Garden trig pillars
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With increasing urbanisation, quite a number of trig pillars have found themselves in private gardens. Householders are often quite welcoming to trig-bagging visitors, although over the years a few pillars have been relocated to a more accessible spot, or destroyed. Some examples follow (listed in flush bracket order) representing approx 1% of the OSGB pillar total: mostly in England, with a small number in Wales and Scotland.
Non-OS pillars in gardens include "Rob's Pillar" which was installed in someone's garden by his friends as a birthday present: http://trigpointing.uk/trig/12707
| Trig Name | TP:UK | FB # | County/UA | 1:50k | Grid Ref | Easting | Northing | Height | Order | Built | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleak House Hill | TP1494 | S1634 | Leicestershire | 129 | SK 45547 24518 | 446488.08 | 325240.86 | 92.918 | 3 | 16/11/1936 | Relocated to front garden at roadside, rescued from lorry park at what is now a motorway service. New location: SK 45500 24500, approx. 66m AMSL. | |
| Upton Beacon Connecting Point | TP7135 | S1743 | West Yorkshire | 111 | SE 47385 13992 | 447385.12 | 413992.30 | 95.076 | 4 | 19/03/1937 | Built into garden wall. | |
| Argos Hill | TP433 | S1826 | East Sussex | 188 | TQ 57019 28315 | 557018.67 | 128314.64 | 184.675 | 3 | Passive station, next to windmill. | ||
| Netchwood Common | TP5074 | S1934 | Shropshire | 138 | SO 61147 92027 | 361147.15 | 292026.95 | 249.350 | 3 | 18/02/1938 | In compound of water tower which is being converted (as of 2015) to private house. | |
| Sandonbank | TP5808 | S2033 | Staffordshire | 127 | SJ 93871 27402 | 394289.67 | 327896.30 | 134.648 | 3 | In orchard/paddock close to farmhouse, relocated from farmland. New position is approx. SJ 93870 27424. | ||
| Coley | TP2347 | S2065 | Staffordshire | 128 | SK 01147 22581 | 401146.74 | 322581.03 | 126.461 | 3 | 30/04/1938 | In paddock in front of house. | |
| Collyweston | TP2347 | S2087 | Northamptonshire | 141 | TF 00079 03199 | 500078.97 | 303199.05 | 94.914 | 1 | 23/05/1938 | In bungalow's garden. | |
| Walpole St Peters | TP6713 | S2109 | Norfolk | 131 | TF 50203 16622 | 550202.52 | 316622.00 | 2.694 | 1 | 24/05/1938 | Located behind shed, off Walnut Road. | |
| Nedging Tye | TP403 | S2115 | Norfolk | 155 | TM 01972 49714 | 601971.97 | 249713.80 | 91.851 | 1 | In lawn, effectively part of farmhouse garden. | ||
| Puttocks Hill | TP5543 | S2126 | Suffolk | 155 | TL 89820 69583 | 589820.25 | 269583.16 | 67.379 | 1 | In small fenced area. | ||
| Framingham | TP3258 | S2142 | Norfolk | 134 | TG 26238 02646 | 626238.25 | 302646.42 | 74.819 | 1 | 05/07/1938 | Formerly in garden, fenced outside in 2008, may be affected by future housing. | |
| Thorpe Morieux | TP6465 | S2191 | Suffolk | 155 | TL 93956 54801 | 593955.83 | 254800.68 | 97.691 | 2 | 08/08/1938 | In front garden, close to road. | |
| Hare Hill | TP3620 | S2242 | Derbyshire | 128 | SK 17085 35033 | 417085.22 | 335033.03 | 129.433 | 2 | 04/09/1938 | Behind wooden building, not visible from road. | |
