TP3344 - Giants Grave

Grid reference :	SU 16586 63209
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Good
Flush Bracket Number :	S2173
Current use :	none
Historic use :	Secondary
Waypoint :	TP3344
County :	Wiltshire
Nearest town :	MARLBOROUGH

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 35 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 1279th with 24 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 6.82/10 (from 33 logged visits) Was First logged: 7th Mar 1982 Was Last logged: 7th Apr 2013 Of the 33 logged visits, 4 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 10m The average error was 5m 1 was exact	[Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels] [Hide Caches]
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Selection of photos for this Pillar. ©jonglew ©jonglew ©snerdbe ©snerdbe ©Pharisee ©g4wsb By Griefmiester See 28 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

7th Apr 2013  13:42  by moonraker

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Bagged while on circular walk from Pewsey. Next to footpath but other side of barbed wire fence. Great views.

13th Oct 2012  12:42  by jonglew

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar in good condition, on the wrong side of the fence line so a quick hop over is needed to get up close and personal with it. Good views from here south over the Vale of Pwesey towards Salisbury Plain, and east along the southern escarpment of the Marlborough Downs as Giant's Grave pokes out into the vale. Rain threatening on this second visit so views a bit hazy.

Pillar ©jonglew
Flush Bracket ©jonglew

30th Sep 2012  14:43  by snerdbe

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Also logged as YSM380

Trig Point ©snerdbe
Flush Bracket ©snerdbe
Data Shot ©snerdbe

2nd Jun 2012  06:09  by Pharisee

Gridref: SU 16588 63208   FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

I left the car in the car park to the north east and walked along the ridge to this one via the Martinsell pillar. An easy walk along the ridge . The pillar is in generally good condition with a few chips out of the top edge and the centre plug has been removed. It was very misty this morning which obstructed what I imagine are to be exceptional views to the south and east.

The Pillar ©Pharisee
The top of the pillar ©Pharisee
The data shot ©Pharisee

19th Feb 2012  11:56  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 16589 63216   FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Great views today

Bolt RV0080©g4wsb
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19th Oct 2011  14:58  by sniffadogz

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 9/10

Great spot.

16th Sep 2011  20:56  by The QCs

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

Found as part of an extension to the Martinsell geocaching loop. Amazing views up here.

17th Jul 2011  16:20  by Dusty

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Mrs Dusty & trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

13th Jun 2011  15:22  by simplysup

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Great views.

Summer 2011

7th Aug 2010  16:05  by cmb1953

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

16th Jul 2010  21:08  by captain gore-tex

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

Long pull up here to find no memory card in the camera. Nice other mark on the way up

19th Jun 2010  11:34  by Lydford Locators

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Bit of a slog up here on a very hot day, but it was worth it for the amazing panorama.

11th Apr 2010  16:45  by Boid

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

Splendid views

13th Oct 2009  10:00  by baskerville bogtrotters

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Found while caching in the area. Superb views today on a very sunny autumnal morning.

24th May 2009  14:51  by moonraker

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Good condition but wrong side of barbed wire fence. Superb views in all directions.

14th May 2009  17:56  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Walked over from Martinsell along the ridge - great short walk, great views, very quiet - Pillar Good condition - missing cap and plug. Interesting nearby BM

22nd Aug 2008  13:34  by Lone Hunter

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Visited whilst geocaching in the areas

9th Mar 2008  14:30  by cavinguk

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Great climb up this mini-mountain from Oare! Superb views all round and an excellent walk beyond.

1st Dec 2007  13:24  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 16580 63200   FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked in from the parking to the NW. Windy day but rain held off.Excellent viewpoint from pillar.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

19th Sep 2007  12:42  by tom

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

A charm of goldfinches were flying around the crest of the hill on my approach from Martinsell. The pillar is sited on a grassy promontory close to some earthworks; it has no plug and has FB S2173. It looks south over Pewsey and its Vale to the scarp of Salisbury Plain from Walbury to Westbury; west over Oare to distant views of the flatland of West Wiltshire and to the north are Oare and Huish Hills with the scarp-line meandering away to the northwest.

20th Aug 2007  11:50  by bluebeard

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

all around the harvest is mostly safely gathered in.

19th May 2007  16:20  by dal

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pleasant stroll along West Wilts Way from Martinsell. Electric fence missing. Barbed wire still present. Nearby BM is a rivet.

28th Apr 2007  09:45  by Pyoung1s

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

13th Jan 2007  13:00  by Paul and Max

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited after Martinsell, someone must have made a nocturnal visit recently, several spent firework rockets on the ground around the pillar!

Giants Grave Trig Point

28th Oct 2006  16:30  by lackofluke

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th Jun 2006  08:00  by macroderma

Gridref: SU 16586 63209   FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Other side of recent barbed wire fence and electric fence Excellent views

TP-complete with my shadow!
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5th Jun 2006  16:50  by Rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Barbed wire restored, nice walk along the scarp from Martinsell using the access land to ling the footpaths that cross the hill.

13th May 2006  17:35  by freespirit1402

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Puff pant etc etc. Turns out photo is of bolt benchmark. Have added it to www.bench-marks.org.uk database

The trig ©freespirit1402
Stunning views ©freespirit1402
Anyone know what this is? ©freespirit1402
And again - anyone know what this is? ©freespirit1402

12th Sep 2005  12:53  by Managra

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

This is on the north side of the fence from the rivet and someone had made it easy to crawl through the barbed wire by removing the barbs. In good condition on top of a concrete footing. The plug is missing.

Trigpoint ©Managra
Flush bracket ©Managra

11th Jul 2005  14:30  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Long walk in the wonderful Marlborough Downs on a hot (29/30 C) windy day. Fascinating Iron Age promontory fort of just over two acres is the Giant's Grave.

20th Mar 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, no cap or plug, fine compact summit. 50m to SW is small stone pillar with rivet BM on top

S2173 fb ©peregrinus
S2173 top ©peregrinus
S2173 trig ©peregrinus
S2173 trig ©peregrinus
benchmark near S2173 ©peregrinus

8th Jan 1995  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Short distance from Martinsell.Tarmac plug.

7th Mar 1982  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S2173  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

White pillar behind barbed wire fence reached from Martinsell Hill (S1500).