TP4966 - Muirhead

Grid reference :	NH 75204 61697
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Good
Flush Bracket Number :	S8443
Current use :	none
Historic use :	Secondary
Waypoint :	TP4966
County :	Highland Region
Nearest town :	FORTROSE

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 13 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 9519th with 12 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 4.40/10 (from 15 logged visits) Was First logged: 25th Apr 2004 Was Last logged: 14th Oct 2012 Of the 15 logged visits, 4 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 15m The average error was 13m The closest was 10m	[Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels] [Hide Caches]
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Selection of photos for this Pillar. ©Border Peat By wrose By wrose By wrose By Clochandighter By Clochandighter By fasgadh By iainmac See 5 more in the album.

Logged Visits:

14th Oct 2012  13:44  by Border Peat

Gridref: NH 75205 61687   FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Inside wood

S8443©Border Peat

30th Sep 2012  14:31  by wrose

Gridref: NH 75207 61682   FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A relatively straight forward visit. Parked on the road and pushed my way through the woodland and gorse to get to the pillar. It is in good condition and has a replacement composite type plug. Nothing really to commend the location being tree enclosed but is in very pleasant area generally.

S8443 Muirhead Pillar.
S8443 Muirhead Flush Bracket.
S8443 Muirhead Plug.

25th May 2012  00:00  by jonglew

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

This would have been the 5th trig on our Black Isle mini-tour whilst en-route from Tongue to Avimore - if we had been able to find it. Hunted high and low for this one but just couldn't locate it, we obviously didn't push into the wood far enough but the undergrowth was quite dense and was expecting it to be roadside. Disappointed as unlikely we'll re-visit the area to hunt again.

21st Feb 2012  09:40  by sky high boys

FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Meh, this trig was so memorable I forgot to log it at the time...

19th Sep 2011  17:35  by coinea

FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

19th Sep 2011  17:34  by Clochandighter

Gridref: NH 75206 61683   FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked on grass verge, SE side of road at NH752616. Secondary station pillar in good condition. Completed 17th July 1955 costing £28.3s.2d. In coniferous woods, NW side of road, hidden by wall of gorse. Spider centre plugged with tar. Flush bracket faces 136° (SE). Vented through SW sight hole. In woods therefore no view.

S8443 - Muirhead & GRP
S8443 - Muirhead pillar & FB

31st Jan 2010  00:00  by pete37038

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

Deep into the wood, still there in good fettle

3rd Aug 2008  17:00  by Phil Clayton

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

Couldn't find it. Obviously didn't go far enough into wood but as everything was saturated and dripping - including me ...!

18th May 2008  18:01  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

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

Parked by the mast and walked back down the road. Gorse barrier still there and growing.

30th Jun 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S8443  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Slightly leaning; resin plug. Knoll in open wdld 15m NW of road behind gorse at apex of bend.

31st May 2006  15:38  by dal

FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Vgc, concrete plug. As others have said there is a gorse barrier between the trig and the road. Access is easier if you leave the road to the east, and walk through the wood.

24th Dec 2004  15:20  by spidym

FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Gorse -OUCH!

©spidym

24th Dec 2004  15:20  by Allymac

FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

As has been said already, the trig's off the road but protected by a barrier of gorse. Not the most attractive site in the world.

26th Jul 2004  21:43  by fasgadh

Gridref: NH 75205 61684   FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

In amongst the trees and hard to spot. A barrier of gorse has to be breached to find it. Meanwhile back up at the highest point there is an unfortified reservoir and a bumper crop of raspberries.

Muirhead Metal
Muirhead

25th Apr 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S8443  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Third time lucky. First time drove by expecting to see it from road, second time got out of car (!) and looked in trees to south of road but thanks to gps (third visit) revealed to be to north of road behind gorse and not at highest point.

S8443
S8443
S8443