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6th Jan 2025  20:06  by Mitzie

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cordoned off, but went under the fence to get the picutre.

26th Dec 2024  11:52  by AlexKendall87

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9th Sep 2024  15:43  by praenterprise

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From the Rodney's Pillar car park near Criggion, took the forest track via Brimford Wood and 'the settlement', up to the top. The last section is a bit of a pull but not technical. Breidden Hill OS Trig Pillar a few meters from the top, the top dominated by Rodney's Pillar OS Intersected Station and monument. The pillar and monument are fenced off but there are a few little gaps. Lovely views around to the 'local hills' of Middletown Hill, Y Golfa and Stiperstones; and further away to the Welsh Border hills, The Wrekin and Snowdon. Descent via the steep path by White Well.

©praenterprise
©praenterprise

5th Aug 2024  15:59  by Dubvine

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Rolled under fence around trig!

1st Aug 2024  10:10  by blackboot29

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Steep uphill but worth it for the views. Trig next to Rodney's pillar.

23rd Mar 2024  10:30  by Dan Baddeley

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17th Mar 2024  03:39  by Fran41

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29th Sep 2023  17:17  by vegibagger

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North side of Rodneys Pillar

Trig ©vegibagger
FB ©vegibagger
Top 'face' ©vegibagger
Rodneys pillar ©vegibagger

24th Aug 2023  18:32  by slateloose

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Started from Criggion car park and walked the permissive route/track 2.55 miles to the top. Workmen gone home for the day so was able to get my photos O.K. Will have to come back when the work is finished. Fantastic location and views.

15th Jul 2023  12:30  by creativeowl

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Trig Point & Admiral Rodney's Pillar surrounded by metal fencing. Amazing views

13th Jul 2023  20:01  by Fran42

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22nd Jan 2023  07:53  by Talerddig

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Surrounded by fencing

29th Oct 2022  15:00  by dharris

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28th Oct 2022  15:00  by COVID Trig Point Challenge

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18th Sep 2022  15:06  by John DCC

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9th Jul 2022  07:35  by mattfallen

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7th Jul 2022  21:52  by Humphrey_explores

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27th May 2022  14:30  by tim747

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

1st May 2022  15:40  by Wheresthatpenguin

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Parked on Criggion Lane. Took the public right of way (PRoW) from there up to the summit of Breidden Hill and the pillar, which is right next to the Rodneys Pillar Monument. The route involved a tough 300 metre climb, with a quite a few fallen trees that need to be negotiated along the way. Both the trig pillar and the Rodneys Pillar Monument are currently surrounded by metal railings, as restoration work is due to start on the monument. However, I simply crawled underneath a gap in the railings and managed to get my photographs that way.

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider/Theodolite Mount
Pillar
Pillar & Monument
Distant View

1st Apr 2022  12:05  by retired trigger

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

12th Jul 2020  16:52  by BarryHorton

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Nice shade of white!

12th Jul 2020  16:52  by BarryHorton

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Nice shade of white!

12th Jul 2020  16:52  by BarryHorton

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Nice shade of white!

17th Oct 2019  13:02  by greenbell

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For an area with so much beautiful countryside always find the Powys footpaths in this area lacking in logic - access to the hill top of Moel Y Golfa a case in point. So battered and bruised up to this gorgeous near hill top, the greys will eventually deluge but time for a lovely walk in Powis Castle first.

10th Aug 2019  14:30  by Earby Rambler

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Visited with P61, 4th of the day,

Approach
Trig

10th Aug 2019  14:30  by painterman61

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Fine summit great views trig in vgc plug missing also visited the nearby Marilyn moel y goffa

Trig ©painterman61
Trig ©painterman61
Top ©painterman61
Fb ©painterman61
Moel y goffa summit ©painterman61

2nd Aug 2019  15:50  by danmaisiebex

Gridref: SJ 29050 14410   FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Superb view point, nice walk up on permissive paths & bridleways

1st Jul 2019  17:55  by Two Dogs and an Awning

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Bagged on a five mile circuit of Breidden Hill as part of my walk 2019 miles challenge.

