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TP6542 - Torrisholme Barrow
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Nothing really to add to previous visit reports other than to confirm that this badly damaged pillar still stands proud atop Torrisholme Barrow.
Despite the damage to this pillar, the views are great, and are suprisingly rural giving this an above average score
Nice views. Nosey cows. Trig has taken a battering.
Pillar badly damaged as previously reported,whether deliberately or accidently it's impossible to know.Good views,particularly across to Morecambe Bay.All on my own at first,when suddenly a plethora of dog-walkers appeared as if pre-arranged,completely shattering my peace,quietude and introspective harmony!
Headless pillar,no sight holes open,but great views of estuary and lakeland hills.There is a small bolt/rivet about a metre from pillar.
Excellent view point. Sunset glorious.
Great views over the Bay and up to the Bowland Fells. Open access so, as everyone else says, a nice, relaxing stroll.
P30 summit, easy bag via one of numerous footpaths for super 360 views for such a small summit.
Easy bag from stle at top of hill good views over lancaster and morecombe bay trigs had a right batering though
Fabulous sunset, Lancaster Athletics doing multi trig ascents on a loop, got some great pics.
HISTORY: Pillar completed July 1949 costing £7.0s.5d. computed as secondary station SD47/36 within the Barrow-in-Furness block during 1950. Levelled for height in 1961. last maintained by the OS in May 1976. SITE VISIT: Pillar has suffered malicious damage long ago but what remains has undergone repair. Whole spider removed by thieves. Flush bracket faces 121° (SE). All sight holes plugged. 270° panoramic view includes skyline profile of Lancaster, northern aspect blocked by nearby shrubbery.
trig damaged but breathtaking views from here
Top eaten by cows ! ! ! Nice views, Dog walking path but no mess Easy access from road over stile
Parked on Buseph Drive trig can be seen from road.Currently used as a scratching post by a herd of young bulls.Such an indignity for a sorry looking trig
Nice views, including Ingleborough and Morecambe Bay, but a shame that the trig is in such a bad state. Top gone, plug and spider missing. Access from footpath via stile at SW corner of field.
Agree with Ted, but bl**** windy
Accessed from Hasty Brow Road to the east.Pillar in sorry state.Good views over Morcambe and lakeland
Easily reached from the ROW to the west or Hasty Brow Road to the east. GBH to the head of the pillar but fine views over urban Morecambe & Lancaster, the bay, to the eastern hills (Ingleborough in the distance) & north to the snow clad southern fells of the Lake District, small hill with a big view!
Someone has taken off the top few inches of the pillar which was disappointing!! However the view from this small hill was amazing!! Not only can you see the the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster Park, snowy mountains of the lakes and Ingleborough and Whernside too!! Brilliant :o)
GR by GPS on the day. Good views.
Poorly trig as everyone else has reported. Love to know who carried the top bit away with them, must weigh quite a bit. Anyway, easy walk up from the road and greeted with brilliant views in all directions, especially over Morecambe bay and the lakes.
Topless Trig found while visiting the nearby geocache.
Pillar is only about 2/3d's the height it should be, however it was a clear (but windy) day on our visit, and the views were extensive over Lancaster and Morcambe Bay
Great views from up here. Shame someone lopped off the top of the pillar!
All sights closed with the top of the pillar shamefully destroyed. Good views balance the pityful condition to a 5 score. Sad state.
Great views.
Trig damaged good view of the wcml.
Trigpoint is in a very sorry state which is a shame. Interesting view.
Great views, the number can be clearly read now, did the cache nearby.
This is my most local trig been up here quite a few times,a shame that its damaged. The views from here are stunning & a simple walk over the field from the stile in the fence from the top of Hexham road.
Well, where has that season gone? Our last away game and had to come here as it is a new ground for us - and terraces aswell! Great! And we won 2-1 which was an even bigger bonus. Did this, the only local trig point, plus the nearby cache at the same time. This is in awful condition with a missing top and green graffiti on the flush bracket makes the number hard to read. Anyway there are some good views over the Bay but this doesn't compensate for the sad fate that this pillar had it store for it.
Fine views across Morecambe Bay. Top of column broken off.
Great views shame the top has fallen off though. Bagged this one while doing the neaarby cache.
Probably the worst conditioned Trig point we have ever come across,don't trigs get adopted nowadays,this could easily be restored. We were up here whilst visiting the new geocache a matter of yards from the trig.great views
Visited after finding nearby geocache
Wandered up from the south with the dog walkers. Although it was a clear day, the views towards Morecambe Bay were disappointing.
Poor trig! One rarely sees one in such bad condition. Walked from a friend's house in Morcambe and then onto Hesk Bank along the canal for a nice couple of pints in the hesk Bank pub before returning along the promonade.
Now almost dark but only a short walk off the lane. Conditiona laready noted but looking at photos it seems to be stable and not getting any worse.
A footpath leads straight to the trig from the housing estate. Good view of Morecambe gasworks. Spider missing.
9/29 for the day. Trigpointers of a nervous disposition should not look at the photos!! This trig has not been treated kindly!
top damaged: spider gone, FB intact; at grassy summit; decent view
Good white pillar on grassy hilltop. Photo with young Bob and David on top. |
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Torrisholme Barrow.
Torrisholme Barrow.
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13th Nov 2011 16:30 by 
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The Headless Pillar
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The headless trig!
Close up of the damage.
Is this where the culprits live?!