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A book, written by Keith Stevens and Peter Whittaker, about trigpointing walks in the Peaks.

A book, written by Keith Stevens, about trigpointing walks in the Dales.

An e-book, written by John Davies, about the Primary Re-triangulation in Wales.

A book, written by a long standing T:UK member, about trigpoint walks in the Peak District.

Logged visits for von-horst

2013-04-18 08:16 - TP1083 (Bathampton Down)

FB Number: S3228 Condition: Good Score: 2/10

Found amidst the undergrowth and shrubs whilst caching nearby/

The trigpoint, lost in the undergrowth...

2013-02-09 07:30 - TP3331 (Garway Hill)

FB Number: S6429 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst caching nearby. Damp and misty today so there was no view, which was a shame.

Trigpoint and remnants of tracking station.
No views today.

2013-02-01 15:45 - TP5789 (Sailors Folly)

FB Number: S3342 Condition: Unreachable but visible Score: 6/10

Trig is on private land with no public right of access but appears to be in good condition.

The trigpoint, from the byway.

2012-09-07 10:15 - TP4162 (Kenfig Hill)

FB Number: S2303 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 3/10

Found whilst caching nearby.

The cracked trigpoint.
The view from the trig
The flush bracket.

2012-08-25 13:20 - TP6576 (Trelleck)

FB Number: S3346 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst doing some nearby caches.

The trigpoint.

2012-07-23 13:39 - TP1872 (Caldicot Moor)

FB Number: S3282 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Tigpoint is buried within the sea wall, with just the upper two inches being visible.

That's a first for me!

2012-07-15 14:05 - TP4604 (Maes-Gwyn)

FB Number: Not logged Condition: Inaccessible Score: 1/10

The trees are now 10 feet tall, closely spaced and impenetrable without a 'lot' of effort and determination. It may be a few years before this one is easily doable once again...

2012-07-10 07:00 - TP3447 (Great Beech)

FB Number: S6971 Condition: Good Score: 4/10

Found whilst caching nearby. Surrounded by a sea of nettles and the trees obscure what would otherwise be an exquisite view.

The flush bracket.
Nearby trees.
A distant view of the Skirrid.
Floating in a sea of nettles...

2012-05-21 08:15 - TP3430 (Graig Serrerthin)

FB Number: S6428 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst geocaching nearby.

The trigpoint at the summit of the hill.
The flush bracket.
The view.

2012-05-02 05:54 - TP5015 (Mynydd Eglwysilan)

FB Number: S2290 Condition: Good Score: 4/10

Found at first light whilst caching nearby.

It was a bit misty today!
The trigpoint.
Flush bracket.
Not much of a view today, sadly... ©von-horst

2012-04-27 05:50 - TP5028 (Mynydd Mayo)

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

Found in the darkness whilst going caching. Found in the daylight on the way back to the car...

Not much of a view n the dark!
A bit better in the daylight...
The flush bracket.

2012-04-23 08:06 - TP1824 (Bwlch Carn-Y-Gelli)

FB Number: S2231 Condition: Toppled Score: 6/10

Found whilst caching nearby. Great views.

The view from the trig point.
So THAT\'S how they\'re mounted!
The flush bracket.

2012-04-23 06:33 - TP4433 (Lisvane Hill)

FB Number: S2309 Condition: Good Score: 6/10

Found whilst caching nearby. A shame the weather obscured the view!

The view over Cardiff...
The flush bracket.

2012-04-13 10:16 - TP3314 (Garn Fawr)

FB Number: 11002 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Found whilst caching nearby - wished I'd noticed the other trig a few hundred metres away in the adjacent woods!

The flush bracket.
The trig point and adjacent cairn.
The view from the trig point.

2012-03-23 16:15 - TP3966 (Holcomb Nap)

FB Number: S3790 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst (failing miserably) at looking for the nearby geocache...

The \'spider\'
The trig point.