©Two Dogs and an Awning

9th Jun 2019  13:00  by ghost.mouse42

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Stunning views

Stunning views

4th May 2019  13:45  by Trigger

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TP1613
TP1613

7th Feb 2019  12:37  by Robert Kemp

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25th Oct 2018  17:15  by cathy trickett

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topograph
topograph

11th Sep 2018  16:50  by Andy West

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7th Aug 2018  11:25  by elliothale

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11th Mar 2018  16:14  by Spunky Spider

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Doing the 3 nearby peaks with Dylan Burgess. This is the last of the 3 today. My knee is buggered and my dog is shattered. Good views of the flooded river from up here today.

Spunky Spider & Ben on Breidden Hill. ©Spunky Spider

12th Jul 2017  15:25  by elaine grayson

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10th Mar 2017  10:43  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Such an unmistakable hill to look at and equally enjoyable to climb. Deeply carved initials and a few blows to the concrete give me enough reason to call this slightly damaged.

5th Jan 2017  10:06  by RichardM

Gridref: SJ 29511 14419   FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Minus 6C when we left Criggion car park at 09:10 this morning so welcomed the climb and bright sunshine to warm up. Great views of the frosted field of the Severn valley. Rock is an Olivine Gabbro. Path from car park is closed Tuesdays and Saturdays fom 1st Oct. to 1st Feb for shooting.

5th Jan 2017  10:05  by DeniseMc

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superb sunny frosty day with great veiws

3rd Jul 2016  17:30  by Ramblingpaul

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Long walk from car park to top via road/track

11th Jun 2016  10:30  by rupertal

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26th Apr 2016  10:21  by kat04

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5th Apr 2016  15:20  by Analoguesat

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

A muddy slog up the paths from the Criggion car park to the north. The magnificent views made it worthwhile though

28th Jan 2016  16:05  by PeteBoggs

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Enjoyable walk from car park even in the pouring rain and strong winds

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

22nd Jan 2016  12:40  by TheDruidRambler

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Great day hiking and well rewarded with the views.

9th Jul 2015  19:59  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Ready access from Belle Eisle Farm, although footpath not signed.

28th Feb 2015  11:30  by Mickandkim

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Up steep footpath and back down easier bridle path Great views

10th Jan 2015  12:10  by stignest

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many visits.. have a read about criggon and the cold war.. very interesting.

1st Jan 2015  10:30  by fell-finder

FB Number: S4786  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Walked up to this one from the near by car park at the base of the hill for my traditional New Year's Day walk this year. Excellent panoramic views from the summit, also finally nice to see Rodney's Pillar up close rather than that distant object seen from the higher parts of Shrewsbury! Excellent weather, however very windy on the summit, great views across the Shropshire countryside towards The Wrekin and the Long Mynd range to the south east and towards the Cambrian Mountains and the Aran range to the west.

Trig Point and Rodney's Pillar atop Breidden Hill

7th Sep 2014  12:00  by Chingwakabungya

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Walked from car park to north around main path. Fantastic views due to good weather, and an interesting monument next to the trig. Also bagged the hill and caches.

20th Jun 2014  15:59  by Keith Stevens

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Splendid day. A bit of a slog for an old man. Pillar in shadow of the monument. OK condition.

Breidden Hill Pillar

1st Jun 2014  15:20  by superswifteagle

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Great views all round - apart from past that massive pillar right behind the trig!

18th May 2014  00:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

24th Apr 2014  20:45  by wavydale

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

We left it late in the day to climb, arriving at the summit at 20:45, after sunset and almost in full darkness. We took the long route up from the carpark which would appear to be the best from reading previous logs. On our return back down again by longest route we spotted several groups of deer, picked out well in the distance with our lamps. Hope to return on a warm sunny clear day.

wavydale at trig with pillar behind ©wavydale
At night ©wavydale

25th Jan 2014  14:45  by stignest

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date is most recent visit - must have been up here more than a dozen times. mountain bike, walked, overnighted, with friends, solo, wet, sunny, fog.. today was dull and windy. trig in good nick still.

21st Sep 2013  07:30  by Chalky

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Trig painted white with a resin centre plug.

28th Jun 2013  13:32  by paulxtr

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Breidden Hill Looking towards Moel y Golfa©paulxtr

28th Jun 2013  00:00  by onlyme

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28th May 2013  14:14  by sven

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up from the start of the lane that has a notice saying acess only... ...steady climb up the re-entrant on the SW side to the col and then L to the ridge and up to the monument and pillar. Why would anyone with brains walk up here and nick 10' of copper lightning conductor? A steady walk and well worth the effort to bag this trig - a wish for some 36 years. A return id promised for the views!

