Inscribed bronze direction plate missing from Colonsay

[Nick]

An inscribed bronze direction plate, valued in excess of £8,000, has been removed from Beinn a’ Gudairean, a summit in the Isle of Colonsay. The plate was taken at some time between 4th August 2011 and 9th April 2012.

The plate was mounted upon a special cairn, within the curtilage of an ancient look-out post, itself a listed monument. The plate is irreplaceable, but in view of its distinguished provenance its intrinsic value is considerably in excess of eight thousand pounds.



It is a very distinctive item, and the people of Colonsay are appealing to anyone with information to get in touch. Confidential information can be sent:

•by post to: Colonsay Plate, Argyll PA61 7YW;
•by telephone to 01951 200320
•by email to byrne@colonsay.org.uk

Islanders have suggested that the plate itself can be returned by leaving it at any church, police station or recognised yacht club, clearly labelled ‘Please contact 01951 200320 to arrange safe return to Colonsay’.

The suggestion that a yacht club might be a suitable place to leave the item implies that there is at least some suspicion that a visiting yacht could be the culprit. I hope not, but thought I would post this here just in case anyone knows anything.

[wully]

Shouldn't be hard to find a yacht big enought to take that- with a big enough crew to carry it?

[Arghiro]

The really annoying thing is that (like the stolen war memorials) the replacement cost may be £8k, the scrap value it will be sold for is probably only a £100 or so - possibly less as the scrappy will know it's dodgy & "steal" it off the theives for a fraction of its true scrap value.

[Clyde_Wanderer]

There is a plate similar to this at the Trig point on ***** *******.
Place name witheld incase it gets nicked.
C_W

[Arghiro]

There is a plate similar to this at the Trig point on ***** *******.
Place name witheld incase it gets nicked.
C_W

S'no good, it won't point at the right islands/ mountains anyway will it?