Logged Visits:

10th Nov 2024  15:29  by Robert Phillips

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

Gate from the SW.

©Robert Phillips

24th Mar 2024  10:01  by Felonevrihil

Gridref: NS 78834 39317   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

24th Mar 2024  10:01  by Felonevrihil

Gridref: NS 78834 39317   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

3rd Feb 2024  15:24  by jonglew

Gridref: NS 78837 39321   FB Number: S3653  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked at bend in road to SW (NS 7828 3907). Gates until final wall topped with wire. Pillar sits at the summit of Black Hill, a sub-tump. Centre cap missing, tube has an asphalt plug, which has a small hole at its centre; all sight holes open. Light cloud down and raining so no views today. No damage noted, re-classified back to 'Good'.

Pillar TP4575©jonglew
Spider TP4575©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4575©jonglew

9th Apr 2023  19:42  by ruari2022

Gridref: NS 78800 39300   FB Number: S3653  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked at gateway SW and a quick run upto the Trig. Fairly easy. Nice views. Trig surrounded by a ring of stones and rocks.

©ruari2022

19th Oct 2017  10:55  by dugswell2

FB Number: S3653   Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Walked up from road to the south via gates on a grey and damp morning.

13th Sep 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NS 78838 39313   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

22nd May 2015  17:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NS 78836 39316   FB Number: S3653  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked at gate for short walk followed by cows in next field Ok until next wall where gate to next field was open and Kim made me close gate to stop cows joining us All was ok till on return I had to open gate and cows where ready to join us which they did I did not know Kim could run so fast ! LOL

20th May 2015  17:15  by Borderer

FB Number: S3653  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked on minor road to south, followed nearly to the pillar by a herd of curious cows. Keep out building signs posted for what looks like a power line upgrade or yet more turbines in the adjacent fields.

©Borderer

23rd Feb 2013  11:36  by coinea

Gridref: NS 78840 39313   FB Number: S3653  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Two buses in falling snow to reach Lesmahagow. Fields and tracks muddy, but helpfully, mostly frozen today to ankle-twisting ridges and clods! There is a Buddhist Ashram at the Lesmahagow end of the track, nice gardens and uplifting plaques!

S3653 Lowriemuir.

21st Oct 2012  17:00  by Quadbarrel

Gridref: NS 78833 39309   FB Number: S3653  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the entrance to Lupus farm and made a dash across the fields towards the trig point. Late afternoon find in the fading light and a surprisingly good view in every direction from the summit.

Flush Bracket
Circular Plate
Very artistic...... As it was found when we arrived!
Master QB with a lovely sunset ©Quadbarrel
Looking East towards Tinto

4th Sep 2011  15:28  by descarte1

Gridref: NS 78836 39319   FB Number: S3653  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Good condition pillar standing in a small stone shelter in a field full of curious coos. FB faces south-ish with all sightholes open but internally blocked. Cap missing but asphalt plug present. Decent views to neighbouring pillars. Right-of-way marked on the 1:50k map now along field boundary with obvious 4x4 tracks.

17th Jun 2011  17:30  by andyc

FB Number: S3653  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Good views in all directions. Met farmer on top who was curious but friendly. Track shown on map from south has been moved 200m west to field boundary (in next field)

11th Feb 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3653  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

vgc, mortar plug, in low shelter cairn, pasture. BSM style FB.

21st Oct 2005  11:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3653  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

revisited to photograph

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S3653

5th Jun 2005  11:20  by agentmancuso

FB Number: S3653  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Cap gone and cemented over, but pillar sound

16th Aug 2003  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3653  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

S3653

4th Jun 1997  15:42  by clochandighter

FB Number: S3653  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Visited to record FB number. HISTORY: Pillar completed 14th February 1946 costing £9.18s.0d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station NS77/T34 in 1947. Levelled for height in 1962. Last maintained by the OS in June 1978. SITE VISIT: Pillar in fair condition. Spider no longer retained OS cap but plugged. Flush bracket faces SSW. MkII BSM type FB. Location also known as Black Hill. Visited and photographed in overcast weather 4th June 1997, GRP.

Trig pillar & flush bracket. Dark and Overcast.