Logged Visits:

28th Mar 2024  14:17  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in lay-by opposite ruined Carn Galver mine at on B3306. South along road for about 100 metres then onto footpath heading south east and uphill. Footpath flowing with water. After about six or seven hundred metres turned south and west to head for high ground. Path fairly well worn. Steep in places, through a gate and continued uphill. Pillar came into view from about a hundred metres away. On a pile of rocks. Cap missing. Great views all around.

Carn Galver/ Watch Croft Flush plate
Carn Galver/ Watch Croft View west showing spider and missing cap
Carn Galver/ Watch Croft View north
Carn Galver/ Watch Croft View east
Carn Galver/ Watch Croft View South
Carn Galver/ Watch Croft View west
Carn Galver/ Watch Croft Approached from east, wet footpath

23rd Sep 2023  13:00  by dewdrop

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Simple but strenuous walk up from parking area on B3306, trig pillar standing out proudly from a large heap of granite stones, like a collapsed cairn! Great condition but central plug missing again. Amazing views all round. We had our picnic sheltering from the wind behind nearby rocky outcrop. Met a group of ponies on the way back to the car. Like one of the previous triggers, I don't see why this is called Carn Galver which is on the opposite side of the valley. The pillar is on Watch Croft.

1st Aug 2023  00:00  by StewB

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

Don't do it my way...Direct & downright nasty, undoubtedly my roughest & toughest conquest to date taking 'trigbagging' to 'the extreme' ...Yesterday added Tregonning Hill to my personal 'trig-bag' with, post Zennor Cliff, WATCH CROFT claimed as my 8th Penzance trig today. Parking at Carn Galver GR 42225 36634, crossing the road & accessing the path SE, decision made I went for a direct ascent thro' anything & everything in my way. Knee-deep heather & face-high fern, both intermingled with prickly gorse with ups & downs, climbs & falls making for an extremely rough passage taking about an hour & a quarter both ways. With each & every step came the necessity to push from in-front of me, in my face fern simultaenously taking care to avoid the prickly stuff, quite literally in 'upto my neck'. As if I hadn't enough to contend with, to add to the arduosity part way up & near the top a coupl'a barbed wire fences had been 'thrown-in' amongst the undergrowth for good measure! Extremely unpleasant at the time with lots'a swear words 'spent' but retrospectively so, so, so satisfying...Having gotten down in one-piece & relatively un-scathed, looking back just couldn't believe i'd been up & down thro' it all. Incredible but absolute madness & wouldn't recommend this route to anyone unless like me prepared for an exceptionally rough 'trig-trott' & would say that over-trousers & long sleeved shirt are essential with gloves being a bonus. Despite wearing wellington boots, my socks were absolutely covered in all sorts of vegetation. Ironic that in managing to avoid the rough passage required in accessing Trink Hill's trig Saturday gone, rough passage 'lay waiting' today on the slopes of Watch Croft...Just goes to prove that you get away with nothing in this life! Despite weather warnings referencing wind & rain tomorrow's plan is for a quick in & out of Raginnis close by Mousehole.

29th May 2023  20:56  by penguinfeet

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

26th Mar 2023  13:25  by BecP

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

12th Feb 2023  15:10  by Twomers

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

Watch Croft Rock Tor This is not Carn Galver as many have logged

31st Dec 2022  11:15  by Duncan68

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

©Duncan68
©Duncan68
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17th Oct 2022  10:30  by DanTrig

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

Easy ascent from parking area east of Rosemergy. Up big trail then smaller but clear trail to summit. Nice views from the top. Afterwards drove to and bagged Trendrine Hill trig.

8th May 2022  11:34  by catman

Gridref: SW 42059 35714   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked near Carn Galver.Good paths all the way up,so long as you're no tempted by minor tracks through scrub and brambles.

