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7th Oct 2024  13:00  by Geoff Foordy

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

park corner of Bacon & Well Lanes Walk south to harvested field near spot height 69. East uphill and commando under prickly hedge to trig. Big skies!

9th Sep 2024  13:59  by Mark-UKUS

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Driving down the A1 so made a small diversion to grab this trig. Weather wasn't great so decided to drive as far up the lane as I could and parked in the grassy field entrance. Simply followed the field edge up to the highest point. Couldn't see the pillar so carried on a little until a gap in the hedge allowed me through to the adjacent field where, not far back was the pillar. Nothing special, so retraced my steps back to the car.

©Mark-UKUS

26th Mar 2024  13:22  by Debs22

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

Left the car in a layby close to the windmill on the B1164 Great North Road. A 3.12 miles out and back route took me through the pretty village of West Markham. Here I called at Manor Farm to ask permission and the landowner very happily granted it and confirmed that my route was the best. I was treated to the sight of a young roe deer running through the trig field just as I reached it. Trig 5/7 today

16th Feb 2024  10:03  by eon

Gridref: SK 71968 71851   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

(3552) Parking options in West Markham looked to be few and far between, so opted for utilising Bevercotes Lane and walked down from there. At South Hills Farm I got talking to the landowner. Nice friendly guy who readily gave permission to visit the pillar, and pointed out the best way to get to it. Which was a simple matter of following the hedge line/field margin straight to it. Nothing to crawl through that way - nice! The landowner stated he took care to avoid it when working near it. And it shows, as the pillar is in great condition. All metal work present - centre cap with indented lettering. Good open views to the S and E with TP12320 being visible. Pillar history: Built on the 23th of September 1937, at a cost of £4 12s 7d. Last maintained by the OS in December of 1982.

Approach ©eon
Pillar ©eon
FB S1860 ©eon
Top - with TP12320 visible on the horizon ©eon
Top ©eon
Centre cap - detail ©eon

1st Jan 2024  12:50  by Illustrious_Intentions

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Partner drove down the bridleway up to the entrance of the field.. very naughty but at 36 weeks pregnant definitely appreciated it afterwards, walked up the field, quick bag no issues.

7th Dec 2023  15:44  by PWinnie

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Well Lane in West Markham then straight up field hedge line to trig x

©PWinnie
©PWinnie
©PWinnie

9th Jul 2023  13:14  by The Trudges

FB Number: S4664  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drove down track to field entrance then followed the field edging up the right hand side, Trig in good condition with all its metal work

Trig
Spider with original centre cap©The Trudges
Flush Bracket ©The Trudges
View from spider©The Trudges

9th Jul 2023  13:01  by MickSan

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Done with trudge Tracey

4th Sep 2022  15:50  by itchy-trigger-finder

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

Third of 3 on way home from afternoon at Rufford Abbey. This is a second attempt for me, as my attempt in May was aborted due to crops in field. No such issue this time as the field was harvested. On the plus side, this time I knew it was possible to drive all the way up the farm track and park in a field entrance nearest the trig. Up the hedge on the right hand side, as the trig is in the field margin rather that the hedge as the OS map suggests. Wife and dog stayed in car. Itchy.

©itchy-trigger-finder

28th Mar 2022  00:00  by WanderingSal

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

11th Oct 2021  10:18  by coinea

Gridref: SK 71963 71854   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With jonglew and thejackrustles

S1860 Markham Clinton

11th Oct 2021  10:17  by jonglew

Gridref: SK 71968 71849   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drove farm track to park due W. Pillar sits outwith the hedgerow, on its S side. Original centre cap retained, lightly indented lettering; rear sight hole open. Good farmland views.

Pillar TP4664©jonglew
Spider TP4664©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4664©jonglew

11th Oct 2021  10:14  by thejackrustles

Gridref: SK 71968 71849   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With jonglew and coinea. Drove farm track to park due W. Pillar sits outwith the hedgerow, on its S side. Original centre cap retained, lightly indented lettering; rear sight hole open. Good farmland views.

Markham Clinton collage ©thejackrustles

15th Sep 2019  11:25  by Earby Rambler

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

Visited with P61.

Pillar

15th Sep 2019  11:25  by painterman61

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

Fair but easy walk to this one trig in vgc fair views

trig ©painterman61

2nd Jun 2019  18:26  by VinceTP

FB Number: S0644  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

4th Nov 2018  11:58  by TonyOD

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Visited during a trigpoint-bagging bike ride. Pedalled up the rough lane from West Markham and walked up the field edge. NB I walked up the north side of the hedge, the pillar is situated on the south side so I had to nip through a gap in the hedge and around the corner to get to it. Pillar in good condition, seldom visited I suspect.

24th May 2018  16:37  by Brisey

Gridref: SK 71969 71857   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I walked up from Hall Farm at West Markham and accessed what I thought was the relevant field near its southern hedge line. It was a hard struggle to get along the field boundary because of rape and cow parsley. At the expected location, no sign of the pillar so had to find a hedge hole to crawl through to find the pillar just off a nicely cleared field edge on the other (south) side.

