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TP5234 - Orchardhill

Grid reference :	NT 52047 15270
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Slightly damaged
Flush Bracket Number :	S7579
Current use :	none
Historic use :	3rd order
Waypoint :	TP5234
County :	Borders Region
Nearest town :	HAWICK

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There are 8 photos for this trigpoint (view album).

This trigpoint:
Is ranked joint 4554th with 84 other trigs (more).
Has a mean score of 5.67/10 (from 9 logged visits)
Was First logged: 1st Jul 1990
Was Last logged: 5th Feb 2011

Of the 9 logged visits,
2 recorded a location and of these....
All were within 4m
The average error was 2m
The closest was 1m

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Selection of photos for this Pillar.

©Border Peat

By Clochandighter

By iainmac

©Isosceles

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Logged Visits:

5th Feb 2011 13:59 by Border Peat

Gridref: NT 52047 15266 FB Number: S7579 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 7/10

Parked in gateway West of Orchard Farm followed wall to trig

19th Mar 2010 12:45 by bluebeard

FB Number: S7579 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

3rd Mar 2009 17:05 by ocean soul

FB Number: S7579 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Very stiff climb up from layby but rewarded with good views of river and rugby ground.

8th Jun 2008 20:45 by PHMB

FB Number: S7579 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

Steep climb up field from layby on A698, then diagonally across fields. Pillar stands close to dry stone wall. Views fairly good. Painted white (weathered). Large chunk of concrete missing from to exposing spider. Retains plug, large deep indented lettering.

28th Aug 2004 16:25 by Clochandighter

Gridref: NT 52047 15269 FB Number: S7579 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

Malicious damage to pillar top in a failed attempt to remove spider. Damage similar to that on nearby Chapel Hill which was caused between 1991 and 1994. Pillar otherwise in very good order on a raised foundation. Spider retains OS centre plug with deep indented font. Flush bracket on SE face of pillar. RHS sighting hole open, others plugged. At the northmost corner of an empty grazing field. Views to Gala Law, Drinkstone Hill, Muirfield, Eildon Mid Hill, Black Hill NT72, Minto Hill, Peniel Heugh and Rubers Law. Revisited and photographed 28/08/2004, GRP.

S7579 - Orchardhill pillar & FB.

4th Mar 2004 12:00 by peregrinus

FB Number: S7579 Condition: Damaged Score: 5/10

metal cap deep letters; top damaged with spider exposed but intact; pillar cracked; pasture overlooking town

1st Mar 2004 12:00 by iainmac

FB Number: S7579 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

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12th Sep 2003 12:30 by Isosceles

FB Number: S7579 Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Top of pillar chipped away around spider. See photo.

1st Jul 1990 16:00 by Clochandighter

FB Number: S7579 Condition: Good Score: 5/10

First visit. To record FB number. The pillar was completed 12th July 1953 costing £12.16s.0d. In 1957 this marker was computed for triangulation as tertiary station NT72/T76 in the Jedburgh secondary block. Flush bracket S7579 was levelled for height in 1958. This trig point was last maintained by the OS in October 1986. Pretty sure the malicious damage to the top of the pillar had not occurred on this visit. GRP.

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