28th May 2013  14:11  by TheGreatScandini

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

Still a great trig, even in the rain. This time I didn't take the bridal path which damn near killed me; approached more from the south (see Sven's write up), this was much more bearable! This is a trig I would do over and over :)

12th May 2013  12:40  by Dusty

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Mrs Dusty & pillar
Spider
Flush Bracket

19th Feb 2013  11:26  by TheGreatScandini

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

Took the B4393 (north of the hill) into Criggon Lane where there is a nice little place to park up and take the footpath. Chose the bridleway route in the end; quicker but steep! (Sign at start of route said footpath was 2.5 miles, the bridleway was 1.5 miles - only saw this on the way back!) Weather was perfect at the top, well worth going just for the view from the pillar and the trig!

5th Dec 2012  12:00  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

Lovely cold, crisp day with views of snowy Welsh mountains.

1st Oct 2012  16:14  by ProSpec

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

On a walk around the Breidden Hill. Great views.

5th Feb 2012  15:00  by Sprog

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30th Oct 2011  21:19  by beedeedee

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Fine Views All Around Today,..Rodney's Pillar Makes A Great Windbreak For The Pickernick.

©beedeedee

26th Oct 2011  12:36  by Bourne

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Great views from the top, parked on the road to the south to skip most of the climb as was short of time.

monument monument©Bourne

23rd Aug 2011  12:35  by arranc

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4th Aug 2011  00:00  by caroleengel

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11th Mar 2011  13:20  by tom

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

The pillar stands on the edge of the rocky ground at the summit of a grassy hill to the north east of Welshpool. It was visited on a circular walk from Middletown Hill. Some of the ground was rather mushy in the bottom of the small valley between the hills. The trig is painted white, some of its edges are slightly battered and there is some minor graffiti scratched into the side of the pillar beneath its paintwork. It has a blank plastic cap and FB S4796. Rodney’s Pillar, a Grade II* listed 18th century commemorative column, stands close by. The summit was very windy and showers could be seen scuttling across the landscape. From the trig the Berwyn Range was partly covered in mist and the mountains on the southern edge of the Clwydian Range could just about be discerned to the north. The Shropshire Plain stretches out to the east with some of the hills of Staffordshire in the distance and The Wrekin to the south east. Middletown Hill, the Long Mountain, Corndon Hill, the Stiperstones, Long Mynd and the Kerry Hills could be seen to the south. From the other side of Rodney’s Pillar some of the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales were on view to the west. Plynlimon could be clearly seen from Middletown Hill but it was hidden by cloud by the time I reached the trig. Breidden Hill is designated a SSSI for its geology and its flora and there are ancient earthworks on both Breidden and Middletown Hills.

4th Mar 2011  14:45  by dugswell2

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Criggion car park and up the wide track around the back of hill before using steep footpath to gain Rodney's Pillar. Back down by the wet, slippy and narrow footpath for a more direct return.

18th Feb 2011  13:00  by 45378

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Great views - despite mist / low cloud etc

29th Jan 2011  11:15  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Curiosly the trig is on the lowest of the 3 main Breidden Hills. Good day to climb up from the carpark as the ground was hard with frost... would be a slithery trek up through the woods if wet. Great views across the Severn valley. 75mins round trip from the carpark to the north, 300m climb (NB that path closed one day a week in shooting season , Tuesday if I remember). Obvious hillfort on one of the other Breiddens, a less obvious one around this summit.

13th Nov 2010  14:30  by DanTrig

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Bagged on a 16 mile hill walk, bagged Moel Y Golfa, Middletown Hill and Breidden Hill (Rodneys pillar and trig). Not many of the paths marked on the map around here exist!

13th Oct 2010  12:30  by tigger4242

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Nice walk up to Rodney's Pillat but then great views

©tigger4242

23rd Sep 2010  13:00  by border caz

FB Number: 4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Took us 2 hours to walk up to Rodney's pillar for this trig and 2 geocaches - but only half an hour to get back down :)Fantastic views from here, where we had our lunch.