| Beaudesert | TP1118 | S2331 | Warwickshire | 139 | SP 16298 68205 | 416298.14 | 268205.29 | 135.596 | 3 | 23/10/1938 | Located towards rear of large, expensive farmhouse. | |
| Ready Token | TP5599 | S2408 | Gloucestershire | 163 | SP 10930 04888 | 410929.94 | 204887.79 | 149.327 | 2 | 25/11/1938 | OS list as 'demolished', but circa 1995 this pillar has been moved to within farm buildings. Memorial plaque is affixed to front face of pillar commemorating current farmer's grandparents. May have been moved again/destroyed since May 2015. | |
| Windmill Hill | TP6978 | S2662 | Hampshire | 197 | SU 71589 16109 | 471588.85 | 116109.19 | 193.319 | 3 | 26/08/1939 | Located in north corner of Charlton Windmill garden. Permission granted in 2013, unknown if access still permitted. | |
| Chilworth | TP2160 | S2723 | Hampshire | 185 | SU 41084 18622 | 441083.69 | 118621.80 | 91.089 | 2 | 20/11/1939 | Rear garden of house. Formerly surrounded by Cyprus trees, now back out in the open. | |
| Windover | TP6984 | S3113 | Clwyd | 117 | SJ 25782 60677 | 325781.92 | 360676.76 | 194.224 | 3 | 20/10/1943 | Adjacent to stone wall, appears to be frost-damaged. | |
| Gibbett Hill | TP3348 | S3246 | West Midlands | 140 | SP 30481 74979 | 430480.66 | 274978.95 | 101.498 | 4 | 30/05/1945 | Permission to access granted in 2013. | |
| Unity Farm | TP6655 | S3249 | Somerset | 182 | ST 29431 54101 | 329430.90 | 154101.20 | 17.212 | 3 | 05/05/1944 | Between caravan site and handily named Trig Point cottage. | |
| Wraxall | TP7080 | S3274 | Avon | 171 | ST 48062 72681 | 348061.78 | 172680.90 | 136.632 | 3 | 13/06/1944 | In well-kept rear garden, home-owners quite happy to receive visitors (as of 2015). | |
| Chessington | TP2145 | S3336 | Greater London | 176 | TQ 18217 63328 | 518216.76 | 163328.38 | 63.901 | 3 | 01/07/1944 | In back garden, adopted by local council. Access possible via Vivian Close. | |
| North Ockendon | TP5169 | S3353 | Cambridgeshire | 177 | TL 34403 72179 | 559644.34 | 185435.16 | 40.952 | 3 | 02/08/1944 | Removed from original location at TQ 59644 85435 with OS permission circa April 2003. Listed on eBay in January 2006, causing OS to request removal of listing and destruction of pillar. Rescued by this site's Ian Harris, and relocated to feature in his garden at SK 06320 74870. Trig was relocated again in August 2014, and is now at TL 34403 72179. Likely the most well-travelled OS pillar. | |
| Raymonds Hill | TP5597 | S3725 | Devon | 193 | SY 32468 96452 | 332467.98 | 96452.20 | 218.846 | 3 | 01/07/1946 | In garden, near end of private drive. Access granted March 2015. | |
| Ashley Hill | TP903 | S3810 | Berkshire | 175 | SU 82401 81103 | 482401.20 | 181103.20 | 144.664 | 2 | 07/11/1946 | Inside gated compound. | |
| Barskiven Hill | TP1065 | S3939 | Strathclyde | 64 | NS 45501 63628 | 245501.46 | 663627.89 | 22.216 | 3 | 01/08/1946 | Housing development surrounded pillar after March 2008. Reliably reported destroyed circa 2014. | |
| Tingley Hall | TP6488 | S3815 | West Yorkshire | 104 | SE 28061 26116 | 428089.76 | 426095.97 | 153.418 | 3 | 1947 | Originally at top edge of garden behind a bungalow.
