TP5269 - Oxenton

Grid reference :	SO 97324 31443
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Good
Flush Bracket Number :	S5020
Current use :	none
Historic use :	Secondary
Waypoint :	TP5269
County :	Gloucestershire
Nearest town :	CHELTENHAM

Nearby trigpoints, placenames  There are 5 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 1650th with 14 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 6.63/10 (from 19 logged visits) Was First logged: 18th Oct 1975 Was Last logged: 19th Nov 2012 Of the 19 logged visits, 3 recorded a location and of these.... All were within 49m The average error was 35m The closest was 8m	[Zoom In/Out] [Show Labels] [Hide Caches]
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Selection of photos for this Pillar. By asbown ©SidAndBob ©Glaslyn ©Glaslyn ©Glaslyn

Logged Visits:

19th Nov 2012  16:30  by Chalky

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Spider cap intact.

22nd May 2012  11:50  by Rob&Fiona

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

17th Apr 2012  18:30  by davey and emsy

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Long Walk up the hill from Oxenton but well worth it for the view.

5th Mar 2012  14:30  by dugswell2

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From Oxenton village route starts OK but then goes onto clearly marked private land but no entry signs were painted 20+years ago and change of owner appears less concerned. I found 5 horse head collars on a gate post suggesting theft is not a problem here.

5th Jan 2012  11:38  by longmyndhiker

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Blustery & cold, but that wasn't the trig pont's fault...nice easy climb. Looking forward to strolling up again come a warm still spring day.

1st Jan 2012  15:15  by asbown

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

hard work this one, from the footpath from the bend in the road to the n/ne,could not find a path up so just headed up hill, farmer caught me half way up and directed me in the right direction,the trig not actually on his land but near enough for me,great views.

26th Mar 2011  13:35  by SidAndBob

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

No views today due to a thick haze and after the hottest day of the year so far yesterday. Private land and registered as a scheduled monument. Deer on top and rotting crows dotted around the place strung up from trees.

Oxenhall ©SidAndBob

12th Dec 2010  09:00  by Father Ted

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Great views in the sunshine on the top. Came up through the mist. There was a buzzard up on the top.

29th Mar 2009  16:05  by JimJinks

Gridref: SO 97325 31451   FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Worth the effort for unhindered views in all directions.

5th May 2008  12:20  by bluebeard

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Went up through Dixton Wood from the bend near Black Barn on the Dixton/Alstone road.

31st Jan 2008  11:30  by Pyoung1s

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd Jun 2007  12:30  by desperate dan

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Bit of a hidden gem. Stunning views (right to the Brecon Beacons almost 100km away)in all directions. Asked landowner for permission at start of footpath in Oxenton village. Evidence of iron age(?)digging on top. Unspoilt - the only track up wasn't even there 25 years ago and all previous transport was by horse. A fantastic spot.

4th Dec 2006  14:56  by arranc

Gridref: SO 97300 31400   FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

13th Jun 2006  16:11  by Rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Again opted for Oxenton village and the extremely muddy footpath until it entered the woodland. Then as others it was a case of following fencelines upwards with a very close eye on the none to friendly cattle in almost every field. Quite hard work compared to most English trigs.

18th Feb 2006  13:36  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SO 97300 31400   FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Had by-passed this a couple of times due to access limitations but could put off no longer! Walked in from Manor Farm on the Gloucestershire Way for 2 fields ,then skirted field edges to the top.A Buzzard overhead and two Hares "boxing" in the field before the pillar was great to see.Lovely views.Some grafitti scratched into W face of pillar but nothing too bad.

Looking East ©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn
View North East. ©Glaslyn

12th Jun 2005  16:35  by mickandshane

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

We parked at Oxenton and took the footpath west before heading across the fields just after the wooded bit. A pleasant walk up through hay fields to the summit, keeping out of view of surrounding farms for most of the time. The summit has loads of shallow pits which might be former quarry or mineral workings. Good views. Plug with indented lettering.

16th Feb 2005  16:30  by Lathama

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Well, I've finally got here after two previous failed attempts! This must be one of the most glorious [and inaccessable] spots on the entire Worcestershire/Gloucestershire border. The plug is original [slightly indented letters]. SE sighthole open, the others closed. Concrete base exposed all round. No visible paint. Amazingly, for such an isolated spot, there is some unreadable graffiti chipped into the face above the flush bracket! There are fantastic views from here - N to Bredon, S/SE to Dixton Hill and the Cotswolds, W to Malvern and SW towards the Bristol Channel. Spooked a tawny owl on the way up. For those like me who love this part of the world, it doesn't get much better than this! It would have been a great place to celebrate one's 400th trig - but the 398th will have to do. Fabulous spot!

3rd Jan 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S5020  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

vgc; metal cap - fine summit, v mucky approach from W; likely fine view (night ascent)

18th Oct 1975  23:30  by Bergfuehrer

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

Gloucestershire. Visited as a checkpoint on a night navigation walk.