16th Dec 2021  14:30  by Walking with Gerald

Gridref: SW 42056 35711   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

28th Aug 2021  10:16  by wandering_rjt

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

Amazing views. Great amongst butterfly and bee filled heather. Parked at Carn Galver and walked through Rosemergy go pick up RoW. When you get to gate to buildings there's a track opposite. Shins took a hiding on the gorse until it opens up. Plenty of tracks to pick up I headed east to the rocks for more great views then back to car park. Badger poo found. Hen harriers and kestrels, great morning.

12th Jul 2021  08:51  by Izzy Watts

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

Bagged on route from coastal walk.

10th Oct 2020  11:53  by Twomers

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

12th Sep 2020  18:49  by Sarah_Clough

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With Bill

©Sarah_Clough

18th Aug 2020  12:11  by sven

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Park at Carn Gulver mine/engine house car park. Walk SW to cattle grid, 50m, cross road and pick up PRoW. Ascend path. 30m before map board stating where you are, look on right for clear track uphill. Follow track to gate fastened with string, you'll note a metal gate on your left slightly higher with another board & map stating where you are. It's the top end of a track from the first board. Not easily walked up in summer due to bracken cover. Continue on your track uphill towards trig pillar. It appears on a cairn of granite cobbles. A side track from the path, right, takes you to the cairn. On a clear day the views are stunning from this highest Trig Point in West Penwith. Note the Ding Dong mine engine house and chimney. The heavy rain shower had cleared through leaving us soaked but joyous for the views to Mount's Bay, St Ives and Hayle Bays and the high moorland of this most beautiful part of west Cornwall.

Pillar on cairn
Ding Dong engine house

20th Aug 2019  14:06  by slateloose

Gridref: SW 42000 35700   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked at Carn Galver carpark and walked footpath from road over cattle grid. Then path S.W from Hut Circles up to trig point. Lovely coastal views.

4th May 2019  11:20  by Father Ted

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Made an early start from South Wales and was up touching the trig by 11.20 on this fine Bank Holiday weekend. Then went over to visit the highest point.

Carn Galver trig point

31st Mar 2019  16:10  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Visited with P61, Brunshaw & Rupertal.

Trig
Sign

31st Mar 2019  16:10  by rupertal

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

31st Mar 2019  16:10  by painterman61

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Fine viewpoint and marilyn trig in vgc

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

30th Mar 2019  14:48  by NormanW

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

15th Sep 2018  14:27  by plet56

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

4th Jul 2018  16:00  by Andy West

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

19th Jun 2018  12:19  by CJO

Gridref: SW 42057 35715   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cap missing. Summit on adjacent rocky tor. Ding Dong chimney visible.

Carn Galver

28th Apr 2018  13:15  by lejogger

Gridref: SW 42000 35700   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A watched croft never boils ©lejogger

27th Nov 2017  09:34  by Mr Rant

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

Penwith's Mountain?? Found with the uni hiking group.

7th Nov 2017  06:40  by Robert Phillips

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

5th Nov 2017  11:13  by dal

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Vgc. No cap. Great views. Parked at Carn Galver car park, and took the decent path heading SE (leaves the road between the cattle grid and the car park). Turn right on a path that takes you to the top.

30th Aug 2017  11:25  by bwm

Gridref: SW 42057 35713   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

2nd May 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SW 42065 35723   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From FP SW414350. Right off BW at SW418352. Marilyn and HuMP to SW

9th Mar 2017  15:59  by Trigpoint100

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Like others, we made a real pig's ear of access to this one. Do not be tempted by the path crossing the N flank of the hill you can see from the mine car park. This meets a barbed wire fence and several hundred metres of knee high heather and gorse. Instead, follow the ROW SE to a broad grassy crossing path (co-incident with the NT boundary on the map) and turn R up a very straight forward path leading to the summit. Fog returned during our arduous ascent, so no views, but trig is in vgc (centre open), and Old Man somehow retained his SOH throughout, a small miracle!