2012-02-29 17:00 - TP2586 (Cribarth)

FB Number: S2024 Condition: Good Score: 8/10

Found whilst doing nearby cache. Fabulus views.

Fantastic spot!
The view.
The flush bracket.

2012-02-29 14:00 - TP3106 (Fan Gihirych)

FB Number: S2147 Condition: Damaged Score: 7/10

Fantastic spot with views all around. Logged whilst visiting a nearby cache.

The trigpoint.
The flush bracket.

2012-02-12 07:12 - TP1394 (Bishop Park)

FB Number: S2769 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Found in the darkness whilst caching nearby...

Trigpoint in the darkness...
The FB. ©von-horst

2012-01-30 14:12 - TP1069 (Barton End)

FB Number: S6317 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst caching nearby. Bit of a bugger to get to as it is buried in the hedgerow!

The trigpoint in the midst of the hedge
The \'view\'... ©von-horst

2011-08-15 11:58 - TP5382 (Pen-Llun-Y-Gwr)

FB Number: S3107 Condition: Good Score: 7/10

Found whilst doing the adjacent geocache. Trig in good condition and views excellent.

The trigpoint
The \'spider\' is still in place.
The view from the trigpoint.

2011-08-14 08:57 - TP3359 (Gilwern Hill)

FB Number: S6526 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 8/10

Some damage to body of trig, plug missing. Found whilst visiting the nearby geocache. Fantastic location.

Trig on a tumulus...
The trigpoint

2011-07-22 15:06 - TP0807 (Aldbourne Gorse)

FB Number: S2404 Condition: Damaged Score: 2/10

Not visible from the path, the trig point has grown into the hedge bounding the field. A nice diversion whilst caching nearby.

The trig point is buried in the hedge.
The cache and view.

2011-07-15 15:30 - TP5034 (Mynydd Portreff)

FB Number: S2282 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Nice spot for a Trig. Found whilst caching.

Power line view.
A moody shot...
The spider is intact.

2011-07-03 14:00 - TP6568 (Trecastle)

FB Number: 2975 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 8/10

Found whilst out geocaching with the Brat Pack. Brilliant views!

The trigpoint.
Stunning views.
The flush bracket.

2011-04-17 15:03 - TP0543 (Wallingford)

FB Number: N/A Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Cool - My first FBM.

The FBM.

2011-04-17 14:43 - TP3516 (Grims Ditch)

FB Number: S5729 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Nice to see a bit of state-sponsored vandalism of an ancient monument! The cap from the spider is missing, sadly.

The trig sits atop Grim\'s Ditch.

2011-04-09 14:01 - TP6300 (Tair Croes)

FB Number: S2300 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst doing the (very!) close geocache.

The trigpoint.
The view from the trigpoint.

2011-03-25 14:15 - TP2502 (Craig Rhiw Ddu)

FB Number: 11249 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

A nice spot to sit in the sun and have a picnic whilst in the area doing some caching.

The trigpoint, showing the cracked pillar
The flush bracket.

2011-02-28 13:00 - TP2081 (Cefn Mawr)

FB Number: S4757 Condition: Good Score: 8/10

Spectacular scenery with the nearby windfarm reaching for the stars. Found whilst doing the nearby cache.

The Flush bracket.
The trig point.
Windfarm view.

2011-02-28 12:13 - TP4876 (Moel-Yr-Hyrddod)

FB Number: S2046 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Nice, hard to reach trig. Found whilst doing the nearby cache.

The flush bracket.
In all its glory.

2011-02-28 11:00 - TP0732 (Llangeinor)

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

Not so much damaged as blown up! Found whilst doing a nearby geocache. Flush bracket is missing, as is the spider...

Ther missing flush bracket
The remnants of the trig...

2011-02-28 08:40 - TP5656 (Rhondda Golf Course)

FB Number: S2357 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst visiting a newby geocache. Fantastic spot for a golf course.

The flush bracket.
The \'spider\'. ©von-horst
The trig point.
The view from the cache.