TP4664
TP4664 top
S1860
My route was on the left-hand side of the hedge, not easy!

29th Oct 2017  14:00  by Pritch227

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

drove up the lane,very pot holey!!!followed fenceline to the top of the hill,through the gap in the hedge and straight to the pillar,please note,Do not attempt to continue to the end of the lane,I was pleasantly greeted by a green locked barrier,well done Mr.landowner!!!!!

©Pritch227

26th May 2016  15:15  by Dusty

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar
Spider
Flush Bracket

19th Nov 2015  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SK 71967 71851   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

easy to find south side of hedge row

22nd Jun 2014  11:49  by slateloose

Gridref: SK 71900 71800   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Well overgrown and hiding in the long grass.

8th Mar 2014  11:24  by CJO

Gridref: SK 71968 71847   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

All intact. To south of hedge and 3m into field.

Markham Clinton

5th Sep 2013  15:45  by PeteBoggs

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

Simple access from farm track out of West Markham

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

9th Jul 2013  17:30  by Whats the Point

Gridref: SK 71971 71866   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Another dusty track full of pot holes.

Markham Clinton

9th Jul 2013  17:30  by CURRYSCRIM

Gridref: SK 71970 71865   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drove up the track to save some time.

26th Jul 2012  07:50  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

One of the very few left to visit on this OS map. Crossed the A1 from the Retford direction over the new flyover. I don't think I've been there since my cycle time trial days in the 80s when the then roundabout was a turn on several TT courses. Past West Markham church and continued beyond tarmac on to easily ridden stone surfaced road. At sweeping right hand bend there are two field accesses into adjacent fields with the hedge rising to the ridge. Up machinery tracks in barley field to right of hedge and ducked through gap in hedge at top of field. Pillar is only a short distance beyond a little distance out into field. Although not at a very high point there are wide views, and this seemed a very clear day.

29th Jan 2012  11:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SK 71968 71846   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Road nearly fully driveable easy access

28th Oct 2011  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SK 81968 71851   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

White road SW out of West Markham is called Wood Lane and is driveable

21st Oct 2010  00:16  by robinhood

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Last trig of a long day, walked from 758722 via East Markham to West Markham, seeing two windmills in the distance, impressive how they project out of the landscape. Decided to see the working one, Tuxford Windmill, which was turning and had a delicious sarny (home-baked bread) with a pot of tea in the on-site cafe. They told me 30 additives are allowed in UK commercial bread...I never knew so much crap could be put in to supermarket loaves. Their bread contains none... I couldn't find the trig (no farm to ask permission at first) after wandering around with the Landranger map. I came back down and did manage to speak to a farmer, Robert, who almost took me to the trig. It was not his land but said his mate who owned the fields would not mind. Trig is 1 metre south of a W to E hedgeline.He was interested in what what they were for, and told me how farming had changed so much in the last 30 years. He said as a kid they thought they could see Doncaster racecourse from the top of a hayrick as they used to build. Village life had changed too, with rich newcomers who buy up property but take no part in the community. The area had also lost its social and commercial links with the closure of the pits since 1980. Very helpful, and set me off on a short cut across the fields back to Elkesley via Lound Hall and the site of the former Bevercotes pit. Thanks, Robert.

7th Feb 2009  14:25  by ted

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug intact. Pillar at field edge; good views to E. Sun gone in.

Markham Clinton trig
Markham Clinton FB
Markham Clinton top

2nd Jan 2009  14:52  by Trigpoint Bears

Gridref: SK 71969 71851   FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

(251) This one almost eluded me, did it blind from "TomTom" without the aid of maps or a grid reference, it's about 300m up the hedge line (south ? side). I walked up and down for ages thinking it had gone. Piller in good condition with FB, spider and plug.

GPS Position, Spider and Plug (Indented Lettering)
Trigpoint & Bear

26th Oct 2008  13:55  by gowrie

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

19th Mar 2008  12:20  by asbown

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

easy along hedgeline from white road.

29th Sep 2007  15:04  by andyc

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

How did I manage in the days before Explorers and when you couldn't afford Pathfinders for all your trigs? Have been trigging using just Landrangers in my sojourn down south this weekend and its much harder work. Wandered around several fencelines before finding the right one for this trig.

14th Apr 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

S1860
S1860
S1860

9th Jan 2006  17:24  by jonny2vests

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

1st Dec 2005  13:20  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

If your really naughty (or in a hurry) the "white road" out of West Markham is drivable to within 250m of the trig on the key fence line

15th Jan 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap shallow letters, just S of hedge at (arable) summit

S1860 fb ©peregrinus
S1860 top ©peregrinus
S1860 trig ©peregrinus

26th Sep 2004  12:15  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Plug with indented lettering.

18th Sep 2004  16:10  by HEATHENS

FB Number: S1860  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Very good view from this one, including one power station. Found this without hedge-lines Mick.