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23rd Dec 2024  17:01  by pricklyangelduo

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

After battling up through the trees we came down an easier route and got to the track at NS735 931. Just look out for hidden roots and branches. No views from trig.

29th Mar 2024  16:22  by NormanW

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good parking at start of forest road. Initially I tried to get to the trig from the bridge over the West Burn but there was no way through the conifers. Back round to the North and found a route easily up through more mature woodland, no crags encountered.

20th Mar 2024  15:32  by Robert Phillips

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

29th Apr 2023  11:14  by Lynnebe

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From forest track to N. Cross Baston Burn/Shallow Tongue and continue to about 735933 on the track. This point is just W of due N of the trig. Just after a crag there's a fallen tree/log in the ditch on RHS. Cross it & there is a path up & to L. This swings all the way under the crags and gradually up through nice old forest. Then head due E to trig point. Avoids all the thick new forest & bracken. Still lots of ticks though.

11th Dec 2022  11:10  by CJO

Gridref: NS 73503 93115   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Cap missing. Heavy frost. Accessed from east off forest track. Reasonably open tree and scrub. Pillar on grassy knoll. BSM.

Pillar

12th Jul 2022  14:30  by Kctrig

Gridref: NS 73508 93126   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 3/10

Started off on woodland path and easy going, then turn off the track and scramble to trigpoint. Lovely views on way up, but unfortunately no views from trigpoint. Lets say trig ticked off, would not revisit.

Scout head Trigpoint No views©Kctrig

7th Feb 2022  15:00  by Geoff Foordy

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

Lonely, hard to get to due to fallen trees but safe. Got stuck in gorse & new planting on south side . Narrow path from north blocked. Best access from road in from the east

18th Jul 2021  14:18  by DekBagsTrigs

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A short but steep detour on a circular walk through the Touch Hills, very narrow path through the trees from the forestry road. No views.

10th Mar 2020  16:13  by grannymermaid

Gridref: NS 73500 93100   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

All good here. very mossy covering. forgot to pic spider.

21st Jan 2020  14:04  by Nick&Rosie

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found easily on second attempt. First attempt, a couple of weeks earlier, had been an impromptu and un-researched stop off that resulted in 30 minutes of futile thrashing about in the deepening gloom of a dark and stormy January afternoon. Today however, armed with all the info below, no problems at all. I would add that as you progress up the line of mature trees there is a trail of rather faded and tattered orange ribbons tied to trees every 10m or so, which lead up the hill until the summit knoll appears on your right. If you find these you'll find the TP with no problem.

View North
View East
View South with Rosie
View West

21st Jan 2020  14:03  by NJM

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

As above.

20th Oct 2019  12:51  by BigAl

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A late Sunday morning search for a very difficult to reach trig as it's situated in the middle of a forestry plantation. Started from the layby on the back road to Cambusbarron and followed forestry road so far then made my way through a type of clearing. Superb views over the Carse of Stirling to the hills of the Highlands at the start but once trig was found no views due to the expanse of trees.

©BigAl

16th Nov 2017  13:06  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

YSM0065 Scout Head - One of 5 trigs planned on the way to Arran. This one however took a little longer than I expected. First section was easy enough, parking at N56° 07.207' W4° 01.247' and heading up the forest track, went up to the highest point and then did my best to pick a route up the trackless hillside to the trigpoint, tough going for about 350m.

Scout Head selfie ©thejackrustles
Scout Head collage

2nd Oct 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NS 73509 93120   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Follow track from NE to NS737931. Then up edge of mature trees. Some gorse clearance helps but this probably done in readiness for re-planting. Young trees higher up will make progress difficult in the near future.

12th Nov 2016  11:50  by Cootking

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy from Cambusbarron Road till near the top then it's too soon and it's steep but too late and it's brashings - not fun. Descent easier than ascent. Trig at highest point in clearing.No views.

Trig + trig bagging collie
Spider

10th Apr 2015  13:29  by FionaCH

Gridref: NS 73515 93130   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Tough last 200m from the metalled road but worth it!

