Logged Visits:

8th Oct 2023  09:51  by Robert Phillips

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

23rd Jul 2021  19:25  by matty1971b

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

2nd May 2021  00:00  by Axe Edge

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

One of the 12 weekends per year that Warcop is open to the public. That and the fact that the area comes under North Pennines did not feed the hunger to visit, but three Nuttalls did. Like always it turned out to be a revelation. Will be returning to scramble up Scordale ravine next time (came down today). I have to gift the remains of this pillar to places in the UK that resemble areas overseas (especially during covid). Apparently Warcop was used during the Falklands for training due to its similarities with the island. Minus the penguins. So I transported myself to the Falklands today and cost nothing. Even the scattered snow showers helped to enhance the experience.

20th Aug 2020  10:27  by Jim.Fothergill

FB Number: 10800  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

2nd Feb 2019  13:00  by jonglew

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

In a shelter cairn, pillar has collapsed, FB gone, spider sits to one side. ***Re-visited 6 Oct 2019 in passing. No change but can see the bits better without the snow.

Remains in shelter cairn TP1803©jonglew
Remains TP1803©jonglew
Spider TP1803©jonglew

13th Jan 2019  08:10  by Bertie

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

Foggy morning and very windy. Was up here a couple of years back and the trigg was still standing then, sadly now it’s looking worse for wear!

Pile of stones with spider laying to one side

5th Jan 2019  12:28  by painterman61

FB Number: NONE  Condition: Remains  Score: 7/10

revisit for mate bagging a few new tops as well i would say its remains now for the trig .bitter cold wind on top walked down to hilton fell on route to tinside rigg much ordinance about some definitely live stuff !!!!

smasher ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
site ©painterman61
live one on Hilton fell ©painterman61
Direct hit on Tinside Rigg summit ©painterman61

3rd Nov 2018  13:12  by CJO

Gridref: NY 78463 21736   FB Number: GONE  Condition: Remains  Score: 5/10

Pillar largely collapsed. Built from from local stone. Spider and center located off to one side. Bolt possibily remains beneath rubble. Very boggy walk in and out to/from the road, on compass bearings due to the mist.

5th Feb 2017  21:11  by Moacky

FB Number: GONE  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Non firing day. Walked up from Hilton into cloud and snow. Flew my recently acquired Westmorland flag. Trig remains very precarious. but spider still there.

©Moacky
©Moacky

5th Feb 2017  15:05  by ger

Gridref: NY 78465 21735   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Stone built pillar - very badly damaged but still standing. Many stones missing from sides (looks like collapse is nigh) - spider & metal cap still in place but FB is missing. In mist, so no views.

28th May 2016  15:22  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: 10800  Condition: Damaged  Score: 10/10

Walked up with Painterman61 & Alan from Durham on non firing day.On into Brough next for chippy tea from Brough Chippy opposite the Golden Fleece pub,the best Cod & Chips I have ever tasted on all of my travels.

Approach
Badly damaged Trig
Panoramic
Burton Fell summit stones
Ordnance

28th May 2016  15:22  by painterman61

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

Walked from mickle fell with earby rambler and alan from durham followed a good quad bike track initially then struck up the side of little fell very dry underfoot.Went to the north summit first marked by some stones this is 3 metres higher than the trig.Half a mile later south we arrived at the shelter.The trig is in a bad way but still retains the original top cap great views from here walked east of the fell in the direction of the fence junction at hanging stone, returning back on original track

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
cap ©painterman61
Smashed trig ©painterman61

1st Aug 2015  13:30  by stignest

FB Number: AWOL  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

slightly damaged! poor thing defying the laws of gravity.. theres definitely been further erosion since the last pictures.. i couldnt leave it like that.. and so spent 5 mins building up some blocks around it..perhaps others will do the same..be nicer to keep it standing i thought. spider and plug still intact. fb could be anywhere though

11th Jul 2015  14:00  by rupertal

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

Visited on a AONB guided walk.

20th Apr 2014  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

5th Oct 2013  11:35  by ted

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

Plug intact but no sign of the Flush Bracket. Much of the outer stone cladding has fallen off but the core of the pillar is still holding. Non-firing day; range flags down. Good views in all directions. Summit of Fell to NW marked by a mini-cairn. Interesting return down Scordale with remnants of lead-mines.

Burton Fell top
Burton Fell pillar
Burton Fell pillar
Burton Fell missed
Burton Fell BM in Scordale

7th Jul 2013  14:17  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: NY 78467 21741   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Stone built trig on its last legs but remarkably the spider is still there. Burton Fell aka Little Fell.

Burton Fell Deserves respect! In sheepfold to SSE.
Burton Fell Trig still standing in shelter.
Burton Fell Spider and OS cap.

3rd Mar 2013  11:53  by paulxtr

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

Burton Fell Looking towards Mickle Fell©paulxtr

14th Jul 2012  13:15  by alistairpooler

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

On the North Pennines AONB Little Fell access walk. Trig point damaged and flush bracket missing.

2nd Jun 2012  15:30  by Father Ted

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

Hard to give this too igh a score, partly becasue it is very damaged and partly becasue I walked here in cloud so had very poor visibility ans ended up pretty wet. Came over from Mickle Fell on a non-firing day. Very non-June like weather.

