cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces southeast, ~137°. Horizontal sight holes either buried or plugged. Open 247° view clockwise from south to ENE.

S6592 - Hill Of Olrig pillar & self

3rd Jun 2012  11:25  by g4wsb

Gridref: ND 17478 65637   FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Drive to first mast, walk to second.

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1st Sep 2010  12:45  by Lonewalker

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked at end of track, beneath huge radio mast, then walked up to trig beside another huge mast. Some splendid views from this point, positioned beside dry slate dike which must have taken ages to build. Good condition, plug intact.

24th Dec 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

virtually uncracked, metal cap, deep letters. By mast, just outside fence

15th Aug 2006  15:58  by Chalky

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

26th Aug 2005  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

S6592
S6592
S6592

18th Jun 2003  12:00  by Jonathan Russell

FB Number: S6592  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Easy access (can park in town or considerately on track leading to hill), with an enjoyable, walk to the top of this small hill. Fine views of the Flow Country on one side and the north Scottish coast on the other. Metal plug with ?brass allen screws.

Scene
Scene
Lower part of pillar and FB