TP2165 - Chosen Hill

Grid reference :	SO 87991 18840
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Damaged
Flush Bracket Number :	S5303
Current use :	none
Historic use :	3rd order
Waypoint :	TP2165
County :	Gloucestershire
Nearest town :	GLOUCESTER

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 21 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 5301st with 14 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 5.49/10 (from 43 logged visits) Was First logged: 1st Jan 1970 Was Last found intact: 9th Dec 2011 Was Last logged: 25th Jun 2012 Of the 43 logged visits, 6 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 10214m The average error was 1753m The closest was 7m

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Selection of photos for this Pillar. ©jonglew By asbown ©dpeberdy By Team Harrison ©Managra See 16 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

25th Jun 2012  14:05  by jonglew

FB Number: S5303  Condition: Converted  Score: 6/10

Have chosen (no pun intended) to classify this as converted as there are elements of the original trig pillar here - but it's been changed (hence converted). Drove to the top of Churchdown Hill, parked by the church and walked round the reservoirs to the trig. Wasn't sure I'd found it initially. Good views to be had across Gloucester to the other local hills - Robinswood Hill for example, our next visit.

Pillar ©jonglew

23rd Mar 2012  20:33  by THE CYCLIST

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

Cycled all the way up beyond church car park to reservoir entrance. In view up bank. Confused! Thought I was looking at a toposcope and the trig was near by, then found actual toposcope plate has been removed revealing spider and central tube and presumably the trig pillar has been encased in stones. Ends of two of the spider arms have been cut shorter. Despite warm sunny day any views absent due to haze.

5th Mar 2012  11:00  by dugswell2

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

Lovely hill as Martin R, Two ways to get to the true summit one choice is to be cheeky and go into the grounds of Chosen cottage. the other is the muddy bank at the back. Did both. Bagged trig and church.

1st Jan 2012  14:00  by asbown

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

not sure if this should be damaged or not really,looks like a good stone build pillar but no FB.

9th Dec 2011  11:00  by Chalky

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

No FB spider centre open, stone-built.

25th Aug 2011  15:45  by slateloose

Gridref: SO 87900 18800   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Somebody as messed this one up,the stone work is very poor.

2nd Aug 2011  20:30  by dpeberdy

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Me, Miranda

©dpeberdy

2nd Aug 2011  20:30  by Team Harrison

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

Stunning location, amazing sunset, random collection of people at this remote location - very entertaining!

Beautiful sunset and beautiful company There is a lovely church near here affording stunning views of the Malverns and the Cotswolds

22nd May 2011  13:53  by longmyndhiker

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

21st Apr 2011  17:31  by fasgadh

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 2/10

Would be a horrid place when muddy, lucky to visit during a dry spell. Any idea what the FB number was? The toposcope has gone, revealing the pillar within. It had an asphalt cap replacement, now punctured.

Chuchdown Hill ©fasgadh
Bricked up pillar. It may be in there somewhere?©fasgadh
Chuchdown Hill Top surface revealing the pillar within.©fasgadh

12th Dec 2010  11:15  by Father Ted

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

I presume we can give the trig point a good rating given that it has a brick protective coating. I have never seen one like this before. Collected half a dozen geocaches as I was here.

23rd Oct 2010  13:46  by rob godrer coed

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 4/10

7th Oct 2010  12:30  by heavyhorses

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

great views of Cheltenham and surrounding area.

12th May 2010  18:35  by Pyoung1s

FB Number: S5303  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

TP2165

2nd May 2010  14:50  by Loz&Bib

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

Not sure about this so I have marked it damaged, great location though.

15th Apr 2010  14:10  by arranc

Gridref: SO 88000 18800   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

built over with topograph. presumably its still underneath

15th Sep 2009  15:16  by Rob&Fiona

FB Number: S5303  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

29th Nov 2008  14:00  by Stevie Boy

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

Easy walk from the church, itself well worth a visit for some nice views. New top now in place. Foggy, will return

28th Jul 2008  09:20  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Nice stroll from the church, good views. Top still missing.

12th Jul 2008  16:15  by desperate dan

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

Bit of a mess now

27th May 2008  19:27  by Clanfield Rambler

Gridref: SO 87995 18846   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked by church and walked up to pillar. As other have said pillar encased in stone, but top missing reveals spider

2nd Mar 2008  11:10  by lackofluke

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

I agree with bluebeard - Damaged is about the closest matching condition. Entombed would perhaps be a more accurate description. The spider and two of the hooks are visible, although the spider does seem to be pointing in an odd direction.