5th May 2012  14:27  by coinea

Gridref: NY 78464 21735   FB Number: 10800  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

10800 Burton Fell

5th May 2012  14:24  by clochandighter

Gridref: NY 78466 21735   FB Number: 10800  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 15th May 1960 costing £41.9s.0d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NY71/3 within the Appleby block during 1961. Levelled for height also in 1961. Last maintained by the OS in June 1983. SITE VISIT: Parked in Brough High Street. Circuituous route taking in all three trigs on the Warcop firing ranges. Advertised as non firing day on internet, red flags were not flying. Up via Musgrave Scar. Stonebuilt pillar in a state of ruin. Amazingly the spider remain intact complete with OS centre cap with raised large wide letters. Flush bracket 10800 is long gone, hazarding a guess as to which side of the pillar it was in, most likely easterly facing (~79°). The pillar is too wrecked to determine any sighting holes but the pillar bolt may still be inside what remains. Long views include the Lakeland Fells and Criffel in Dumfriesshire, nearer view to Mickle Fell. Continued to Mickle Fell, NW of the boggy peat hags, keeping high.

10800 - Burton Fell (ruins) & GRP
10800 - Burton Fell pillar & FB

1st Jan 2012  13:30  by sheepsocks

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

Bagged on an MOD open day. Walked in from Hilton and took the bridle way up Swindale and then set off across the open moor. Bleak day (windy and low cloud) although the rain stayed away. No views at the top, cloud base too low, trig found with aid of GPS. Saw 7 grouse, 3 Gold finches 1 dog and 1 person...bliss...oh and 7 used pieces of ordnance.

one of many shells littered on hillside

25th Dec 2011  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NY 78469 21738   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

The worst condition in which I have seen a trig. Score would have been better but but the srong wind and constant rain put a damper on the day.

3rd Jul 2010  12:00  by iainmac

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

Done as part of annual access walk organized by MOD.

30th Aug 2009  10:50  by asbown

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

from hilton on a non firing day,trig in very poor condition but still standing, good views over to mickle fell.

28th Jun 2009  09:46  by Exe-Eagle

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

Retrospective log, condition not noted at the time.

24th May 2009  16:36  by vegibagger

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

with Jamie

5th Oct 2008  14:30  by Shacklesborough

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

Marvellous views on a lovely clear day. Trig is in poor condition but amazingly looks no worse than Fasgadh's photo in 2002. The spider is still intact.

13th Jul 2008  12:00  by peregrinus

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

Stonebuilt pillar crumbling, with FB gone and spider encased in concrete teetering on top. Metal cap, wide raised letters. No red flags today: straightforward access from Murton car park - fine scenic ascent.

24th May 2008  15:30  by dugswell2

FB Number: GONE  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

On way back from Mickle Fell, cloudy with cool east wind.

14th Jul 2007  12:00  by Andy West

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

Returned on 26/05/2018 to find the pillar destroyed. See photo.

26/05/2018

6th Nov 2006  14:26  by peebs

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

7th Oct 2006  10:10  by chrisbombington

Gridref: NY 78500 21700   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Shambles,this trig is derelict it needs urgent attention or I fear it will cease to be

Shambles
Badly damaged I suspect damage is not just down to weathering
Plug still intact
Murton pike pops up
Teddybomber dose his best
Beware deep holes
shell casings ©chrisbombington

8th Jul 2006  11:45  by amblerbob

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

From Hilton: Burton Fell, Little Fell and Mickle Fell. Excellent visibility.

23rd Mar 2006  10:34  by Chalky

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

9th Jul 2005  12:20  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: 10800  Condition: Damaged  Score: 9/10

Above is most recent of three visits, first being on 05/04/1982. Summit of Little Fell is c. half a mile further north. Did a spot of dry stone mending but pillar now in a parlous state. FB number from an earlier visit.

26th Aug 2002  11:40  by rhayader_wanderer

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

summit bagging day on a non shoot day on the range

13th Jul 2002  11:19  by fasgadh

Gridref: NY 78469 21738   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

A stone built pillar crumbling away. The FB has gone. Visited on the way to Little Fell and Mickle Fell,the trig is not on the top of Little Fell. A few groups were out taking advantage of the 'cease fire' and dry conditions.

The remains of the Little Fell trig point

7th Jan 2002  13:06  by jimmy

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

in thick mist had to use the GPS to find it--flush bracket gone and top sheared off- The work of idle soldiery, I suspect

9th Jan 2000  09:35  by sleepwalker

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

Stone-built pillar. Visited during a trip to Little Fell. Inside the firing range, nothing heavy just small arms fire today, the mist enabling a quick low-profile approach. The odd spent shell around!

24th May 1998  11:00  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

FB Number: 10800  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Circuit from Hilton - Little Fell, Mickle Fell, Murton Fell on a no-firing day. Good views

27th May 1995  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: 10800  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

This pillar is on the Warcop military range so is out of bounds.They weren't firing on the day we visited but there were plenty of spent shells around(about 4'' diameter & 9'' long. We approached from Mickle Fell along the watershed. The pillar was in poor shape, built of local stone,but with the mortar crumbling badly.The spider was exposed(the surrounding stones had fallen away) & the plug was missing.The FB was lying on the ground at the side of the pillar so I decided to give it a good home away from the noisy gunfire.

16th Sep 1990  14:00  by arranc

Gridref: NY 78500 21700   FB Number: 10800  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

circular windbreak 4' high. Middle Fell dominates the NE horizon. Meldon Hill and Murton Pike.