24th May 2010  13:00  by Bridgeman

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Walked from Middletown via Middletown Hill, Bulthy Hill, Bausley Hill then west via wooldands paths via Brimford Wood to reach trig point. Excellent lunch spot on a warm day like today however very hazy. Returned to Middletown via Old Mills Hill before a steep ascent then descent over Moel y Golfa and a welcome drink in the Breidden Inn. An excellent day out.

Breidden Hill Trig Point

9th Feb 2009  14:00  by heavyhorses

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a good walk up the hill, snow and fog on top !

15th Nov 2008  00:00  by shropshire lasses

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

23rd Mar 2008  15:21  by Mazdaman

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18th Mar 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

vgc, white, plastic plug, trig at base of meml obelisk hence no view S. Nice summit, lovely view.

1st Mar 2007  23:06  by elis

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

6th May 2006  13:00  by Razz

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Fabulous views in all directions.

22nd Apr 2006  16:15  by Harley D

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The slight damage was recorded as slight hammering to flush bracket so final figure was almost unreadable

2nd Jul 2005  14:41  by NJM

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

In my time I've had a few slightly obsessive hobbies - these days it's bagging Trig Points, and Corbetts, having compleaed the Munroes...but before that I spent a decade 'Ground-hopping' football grounds. That hobby started as an excuse to get out of London where I lived and see the countryside, then take in a match, and this was one of those days. On my way to Llansantffraid to see TNS I saw this hill from a distance and decided to kill some time before the late afternoon kick off by climbing it. In 2020 I found the photos file of that afternoon, and can present the following image of the Trig Point! (I have to say I'm getting far more enjoyment from Trig Bagging and haven't been to a football match in over 5 years!)

Breidden Hill

28th May 2005  00:00  by gasman

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24th Apr 2005  21:46  by TTtom

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Again, visiting caches in the area. Trig is dwarved a bit by Rodneys pole!

Breidden Hill ©TTtom

20th Mar 2005  13:00  by DesG

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Bit misty at trig today, did after 'White Admiral' and FTF at 'The Breiddens'

©DesG
©DesG

13th Mar 2005  11:00  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SJ 29500 14400   FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited at the same time as doing White Admiral cache,took the short cut up ,steep but ok,fairly dry amazing views another of those spots had not got around to visiting before.

2nd Sep 2004  11:00  by Lathama

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

I'm sorry to disappoint everybody - but the flush bracket number doesn't tally with the logs!! Anyway, really in a hurry today, so managed to climb to the pillar from the car park; walk to the toposcope; find the White Admiral geocache; and walk back to the carpark in 51 minutes! The pillar is brilliant white with a plastic plug replacement. All sight holes are open. Some initials have been carved into the pillar [PY] and there are one or two small chips out of the N facing side but generally it's in good nick. The views on such a glorious day as today were absolutely spectacular. A really great spot!!

4th Apr 2004  11:00  by Budak_Melayu

FB Number: S4793  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Luckily I came on a clear day. The views were superb. Much better now the Radio masts have been removed.

Trig point with Rodneys Pillar ©Budak_Melayu
The Flush Bracket ©Budak_Melayu

1st Apr 2004  12:00  by wigglesworth

FB Number: S4793  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Close to Rodney's pillar - historic monument. Trig had complete metal insert on top of pedestal. (previous trigs for us have had this missing) View could be great but today there was cloud.

9th Mar 2002  15:05  by ocean soul

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Climbed from Welshpool.Close to Rodneys pillar.

25th Aug 1996  15:53  by fasgadh

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Above the Criggion communications base. Quite an interesting beast, to save on metal during wartime they used the hill as a mast for the big cables. It was a back up to Rugby. I was visiting as part of a round which involved also bagging Moel y Golfa, a marilyn, ands a fine one at that. The lower hill here is quite a ppular outing.

4th Aug 1995  15:27  by fasgadh

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Rodney's Pillar. The hill was used as a mast for radio transmitters forming a duplicate for Rugby in WWII. Was also used for submarine communication since. A novel solution to a metal shortage. Visted along with the other two Breidden summits

23rd Apr 1995  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S4796  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A stiff walk up to Rodneys Pillar & the trig. OS list this FB No as S4596.