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13th Sep 2022  12:00  by DanTrig

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Stumbled across this while on the way over Birks while going between St Sunday Crag and Arnison Crag. Nice location with good views.

15th Jan 2022  12:30  by Trigglets

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©Trigglets

16th Jul 2020  11:15  by sheepsocks

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First Lake District walk since the Covid lockdown, to bag some Wainwrights and see if our legs still worked. Glenridding - Birks - St Sundays - Grisedale Tarn - Seat Sandal and the long walk back to Glenridding along Grisedale. Low cloud till afternoon, when the sun came out and the views appeared.

24th Jul 2019  13:33  by Sandgrownun

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Had to move one stone from cairn to expose. Bolt in good nick, good views from summit of Birks too.

Bridgend Bolt
Bridgend Bolt, close up
Bridgend Birks Cairn.

27th Feb 2016  10:33  by jonglew

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This is OS Station No NY11/T9 - for some reason it's not shown in the header info at top of this page. Large 2 3/8" bolt in rock at NE side of cairn, not sure if I saw this on my first visit to Birks in 2009, but wasn't doing trigs then. Only returned for the bolt, although not far off the track for St Sunday Crag.

Summit Cairn with Bolt in foreground TP7478©jonglew
The Bolt TP7478©jonglew
The Bolt - Detail TP7478©jonglew

22nd Feb 2016  09:46  by painterman61

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Walked up from patterdale up thornbow end to birks and on to st sunday crag its still there out with phil again on quality mountain day for his d log.Was having lunch at grizedale tarn when a great north air ambulance turned back on a rescue on helvellyn later on a coast guard sikorsky helicopter turned up first one of he new ones ive seen on a rescue.Called in at patterdale MRT base on way back and was pleased to hear a lad had survived a 500 ft fall from swirral edge with just a broken ankle!

looking to birks ©painterman61
cold today ©painterman61
Rainbow on way up birks ©painterman61

8th Sep 2015  13:52  by Father Ted

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This was very hard work for such an innocuous hill. The weather was hot and sunny with no breeze going up. Once on the ridge it got a little cooler. Came up from Patterdale. Bolt still uncovered and in good condition.

Bridgend

6th Sep 2015  15:34  by g4wsb

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Easy walk from Patterdale steep in places.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb

25th Jul 2015  15:08  by agentmancuso

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Near the end of a long day, but pleased to see this, one of the original 'user added' trigs.

2nd Jul 2015  09:00  by jrcking

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Jogged past this one on the way down St Sunday's crag

25th Oct 2014  14:35  by CJO

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2 inch bolt visible by cairn. walked passed several times in the past. big gps error

Bridgend

5th Jul 2014  16:03  by GIRTy

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The bolt has been exposed, previous to my visit.

Grid Reference. ©GIRTy
Location, with St. Sunday Crag in the background. ©GIRTy

4th May 2013  10:20  by painterman61

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Revisit been talked into doing second round of wainwrights by young mate.Parked at patterdale hotel car park ascended Arnison crag first then birks(Bridgend).Mate found the bolt hidden under large boulder to E of cairn which was replaced afterwards.Great views to helvelyn sunny wind picking up onto next fell St Sunday Crag.

Arnison crag ©painterman61
bolt n view ©painterman61
techno ©painterman61
St sunday crag ©painterman61

2nd Sep 2012  10:00  by stignest

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why Bridgend... A fine penultimate summit on a superb walk. starting at Glenridding and up Catstycam via breached dam. Swirral edge, Helvellyn and pikes, seat sandal and an overnight at tarn. walk out over st.sunday, birks and arniston.

20th Aug 2012  11:41  by Trigger

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TP7478
TP7478

15th Apr 2012  11:05  by alistairpooler

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Solo, on a sunny & windy walk round the Deepdale Horseshoe.

1st Oct 2011  13:00  by peregrinus

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By E edge of cairn, easy to spot. Circuit of Deepdale bagging Birketts and Synges. Straightforward descent ESE to Wall End, parking at Bridgend. OS trigname is Bridgend; was originally user-added to TUK as "Birks" which is the summit name.

4th Sep 2011  12:00  by Andy West

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3rd Jul 2011  15:41  by Hartryggers

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Deepdale Bridge > Gale Crag > Hartsop Above How > Hart Crag > Fairfield > Cofa Pike > St Sunday Crag > Gavel Pike > Birks > Bridgend >Arnison Crag > Patterdale > Deepdale Bridge. Previous visit 25/05/1998

11th Apr 2011  11:15  by PhilRichards

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Weather poor. Straight up the hill from Grisedale Bridge. Easy bolt to find.

TP7478 ©PhilRichards

6th Mar 2011  10:17  by Morecambe Monkey

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Last time i was here i was unaware that there was trig & wouldnt have found it anyway as there was about 4 inches of snow! Bolt next to cairn & clearly visible Done as a walk also taking in Arnison crag,Gavel Pike & St Sunday Crag.

Birks summit. ©Morecambe Monkey

15th Apr 2010  00:00  by rupertal

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18th Oct 2009  13:49  by GIRTy

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This fell is known as 'Birks'.

Bridgend bolt Summit known as Birks. Photographed during Wainwright bagging.

23rd May 2009  21:08  by painterman61

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Done from arnison crag patterdale on route to st sunday crag near little summit cairn

Birks cairn ©painterman61

17th Jun 2008  09:00  by chrisbombington

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Same as the Trig on Grisedale Pike and Robinson I think its defined as a Surface mark-(a dome-head brass bolt set in a concrete block) visited on my way to Saint Sunday Crag got very wet

Birks Bolt set next to Birks summit cairn
The bolt. a dome-head brass bolt set in a concrete block

27th Sep 2007  20:17  by Triggers

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Descent off St Sunday

1st Apr 2007  15:44  by splash

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23rd Sep 1998  12:37  by Crazy

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Noted the bolt but had no idea what it was when I visited on way from Patterdale to Grasmere.

9th Dec 1991  00:00  by gowrie

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5th Apr 1980  11:45  by arranc

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did not see the bolt

1st Jan 1970  10:56  by PeteBoggs

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