Top of toposcope Showing the spider of the trig
Top of toposcope Another view of the top of the toposcope

18th Feb 2008  17:30  by RoPeHe

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

[Non-visit log] Confirmation received today from Richard Short at OS - "Chosen Hill was a normal concrete pillar. The Local Parish council got permission from me to erect the topograph on top of our pillar. The pillar and plate was similar to the St Agnes [Beacon] topograph (i.e. a full pillar encased in a stone shell.)"

16th Feb 2008  10:55  by bluebeard

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

Someone has "liberated" the viewfinder top plate and there, underneath where it was, the spider is visible. This means the tp is not "definitely missing" but is rather normally hidden from view so I have given it a rating of "damaged".

8th Dec 2007  14:12  by theblack

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Possibly missing  Score: 7/10

Having read the previous log i thought i'de better investigate carefully. The foundation is almost curtainly from the trig. The Topo looked a little short for a trig point but then the base looks like it may have been built up a bit. The general shape and size of the stone work could cerrtainly contain a pillar. So i will also log as Possibly missing, it may well reimmerge one day.

Trig ©theblack

18th Oct 2007  10:45  by Lathama

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Possibly missing  Score: 7/10

Up here today to get the two GeoCaches. Had a long conversation with some Severn-Trent workers on the adjacant water plant and they are quite certain that the current toposcope was built around the original trig pillar. So I have labelled this as 'possibly missing' - because it might be still there! As there isn't a 'present but invisible' description, I think that is the most appropriate one. Glorious morning and fantastic views over Gloucester and The Malverns today.

3rd Jun 2007  13:15  by Al & Tracy Smith

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Great views today. Enjoyed the walk up the hill, but tripoint no more as it looks like its been converted to a toposcope. Note: In light of recent logs and updated info I have changed my log of the Trigs condition to "Damaged".

11th May 2007  20:24  by trickey.j

Gridref: SO 87952 18885   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 7/10

Seeing as the rain had finally stopped, I decided to go cycling and find the viewpoint. The views were pretty good, although it wasnt completely clear.

20th Jan 2007  12:00  by The Flying Boots

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 7/10

Came here whilst in the area geocaching. Fabulous view from here across to the Malverns on this beautiful sunny January day.

Mr F.B. at the trig ©The Flying Boots

3rd Oct 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 0/10

Wonder if the trig is inside the toposcope.

8th Sep 2006  12:45  by Managra

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

There is a viewfinder nearby. OS list the FB as S5303

©Managra

13th Apr 2006  12:28  by SidAndBob

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

I've been up here a couple of times to do the 2 caches here at lunchtimes as it's close to where I work. It has a view - but it's of Gloucester.

10th Feb 2006  07:35  by dal

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

Delightful early morning views, Condition changed, given we now know the pillare is inside.

27th Jan 2006  13:00  by CrazyL200

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

As the other logs say - it's now a tourist info post - looks like the new one has been built around the original trip post.

©CrazyL200
©CrazyL200

27th Dec 2005  14:06  by Rhayader_wanderer

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

Lots of parking by the church and a pleasant 15 min circular around the reservoir. Good views but not the best of days to see them.

21st Nov 2005  16:00  by Sinjy and Sadie

Gridref: SO 78074 21289   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

It was as foggy as anything!

10th Jul 2005  11:00  by snerdbe

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

All we could find was the Toposcope, came to do the two caches on the hill, great views.

26th Jun 2005  13:30  by mickandshane

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

We parked at the top of the lane that leads to Churchdown 'Church and Burial Ground' in an entrance to one of the reservoirs. The viewfinder makes quite a good substitute for the pillar, with extensive views west.

2nd May 2005  16:00  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SO 87900 18800   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

Not much to add to other logs,a fake pllarbut good views.

9th Feb 2005  16:00  by minstrelcat

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

Didn't think this trig looked like the usual sort - now we know it isn't the original trig. Great view from up here though!

The not-trig

11th Jun 2003  19:19  by Keith Stevens

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 7/10

No pillar, replaced by tourist place/direction pillar. Public area with excellent views. Quite easy to reach after drive up on the single track road According to 'www.deformeweb' this used to be S5303, which makes sence with the trigs nearby

Tourist pillar Right on the trig map ref

3rd Jan 2003  00:00  by peregrinus

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

Trig entombed by the NT

1st Jan 1970  19:30  by vegibagger

FB Number: S5303  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10