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16th Aug 2020  15:15  by benji78

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

©benji78

16th Aug 2020  15:15  by Da Lipper

Gridref: HU 31027 92809   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Back again with benji78 and a trowel this time. First place I dug was the square depression which turned out to have loose rocks under the mounds of sea pinks. Everywhere we prodded the trowel in seemed very deep no solid bedrock underneath. We looked all around for a suitable site, but all other locations were too far away from the GPS readings. I started to remove some rocks and turned one over which had another witness bolt on it. More digging with the trowel following up the bedrock fortunately revealed the bolt in great condition.

The bolt©Da Lipper
Rock in foreground with witness bolt, GPS on trig bolt and trowel next to rock which has another witness bolt on it.©Da Lipper

2nd Aug 2020  14:36  by Da Lipper

Gridref: HU 31026 92808   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Possibly missing  Score: 6/10

Family day out to Uyea. Found quite easily with nephew. Unsure if it's the bolt as reported in previous posts. Forgot to take my trowel to dig around the square depression nearby, so I'll have to come back another day.

©Da Lipper
©Da Lipper

12th Jun 2019  11:56  by jonglew

Gridref: HU 31031 92826   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 7/10

Track from North Roe possibly navigable by ordinary 4x4 - took mine to HU 3536 8915 for Skelberry later in the day. For Uyea though it was a landrover to HU 3243 9174, walk from there. Easy drop down to the intertidal strand and reasonably easy scramble up the other side, some interesting route finding through the intertidal boulders though. Disappointingly no bolt was found, just a rivet, presumably a witness, but on a relatively small and loose stone - all very strange. NB. GR logged is for the rivet.

Rivet on a loose stone by a scattered summit cairn TP8190©jonglew
Rivet TP8190©jonglew
Rivet - Detail TP8190©jonglew

12th Jun 2019  11:40  by peregrinus

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

Rivet in rock in cairn assumed to be a witness, bolt may be buried in peaty mound which has a neat square hole but prodding failed to find anything to dig for and trowel left behind expecting an easy bag. Landrover ride in then a little exposed loose ground to access island about 1hr either side of low tide close to a spring

Rivet in moveable rock Assumed to be a witness, bolt not found

6th Jun 2013  12:30  by Chalky

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 9/10

Spectacular island, bolt on obvious rock close to summit. Bolt a bit bashed about.

3rd Jun 2013  12:00  by peregrinus

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I've not been there myself: Colin Crawford didn't spot the bolt but reports a longish but easy walk in on track, easy descent to beach and apparently plenty of leeway either side of low tide