2011-02-19 14:30 - TP2317 (Cockshoot Wood)

FB Number: S6770 Condition: Damaged Score: 2/10

FOund whilst geocaching nearby. The top surface is badly damaged, exposing the spider and one of the upright edges is chipped as if someone has backed into the trig point with a car. Not the most inspiring of locations sadly.

Damage to the top of the trig point.
The trigpoint.

2011-02-14 10:23 - TP6555 (Town Hill)

FB Number: 10342 Condition: Good Score: 7/10

Excellent views. FOund whilst doing the nearby geocache.

The trigpoint.
All present and correct!

2011-02-04 16:14 - TP5648 (Rhiw Arw)

FB Number: S6109 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 7/10

Very windy and hard to stand upright. Trigpoint is eroding out of the ground and will presumably topple in a few years time. Plug is missing but otherwise OK.

The trigpoint is eroding out of the ground.
The flush bracket.

2011-02-04 12:08 - TP0975 (Bal Mawr)

FB Number: S7281 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 8/10

Found whilst geocaching along the ridge. Unusual stone column. A very windy day, so the photos are a bit blurry!

The stone-built trig point.

2010-12-30 12:30 - TP3324 (Garth)

FB Number: S2280 Condition: Damaged Score: 5/10

Significant (patched) crack around three sides of the pillar.

The flush bracket.
The trig point.

2010-12-16 14:22 - TP3104 (Fan Fawr)

FB Number: S2149 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Not much of a view today!

2010-12-12 11:21 - TP5017 (Mynydd Garn Wen)

FB Number: S1581 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Nice views. Trig surface slightly pitted.

Garn Wen

2010-11-13 15:39 - TP5610 (Red Hill)

FB Number: S6561 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

Sunset over the trig...
Clouds.

2010-11-13 14:03 - TP4460 (Llanbedr Hill)

FB Number: S5538 Condition: Not Logged Score: 7/10

Nice spot.

The trigpoint.

2010-10-30 17:00 - TP3560 (Hafod)

FB Number: S2324 Condition: Good Score: 6/10

Didn't get too close (the tripoint is on private land with no right of access) but the condition appears good. Unlike theb last (grumpy) finder, I had a lovely walk to and from the trigpoint with lovely views and good weather.

2010-10-24 16:15 - TP5006 (Mynydd Carn-Y-Cefn)

FB Number: 11722 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

Flush bracket has been damaged making the numbers hard to read.

Trig and Pen y Fan.
The trigpoint.

2008-10-10 11:21 - TP6132 (St Mary Hill)

FB Number: S2281 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

2008-08-27 10:18 - TP5643 (Reynoldston)

FB Number: S2345 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found whilst doing the nearby cache.

The trigpoint and view.

2007-11-16 10:26 - TP1287 (Ben More)

FB Number: S6958 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Found in the snow and ice whilst doing the nearby geocache.

It was a bit snowy and icy...
Holding myself upright on the ice with the trig...

2007-07-13 16:00 - TP6626 (Twmbarlwm)

FB Number: S2213 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Horrible weather today - no view at all!

2007-07-10 07:10 - TP6633 (Twyn Mwyalchod)

FB Number: S2166 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Interesting memorial attached to pillar.

2007-07-08 11:00 - TP2084 (Cefn Mynog)

FB Number: S6970 Condition: Good Score: 6/10

Fantastic views northwards towards the Skirrid.

2007-07-07 18:24 - TP5420 (Pen-Y-Lan)

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

No sign of the pillar or its foundations - the field has been ploughed. Fantastic views of the gwent levels.

The former site of TP5420 View to the north. On the horizon to the left is TP4507 (Machen Hill)and to the right is TP6626 (Twmbarlwm)

2007-07-07 12:00 - TP4597 (Machen Hill)

FB Number: S2322 Condition: Good Score: 7/10

Trig point with the Machen masts in the background

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