Land redeveloped for housing in 2009/2010 but the trig was reinstated as a centrepiece with straightforward access. | |
| Markeaton Hill | TP4659 | S3984 | Derbyshire | 128 | SK 32867 36960 | 432866.58 | 336960.11 | 84.920 | 4 | 20/04/1947 | In front garden, housing estate. | |
| Rainbow Wood | TP5572 | S4021 | Avon | 172 | ST 76643 63729 | 376643.27 | 163728.83 | 166.865 | 4 | 17/05/1947 | Private land behind caravan park. | |
| Longreach | TP4534 | S4024 | Kent | 179 | TR 10125 64970 | 610125.49 | 164969.62 | 57.585 | 2 | 06/05/1947 | In south-west corner of back garden, access granted in 2008 and 2010. | |
| Walton Lane | TP6720 | S4100 | West Yorkshire | 110 | SE 35186 17763 | 435185.50 | 417762.82 | 39.133 | 3 | 24/06/1947 | In garden orchard behind house. Owners friendly (2012, 2015). | |
| Westerhope | TP6835 | S4105 | Tyne & Wear | 88 | NZ 18859 66895 | 418859.45 | 566895.19 | 131.838 | 3 | 06/07/1947 | Well-looked after, in garden behind house. Owners friendly (2012, 2015). | |
| Coal Aston | TP2300 | S4159 | Derbyshire | 119 | SK 35686 79415 | 435685.70 | 379415.11 | 200.654 | 3/13 | 21/07/1947 | Half-buried, inside wire fence. Owners friendly (2015). | |
| Smallage | TP6030 | S4240 | South Yorkshire | 111 | SK 44548 86376 | 444548.14 | 386376.39 | 100.897 | 3/13 | 14/09/1947 | Formerly in field close to house, now incorporated into garden. FB faces into adjacent field. Access granted 2012. | |
| Hackenthorpe | TP3551 | S4243 | South Yorkshire | 111 | SK 41213 83374 | 441213.25 | 383374.45 | 132.441 | 3 | 12/09/1947 | In back garden, well looked after with friendly owner. | |
| Kingskerswell Resr | TP4233 | S4288 | Devon | 202 | SX 88873 67325 | 288873.15 | 67324.77 | 103.022 | 4 | 09/09/1947 | Bungalow holiday-let, trig incorporated into pergola with surrounding brickwork partially obscuring FB. | |
| Tor Hill | TP6529 | S4291 | Devon | 202 | SX 90981 64441 | 290980.64 | 64441.09 | 64.303 | 4 | 15/10/1947 | In garden of #7, adjacent to small chapel. Access granted in 2011 and late 2014. | |
| Daison Rock | TP2717 | S4297 | Devon | 202 | SX 91128 65475 | 291128.13 | 65474.62 | 86.810 | 4 | 14/10/1947 | Disused quarry nearby, the jungle reported by previous visitors has been expertly cleared and the trig is now very well maintained. Owners friendly as of summer 2015. | |
| Roeshot Hill | TP5715 | S4315 | Dorset | 195 | SZ 19261 94489 | 419260.50 | 94489.04 | 18.519 | 4 | 01/11/1947 | Behind shed, in small plot of overgrown land belonging to adjacent house. | |
| High Wood | TP3814 | S4358 | Essex | 154 | TL 45266 36024 | 545266.10 | 236023.73 | 139.665 | 2 | 09/03/1948 | Part of landscaped garden within gated grounds. Owners friendly as of Feb 2015. | |
| Keirsbeath Ridge | TP4149 | S4416 | Fife | 58 | NT 12579 90068 | 312579.08 | 690067.69 | 167.969 | 4 | 03/03/1948 | Within arable field until around 2000, now incorporated into garden/vegetable patch. | |
| Coldharbour Farm | TP2342 | S4462 | Buckinghamshire | 165 | SU 95652 95812 | 495651.75 | 195811.89 | 169.252 | 2 | 08/03/1948 | In paddock next to large hedge, between farmhouse and water tower. Permission granted in 2013. | |
| Oxhey Wood Lodge | TP5270 | S4509 | Hertfordshire | 176 | TQ 10468 92481 | 510467.95 | 192480.73 | 132.478 | 2 | 14/05/1948 | Secure residential compound, within two sets of gates. Sightholes and FB partially buried. Access granted in Dec 2014. | |
| Upper Hartsay | TP6661 | S4534 | Derbyshire | 119 | SK 38150 50437 | 438149.77 | 350436.63 | 146.758 | 3 | 01/04/1948 | In paddock adjacent to farm, visible from right-of-way. Friendly owners since at least 2008. | |
