TP6147 - Staincross Resr

Grid reference :	SE 32492 10705
Type :	Pillar
Condition :	Definitely missing
Flush Bracket Number :	S1762
Current use :	none
Historic use :	Secondary
Waypoint :	TP6147
County :	South Yorkshire
Nearest town :	BARNSLEY

Nearby trigpoints, placenames, caches. There are 4 photos for this trigpoint (view album). This trigpoint: Is ranked joint 7085th with 11 other trigs (more). Has a mean score of 3.40/10 (from 10 logged visits) Was First logged: 2nd Feb 2003 Has never been found intact Was Last logged: 10th Mar 2010 Of the 10 logged visits, 0 recorded a location	[Zoom In/Out] [Hide Labels] [Hide Caches]
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Selection of photos for this Pillar. By asbown By ted By ted By ted

Logged Visits:

10th Mar 2010  17:30  by swampysean

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Definitely missing  Score: 5/10

10th Mar 2010  17:30  by craftinessa

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Definitely missing  Score: 5/10

Have driven passed this previously, but I contacted Yorkshire Water who have confirmed in writing that: The trig point was located on the top of an underground concrete storage tank and this tank was demolished in 1978.

1st Nov 2009  12:15  by asbown

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Definitely missing  Score: 5/10

had a good look round from the security fence but could see no sign of a trigpoint,on the plus side it had stopped raining with even the threat of some blue sky later.

13th Mar 2009  15:56  by splash

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Definitely missing  Score: 5/10

Had a poke around. Big fence all the way round the area.

14th Nov 2005  14:50  by Pyoung1s

FB Number: S1762  Condition: Definitely missing  Score: 5/10

I'm going for deffinately missing on this but would like to throw in a possibility. I had a chat with a Yorkshire Water chap at Monk Bretton Resr who is quite positive there is no pillar at Staincross Resr but did mention that he was aware of a small piece of concrete which his explaination would put it in the correct place! Maybe someone living near to Barnsley might like to contact Yorkshire Water to arrange a visit?

22nd Dec 2004  14:50  by Father Ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Definitely missing  Score: 2/10

As per other visitors I concluded that this pillar is definitely missing. The challenge on this one is to find a way up to the wasteland bordering the west of the reservoir compound. Keep your eyes peeled for gaps between the houses. I thought I had discovered what would have been the old trig base at one stage down a hollow on the wasteland but it turned out to be an old gatepost I think.

30th Nov 2004  19:33  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1762  Condition: Unknown  Score: 5/10

it used to be s1762

18th Sep 2004  12:30  by ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Definitely missing  Score: 0/10

The reservoir is defended by a double metal fence with spiked palings and razor wire in between. There might just be enough of a gap to squeeze under the entrance gate on the north side, or else over the gate post, but I didn't try. Views from the gaps between houses on Moorland Avenue rule out most of the north embankment of the reservoir. From the woodland on the south side, there are various vantage points (the trees are easy to climb) which give coverage of the remaining sides and top of the reservoir. The horse's field to west of the wood gives adequate views of the auxilliary buildings - nothing there either. So if the trig was ever in the compound, I believe its gone now. Likewise, theres no sign of a base in the vicinity of the high point in the wood itself.

Staincross Reservoir - view through the fence
Staincross Reservoir - another view through the fence
Staincross Reservoir - current maps omit the trig. This is from OS 102, 1" map from 1954. OS 1:50000 from early 1980s shows neither trig nor reservoir.

14th Apr 2003  15:00  by MikeG

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unknown  Score: 1/10

Agree with Morseman's log ... if its in the reservoir compound you cannot access it or see it as it is very secure and house-locked on three sides. Note: it is not shown on current OS maps either, however it is shown on an 1854 OS map (available from www.old-maps.co.uk) showing its position as OS Ref SE 32443 10670 which is on Staincross Hill in Staincross Plantation which is the wooded knoll 50yds to the South of the reservoir, today covered by graffiti ... but there's no trig point there today!

2nd Feb 2003  17:00  by Morseman

FB Number: None  Condition: Totally unreachable  Score: 1/10

If the trig point exists, it's unreachable as it's inside the reservoir compound.