Scout hill trig

28th Dec 2014  14:50  by gerryu2

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

Saw this on the sat nav and decided to go for a walk before arriving at parents. Straightforward FC walk up track passing the oil cut off. Then further up path, jumped over a wall/fence and an easier walk alongside wall, then a jump back over and hoofed it through trees and frozen moss/grass to eventually spot the trig. Spooked another Snipe. Lovely views of snow capped hills on way down as the sun lit them up red. Found an injured Siskin on way up and tucked it under some cover. Found it flapping about on the way back down so took it with me to get some help. Tree felling taking place, hopefully the will get up to the trig and open up these amazing views again. Cheers

Trig finger
Trig
Siskin
Flush

29th Mar 2014  19:37  by monkeydestructor

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

Don't remember visiting this trig with a bunch of geocaching friends, but I'm in the photo!

Scout Head ©monkeydestructor

12th Dec 2012  10:30  by geezagoal

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Hard climb up from the easterly forest road with the amount of fallen tree and large ditches to get round.

Scout head 1 ©geezagoal
Scout head 2

22nd Nov 2010  11:43  by descarte1

Gridref: NS 73506 93127   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Good condition pillar in the midst of a conifer plantation. As noted in previous logs, access is easy from the metalled road around 200m to the east *outside* the deer fence. Follow the outside of the fence and it's an easy bag. Parked in the layby off the main road and walked up. Excellent views to the north and east prior to hitting the summit. None from the trig itself. FB faces north-ish with east-ish sighthole open only. Cap is missing and no plug is present.

17th Jun 2010  15:59  by SlainteJimmy

Gridref: NS 73509 93118   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Cap missing with only SouthEast sight open on this BSM style pillar. Sat upon the highest ground on a neat wee hillock.. I got lost in the deer-fenced nursery plantation - odd to find a hide in there - skirt around the deer-fence.. its kinda crowded in there! Smashing views over the central plain and towards the Monument and Castle on a blistering hot afternoon. Theres a large oil pipeline shut-off valve half way up the hill - so tempted to twiddle! ;-)

Scout Head ..avoid the nursery! :D

3rd Dec 2008  14:10  by Sandman

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

28th Jul 2008  20:01  by coinea

Gridref: NS 73511 93125   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

S3676 Scout Head.m

9th Jun 2008  11:30  by Am fear liath mor

Gridref: NS 73511 93127   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Forest road from north winds round to a point 200m east of pillar. Then easy walk through open woodland to pillar in clearing. Must once have had a fabulous view which is now totally obscured by trees.

11th May 2008  12:07  by fasgadh

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

Passed by during orienteering event. The pillar is easy to get to now, and in white forest. Beware windthrow on some approaches.

6th Jun 2007  15:05  by campagvelocet

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

Passed by on my descent from Carleatheran. Fairly easy for me to find having entered the wood a little SW of the trig. There seemed to be an area to the east of the trig fenced off with deer fencing perhaps to protect newly planted trees but the trig is not in this area. I presume approaching from the east is therefore inadvisable.

10th Apr 2006  11:00  by Boys from the Dyes

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Parked in water works after asking if it would be OK. Asked wrong person as the lady of the house got quite upset about us being there. My tip is to park on grass verge just of the road. Now to the hill, quite easy to find the pillar as it sits a small way back from the top of a very steep rocky face. Easy climb on an angle to get the top. 40 mins from the car.

Pillar and flush bracket.

5th Jan 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

S3676
S3676
S3676

4th Jun 2005  09:00  by blueboots

Gridref: NS 73508 93123   FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Failed on 1st attempt. Returned with GPS & more detailed map. Easy once you find it!

Pillar
View East Looking towards Ochils. Stirling Castle on the right.

9th Oct 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S/3676  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

vgc, no cap or plug, S above nums, rocky clearing in nice open pinewood

montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

14th Jul 2004  10:35  by fasgadh

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Plug missing, but otherwise fine.. Easy to get at.. Nice white woodland, this once had a reputation for being hard to get at. My most recent orienteering map shows it in a green area. The nearby road was not shown either, so there have been some recent changes. Now for the hideous bracken moor to Carletheran.

Scout Head Metal
Scout Head

16th Jan 2000  00:00  by agentmancuso

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From NE, along Baston Burn, with Fiona. In a clearing.

4th Aug 1992  17:15  by clochandighter

FB Number: S3676  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pillar completed 2nd July 1946. Tertiary station in Block NS77, Glasgow. Pillar in good condition. Spider had a centre plug with raised cast lettering, apparently since stolen. This is a replacement cap in a pillar of this vintage. BsM flush bracket faces nominally east. On a grassy top in a dense coniferous wood. Steep climb whilst fighting branches. No view. Visited and photographed 4/08/1992, GRP.

S3676 - Scout Hill Pillar & FB