21st Feb 2017  18:42  by G4CFS

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

8th Nov 2016  00:00  by Walkingthedoguk

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

8th Nov 2016  00:00  by Sarah&Angus

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

22nd Oct 2016  12:05  by pat29

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

such a pity it rained . nice walk though

drab day . ©pat29

11th Sep 2016  00:00  by Bolventor

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

Hill was used for human sacrifice many years ago,

©Bolventor

8th Feb 2016  13:37  by Skerryvore

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Great views, though, as Icarus said, we could barely stand up to take photos.

8th Feb 2016  13:16  by Icarus.

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

It was so windy we could hardly stand up!

13th Oct 2015  00:00  by Bramley

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

28th Aug 2015  14:00  by Foinavon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

I wonder how many trig points there are where you can see two coasts?

4th Aug 2015  20:12  by G4CFS

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

28th Jun 2015  11:30  by stignest

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 4/10

2nd time of asking. the 1st attempt a few years back from the north in shorts ended in defeat..gorse!! no view today but hey ho. plug missing otherwise in good condition.

28th Jun 2015  11:23  by stignest

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd attempt

24th Mar 2015  11:09  by SlainteJimmy

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

1st Nov 2014  13:00  by CornishGazza

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

Stunning location atop the high point of Penwith. Visited whilst geocaching in the area with a good friend.

11th Jul 2014  10:30  by Quadbarrel

Gridref: SW 42059 35720   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Nice easy walk up from the car park at Carn Galver Mine. Passed some "workers" who appeared to be clearing the vegetation for paths, but didn't seem to be anywhere near a path! Hazy views from the summit to both coasts. Lovely.

Flush Bracket
Circular Plate
Hazy view of Pendeen Lighthouse
Mr and Master QB ©Quadbarrel

4th Jun 2014  06:50  by philpb

Gridref: SW 42058 35715   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

16th Apr 2014  10:00  by Sprog

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

13th May 2013  10:20  by tim747

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

3rd Feb 2012  14:16  by BigNick

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

27th Jan 2012  16:00  by Merthyr_boy

Gridref: SW 42058 35716   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

7th Oct 2011  12:45  by redDragon

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Marilyn. Good viewpoint to both coasts. Had to climb up through slopes of gorse to reach. But there is paths from other directions. Lunch here in the sun =)

6th Sep 2011  12:38  by jonglew

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Located a little inland from the north Cornwall coast, this is a wild and windsept place. We parked in a layby near to one of the old mine engine buildings on the B3306 and walked up onto the downs to the trig. Pillar in good condition. This was the second day of our West Country trip bagging Marilyns.

Pillar TP1953©jonglew

28th Apr 2011  20:06  by CornishWalker

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Found this one whilst out training with Cornwall Search & Rescue Team.

22nd Dec 2010  12:08  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: SW 42067 35726   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Carn Galver Also called Watch Croft. Snow even down here!
Carn Galver Location, no cap.

25th Sep 2010  08:45  by g4wsb

Gridref: SW 42066 35722   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

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1st Sep 2010  15:49  by micks trigs

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

easy park in lay by near bosullow common, short walk to trig which is surrounded by rocks great views from here on a nice day

©micks trigs

29th Aug 2010  10:27  by Dan1980

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Visited whilst setting a new geocache on Watch Croft. Climbed up from the National Trust car park at the ruins of Carn Galver Mine. A fairly gentle ascent, although muddy in places. The unmarked path to the summit was better than expected - not at all overgrown. The trig is in good condition; a stone stack had been balanced on top of it when I visited. Fantastic views of the West Penwith peninsula from up here.

23rd Jul 2010  06:53  by tom

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

The pillar stands in the middle of a cairn on a gorse and bracken cloaked hill to the north west of Penzance. An ancient standing stone and a more recent unroofed horseshoe shaped dry stone shelter are nearby. The trig lacks a cap or plug and has FB S1721. The site was reached from Carn Galver Mine by taking the public footpath up the hill from the cattle grid. An unmapped, narrow path leads from the right of way just before the field boundary at SW424360 to the summit of Watch Croft where the pillar is found. From the summit clouds could be seen rolling in from the sea at Cape Cornwall to the south west. The twin granite peaks of Carn Galver are to the north east and in the distance the morning mist was clearing from Trendrine Hill. Ding Dong Mine stands prominent on a hill to the south east and the weather was clearing from Mounts Bay in the distance. Returning to the public footpath my morning walk continued with my son through the moors to the Nine Maidens Stone Circle and Ding Dong Mine then returning via Mên-an-tol. The area is within the West Penwith sector of the Cornwall AONB and the St Just Mining District of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. The Ding Dong Engine House is a Grade II listed structure and commands a stunning view of the surrounding moorland and over Mounts Bay.