| High Acre | TP3764 | S4622 | Nottinghamshire | 129 | SK 49395 35506 | 449394.86 | 335506.40 | 66.376 | 3 | 18/08/1948 | Well-maintained and looked after. Very friendly owners have been there since mid-80's. | |
| Awsworth | TP941 | S4656 | Nottinghamshire | 129 | SK 47807 44150 | 447806.60 | 344149.62 | 71.987 | 3 | 19/08/1948 | Half-buried and guarded by an Easter Island head. Friendly owner. | |
| Manor Farm | TP4630 | S4741 | West Yorkshire | 104 | SE 25943 24353 | 425943.40 | 424352.89 | 138.184 | 3 | 17/06/1947 | Destroyed mid-2014 after objections by homeowner to trig visitors. Visiting site is strongly discouraged, as owner has been very vocal on TP:UK and forum. | |
| Edingley | TP3023 | S4850 | Nottinghamshire | 120 | SK 67830 56880 | 467713.94 | 356404.65 | 58.253 | 3 | 1950 | Relocated to orchard behind Manor House, SE of Kirklington. | |
| Holsworthy Beacon | TP3983 | S5632 | Devon | 190 | SS 35684 08229 | 235683.53 | 108228.86 | 195.200 | 3 | 27/06/1949 | Pillar covered with ivy, hard to tell condition. On plinth in hedge-line of garden. Unknown access. | |
| Grafham | TP3424 | S5880 | Cambridgeshire | 153 | TL 16008 69083 | 516007.75 | 269083.45 | 56.467 | 2 | 17/11/1949 | Guarded by large Buddha, well-cared for and friendly owner. | |
| Toke Farm | TP6504 | S6184 | East Sussex | 189 | TQ 87446 16500 | 587446.44 | 116500.40 | 61.420 | 3 | 12/02/1950 | In rear corner of garden, well looked after. Friendly owner. | |
| Middleburgh | TP4807 | S6212 | Grampian | 30 | NJ 98924 65222 | 398923.87 | 865222.22 | 37.405 | 3 | 17/11/1950 | In bush and behind low wall, partially visible from road. Access last granted 2003. | |
| Hungerford Waterworks | TP4061 | S6285 | Berkshire | 174 | SU 33351 67968 | 433351.10 | 167967.91 | 134.953 | 3 | 06/02/1951 | Access available via #21, friendly owner. | |
| Langton Wold | TP4358 | S6292 | North Yorkshire | 174 | SE 80753 68851 | 480753.25 | 468850.68 | 95.710 | 3 | 01/06/1954 | Relocated from farm to garden of house in Malton. Access available by arrangement. | |
| The Ridgeway | TP6418 | S6305 | Dyfed | 158 | SS 10580 99555 | 210579.56 | 199555.19 | 93.537 | 3 | 13/02/1951 | On plinth, partially covered by ivy. A few metres within private drive. | |
| Casty Hill | TP2043 | S6330 | North Yorkshire | 101 | TA 08863 83411 | 508862.67 | 483410.51 | 88.160 | 3 | 15/03/1951 | In garden of static caravan, has had a makeover and now looks like a miniature lighthouse. Access readily given. | |
| Warkton Resr | TP6741 | S6768 | Northamptonshire | 141 | SP 89599 79022 | 489598.71 | 279021.68 | 106.730 | 3 | 12/03/1952 | Located on side of former reservoir, access granted Apr 2014. | |
| Troves | TP6592 | S7080 | Grampian | 28 | NJ 24162 59966 | 324162.08 | 859965.97 | 57.195 | 3 | 23/10/1952 | Visible from fenceline, but access readily granted by owner of adjacent house. | |
| Hermon | TP170 | S7294 | Gwynedd | 114 | SH 39076 68753 | 239075.59 | 368753.06 | 63.258 | 2 | Visible from road, in front garden of #2. Access granted Jul 2015. | ||
| Pen y Graig | TP5415 | S7303 | Gwynedd | 114 | SH 54642 67237 | 254642.24 | 367237.20 | 141.145 | 2 | 11/03/1953 | On plinth, good condition. | |
| The Riddox | TP6416 | S7898 | Hereford & Worcester | 148 | SO 38319 52854 | 338394.92 | 252873.61 | 154.274 | 2 | 20/11/1953 | Formerly in yard next to farmhouse, has now been relocated to roadside opposite farm. Easy parking, and friendly owners. | |
| Anaigh | TP849 | S8981 | Western Isles | 22 | NF 79779 49677 | 79779.41 | 849677.03 | 8.394 | 3 | 29/09/1956 | Behind fence in front garden of house on Benbecula. House recently sold, access unknown. |
