TP4683 - Martinsell

Grid reference :	SU 17837 63868
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Good
Flush Bracket Number :	S1500
Current use :	none
Station Number :	PP068
Historic use :	Primary
Waypoint :	TP4683
County :	Wiltshire
Nearest town :	MARLBOROUGH

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 24 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 5415th with 30 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 5.44/10 (from 25 logged visits) Was First logged: 7th Mar 1982 Was Last logged: 13th Oct 2012 Of the 25 logged visits, 4 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 10m The average error was 6m The closest was 1m	[Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels] [Hide Caches]
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Selection of photos for this Pillar. ©jonglew ©jonglew ©Pharisee ©Pharisee ©g4wsb By Griefmiester See 18 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

13th Oct 2012  12:24  by jonglew

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Trig is located within a wooded area and is covered with moss. Car park for rambles/dog walkers a short distance NE, then a gentle trog up onto and round the perimeter of Martinsell hill fort, and finally a push through dense undergrowth in the wood to the trig - not easy to spot, the GPS was really handy to locate it. No views from the trig, but a short walk out to a bench seat gives lovely views south down to Oare and over the Vale of Pewsey to Salisbury Plain rising on the other side of the Vale.

Pillar ©jonglew
Flush Bracket ©jonglew

2nd Jun 2012  05:41  by Pharisee

Gridref: SU 17836 63867   FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Made a very early start from my temporary home in Surrey to reach this one just after 5 a.m. I used the car park to the north east and just followed the public RoW and permissive path. Once through the gate close to the bench seat, turn right into the wood and keep going until you reach the pillar. It’s overgrown and not easy to spot in the gloom. The pillar is structurally sound but the centre plug has been removed. There are no views from the pillar but from the nearby bench seat, there are good views to the south.

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

19th Feb 2012  11:06  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 17838 63877   FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walked from east to small metal gate,turn right into woods keep right about 60yds in, covered by branch.

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19th Oct 2011  14:10  by sniffadogz

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

Being taken over by the trees.

16th Sep 2011  20:57  by The QCs

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

Found whilst out walking round the Martinsell Geocaching series.

17th Jul 2011  15:55  by Dusty

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

7th Aug 2010  16:25  by cmb1953

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Nearly missed it in woods, with tree leaning on top of it.

11th Apr 2010  16:05  by Boid

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

In scrubby woodland, no views out from the pillar itself

24th May 2009  16:01  by moonraker

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Very difficult to find as hidden in trees and undergrowth. Bigger than normal and has covering of moss.

14th May 2009  17:35  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

I parked in small car park on the lane then up along the ridge to this one, tough to find without G.P.S. as lost in the wood and Bluebells, is it my imagination or does this pillar look fatter that usual? - no views from pillar, but great walk up to it and beyond on route to Giant Grave a mile or so away

22nd Aug 2008  13:00  by Lone Hunter

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Visited whilst visiting a local cache.

1st Dec 2007  14:25  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 17830 63860   FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Second attempt at this pillar ,how the hell we missed it the first time i dont know! Lowlight of first attempt was spaniel / electric fence encounter (again) and so maybe i was distracted! anyway its fairly easy at this time of year and a lovely walk in from the parking to the NE . Good views from the nearby bench.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

19th Sep 2007  12:19  by tom

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Pleasant approach from the car park to the east: through access land, along the ramparts of the hill fort and then crossing barbed wire fence into the woods at closest approach to the pillar. The pillar is sited in the woods inside the hill fort, a large part is covered in moss, it lacks a plug and has FB S1500. Trees now obscure any views the pillar once possessed. A circuit of the hill top however affords fantastic panoramas: south over the Vale of Pewsey to the scarp of Salisbury Plain; north over West Woods to the Marlborough Downs and east over Savernake Forest to lower, flatter land stretching to the horizon.

20th Aug 2007  12:20  by bluebeard

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

used my orienteering training by using the field corner fences as an attack point and wandering into the dark wood on a bearing. (gps users will probably find this trig dead easy)

19th May 2007  16:00  by dal

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Approach from NE superb. I used approach of using GPS to get to closest point on access land, and then going over barbed wire fence. Not difficult to find in copse. I reckon it can just be seen from access land a little to the NE of trig.

28th Apr 2007  09:30  by Pyoung1s

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

13th Jan 2007  12:14  by Paul and Max

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

No trouble approaching through the woods at this time of year, the odd bramble but nettle free, Trig quite well camouflaged in its coat of moss.

Martinsell Trig Point

18th Jun 2006  17:00  by lackofluke

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Needed GPS to help find this one. Had some fun getting out of the woods too!

10th Jun 2006  07:30  by macroderma

Gridref: SU 17835 63863   FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Hidden in light woodland - would have been excellent views when built. Really good views from the path nearby Plug missing, quite a lot of lichen, but otherwise good condition

Trig Pt

Cap

5th Jun 2006  17:00  by Rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

At closest point 40m you have barbed wire to cross but instead carry onto the access land and then cut at an angle back just after the bench. Best in winter or with long trowsers.

14th Dec 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

vgc, no cap or plug, TP in scrubby wdlnd just W of tk, lovely hill & view

S1500 top ©peregrinus
Montaged by J Rouse ©peregrinus

12th Sep 2005  13:30  by Managra

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

This is off the footpath in dense shrubbery and is not visible until you climb over the fence and penetrate further in. Clearly neglected but still in good condition, it is covered for the most part in moss. Missing plug.

Trigpoint ©Managra
Flush bracket ©Managra

15th Dec 2001  12:00  by peregrinus

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

TP in scrubby wdlnd just W of tk, lovely hill & view - fine hill from E, fine view from scarp, TP tucked in beeches c.15m off FP

8th Jan 1995  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

This once very important trig is now very overgrown. Pug missing.

7th Mar 1982  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S1500  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar in wood with hang-gliders in adjacent field.