21st Nov 2009  13:15  by gowrie

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From Rosemergy and up FP. saw small path going up to right just before first fence - ignored and went to col to walk back along ridge. Thick gorse all the way - so do not follow this route! Down by path I had ignored on way up which passes the TP. Very wild and restricrted views today.

17th Aug 2009  17:45  by ocean soul

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked beside cattle grid near Rosemergy.Walked up wide ROW visiting Carn Galver rocks before following easy narrow track up to pillar which is the summit of Watch Croft as the National Trust plaque indicates.Very good views as is natural for this part of the world.

14th Jun 2009  15:15  by asbown

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

path from the north west, good views.

17th Sep 2008  11:30  by Dusty

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

I would of thought this should be Watch Croft as Carn Galver is to the north west?

Mrs Dusty & trigpoint
Standing Stone and trigpoint
Flush Bracket

1st Jun 2008  15:00  by dugswell2

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Watch Croft (White Down) is the Marilyn names. Fourth Marilyn of the day and its still dry, warm with watery sunshine, again not a hill for shorts, good views with lots of mining activity. Second tor looks higher than trig point to me.

9th Sep 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, no cap or plug, stonepile between two smallish tors, fine view. Among Marilyn-baggers this summit is infamously gorsy, hence I wore boots and thickish trousers - but it's painless now, with path leading from houses to W, then area evidently burnt a few years ago. Excellent bridleway from NW, with a recently-dead shrew in middle of path.

26th Aug 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Revisited to photograph. date of original visit in a diary somewhere.

S1721
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S1721
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26th Aug 2007  10:51  by Andrew hunt

Gridref: SW 42063 35725   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Out cycling on a chilly morning but it did warm up and became almost too hot

15th Apr 2007  10:46  by bob14

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 9/10

22nd Nov 2006  15:45  by pineapple

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

15th Jul 2006  11:30  by Nr

Gridref: SW 42062 35716   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Fortunately there had been a recent fire which had burt off most of the goorse. Good view.

View down to Pendeen Lighthouse

2nd Apr 2006  16:30  by vegibagger

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

WITH Jamie, stupidly in shorts and sandals from the north and finding dwarf gorse deeper and deeper higher we got till it was impossible to comfortably go any further. abandoned and went round to the south, up the track and then east to the summit. Trig and Marilyn summit duly baggged by dad and son.

28th Dec 2004  13:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

I found it quite a hard walk up from the parking spot at Carn Galver Mine. Gorse and cattle similar to Trendrine Hill but not as bad. The trig is in the middle of a large cairn of white stones and there is a rough shelter near by. Excellent views. Plug missing.

23rd Jun 2004  21:12  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st to log it! strange for an easy marilyn!! SW spectacular weekend marilyn bash. ooops fasgadh trumped me with a 1996 visit,

28th Sep 2003  18:05  by sleepwalker

FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up from the NT car park on the B3306 to the northwest.

30th Aug 1999  12:00  by peregrinus

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

No details noted - awful gorse, nice view

13th Mar 1999  15:31  by Chalky

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

31st Oct 1998  11:18  by arranc

Gridref: SW 42000 35700   FB Number: S1721  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st Jan 1997  12:00  by senrabyar

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

1st Jan 1997  12:00  by stewright

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

1st Oct 1996  20:39  by fasgadh

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

Great day started in the sea, up the Bosigran ridge and then round back to the Count House via the Carn Gowla tors. Prickly stuff!