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21st Aug 2021  12:00  by MKH

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

15th Jun 2019  08:42  by peregrinus

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

Defaced bolt on top of NE end of gun emplacement. An hour's walk from lighthouse roadhead. Nice calm conditions after a stormy week - but bonxies aggressive! Back along E coast a way to admire Stoura Clett sea stack

bolt defaced
bolt well defended
bolt and Noss
Giant's Leg immediately NW of trig

16th Sep 2012  14:15  by edfielden

Gridref: HU 51642 35746   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

A 2.3 mile walk across undulating wet moorland from where I'd left the car by the masts on Ward of Bressay. Saw several bonxies on the way but they weren't in the attacking mood today. Bolt is set in the eastern 'parapet' of the WWI gun emplacement on Bard Head. Be sure to sign the guest book nearby. The remains of the winch system used to transport supplies from sea level are also a few metres away. Great views all round - Noss, Ander Hill, Ward of Bressay and round to the mainland looking a bit hazy. I got caught in a short sharp shower on the return nearing the summit of the Ward of Bressay and had to shelter behind a peat wall for 10mins!

Bonxie HU 509 379 ©edfielden
Bard Head bolt ©edfielden
Bard Head bolt With 10p coin to indicate size ©edfielden
Bard Head Looking NNE to Noss and Ander Hill ©edfielden
Bard Head - trig pose! Looking NW; Ward of Bressay masts clearly visible ©edfielden
Bard Head Looking NNW showing gun emplacement; bolt is on right-hand (eastern) side ©edfielden
Bard Head Looking SE to gun emplacement from remains of winch system ©edfielden
Giant's Leg Natural arch just W of gun emplacement ©edfielden