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23rd Dec 2023  08:23  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked in village of Hadstock. Walked north west on footpath gaining height and then over a footbridge to reach the Icknield Way Path on the border between Essex and Cambridgeshire. Footpath quite muddy and slippery so walked along the field edge, for part of the way, slightly higher ground to the west of the path. Path gains height and gets closer to the electricity lines. At the point where the path passes beneath the lines crossed through hedge near to pylon. Pillar visible about thirty meters west of the hedge. On the south side of a ditch. Good views to north. Spider and cap in place, chipped top on one corner.

Catley Park Flush plate
Catley Park View north
Catley Park View east
Catley Park South east showing spider, cap and damaged top
Catley Park From south side of ditch
Catley Park From the east

16th Sep 2023  17:00  by RGChandler

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked up the Inknield way trail from the north. Superb views.

3rd Aug 2023  11:00  by Norfolk Munro Bagger

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

Bagged whilst walking along Icknield Way from N to S. Just off the ROW in a hedge row. Pylons are a useful landmark. Easy to reach if you don't mind stings and scratches at this time of year. Quite a high mark due to v good views.

Looking N along pylons

27th Mar 2022  21:18  by WanderingSal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

30th Jan 2022  07:00  by Tomaszewski

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Easy to access quite close to Icknield Way .

5th Oct 2021  15:20  by Father Ted

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

A geocaching walk out from Hadstock village on a changeable autumnal day. Gap in hedge gave easy access to the trig point.

5th Jun 2021  17:56  by DaveD

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

With Debi.

31st Jul 2020  10:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: TL 54458 44683   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Walked up Icknield Way from NE CP for a few cars Nice walk in hot weather as part in under tree cover

14th Jun 2020  11:00  by samanthachilcott

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Picked up whilst cycling the Icknield Way Trail. Had to dip through the hedge for a quick in and out.

2nd Jun 2020  15:00  by simplysup

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Passing by on RoW on other side of hedge, found way through into cropfield. Pillar stands on boundary between two crops, in the clear at present but new hedge planting in place so may be obscured in years to come.

trig

25th Feb 2020  11:41  by HH

Gridref: TL 54461 44681   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

22nd Feb 2020  10:33  by Monki

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Geocaching walk with James and Dave

Me at the trig ©Monki
Flush ©Monki

28th Mar 2019  08:25  by asbown

Gridref: TL 54456 44682   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

From the shut down pub and up through the farm.

19th Oct 2018  18:00  by samwise

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

covered in brambles but still visible!

2nd Mar 2018  15:23  by slateloose

Gridref: TL 54400 44600   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked in Hadstock village near closed down pub. Taking footpath N.W from road corner up to the Icknield Way then S.W towards trig point which is just off to path.

21st Oct 2016  12:45  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Pleasant autumn day out visiting this and two other pillars in the area.

1st Sep 2016  20:26  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Rode access road to Penn farm, then up footpath. Several easy ways through hedge. Pillar almost surrounded by a hawthorn bush, although not a hedge. Last of the day between Blaxhall and Cambridge, and 11th + FBM in last four days.

3rd Apr 2015  15:39  by njcbailey

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Deviated off the path to visit this whilst on a walk from Saffron Walden. Managed to vault across the ditch in drizzly rain and wandered over. Partly obscured by bramble bush. Overhead pylons detract from overall views!

3rd Apr 2015  14:55  by G1YFF

Gridref: TL 54462 44681   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

21st Feb 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TL 54459 44689   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

"obvious gap in hedge" - Cipollini - farmer has tried to block this and put up a Public no ROW sign. The Icknield Way from NE was a slippery mud fest with running stream in February. Best to use FP leading to Penn Farm which is a track as far as the farm

23rd Jun 2014  15:21  by trig-man

Gridref: TL 54460 44688   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

8th Feb 2013  15:40  by lejogger

Gridref: TL 54400 44600   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

A close shave..

12th May 2012  16:46  by PeterKirkwood

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

11th Jun 2011  14:15  by Cipollini

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Replenished by a pint and a chip butty at the pub in Hadstock, found TP via a very pleasant walk up the Icknield Way. TP through reasonably obvious gap in hedge just after f/p goes under line of pylons. Part covered by hawthorn scrub, on edge of ditch, original plug. Peaceful rolling arable countryside, fluffy white clouds, big sky, warm sun - a lovely English summer afternoon. Returned to Hadstock via Windpump Cottage/Pen Farm.

Catley Park TP - in hawthorn bush ©Cipollini
Catley Park FB ©Cipollini
Catley Park TP and the march of the pylons looking N©Cipollini

15th May 2010  13:04  by Pharisee

Gridref: TL 54460 44690   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

For this one, Angelika and I parked in Hadstock village, not far from the pub. More about that later. We followed the road south and eventually found the footpath which took us through Pen Farm to the pillar. One of the paths, which crossed a crop field had been ploughed over and not re-instated so we followed the tractor lines across as best we could. It was a warm, windless day and we were quite hot by the time we arrived. The pillar had been damaged slightly with a chunk of concrete missing from the top but all the metalwork was still in place. The pillar is in danger of being completely overgrown by the hawthorn bush that now obscures half of it. The views were very nice without being spectacular. We followed the Icknield Way back to make a pleasant circular walk of it. Unfortunately, that meant we had to walk back past the pub. The cold pint of cider was most welcome.

The Pillar ©Pharisee
Top of Pillar ©Pharisee

10th May 2010  09:30  by cassandy

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

A retrospective log. Found in May during a Geocaching trip, but only today (14-10-2010) found trig pointing. This could be the start of something big! ;)

6th Mar 2010  11:53  by Boneychest

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

visited whilst walking with friends, also found the geocache hidden here. Views are pleasant enough but nothing special, same goes for the walk to get here.

Catsuey & Jenwen with the cache on the pillar

10th Sep 2009  13:30  by gazooks

Gridref: TL 54459 44683   FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Great views of the surrounding area from this pillar. Found while visiting a local cache.

The pillar
The flush bracket

8th May 2008  18:10  by mitsiman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Walked up from Hadstock, took a wrong turn but I was working from memory and a road GPS !! Anyway, found it OK, the long way round.

12th May 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

S6248
S6248
S6248

13th Mar 2007  17:40  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

One spider arm exposed at the tip from the chipping but otherwise ok makes for a nice circular walk if you parking in Hadstock.

23rd Jan 2005  14:00  by rad

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Very visible just of Icknield Way Path, nice cycle ride.

18th Sep 2004  11:45  by mickandshane

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Pleasant walk up from Linton, and quite good views. Plug with raised lettering. This pillar is a rebuild - previous pillar had FB no S4519.

26th May 2004  19:00  by donohoep

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

I agree with discjirm about this being difficult to find. My 1:50,000 map shows this TP to be on the Icknield Way footpath, but finding it can be quite difficult. Very easy to miss gap in the hedgerow that leads to TP. Apart from that access is easy via the footpath (interesting walk through the wood!). Good views all round

17th Apr 2004  07:58  by discjirm

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

I have walked past this place once befre and did not manage to find the pillar - found it today, just over the hedge from the Icknield Way. It is slightly damaged, with some of the concrete on a top edge having been broken away. The trig point is surrounded by some sparse hawthorn bushes that made photography difficult.

Catley Park trig point flush bracket. Catley Park trig point flush bracket.©discjirm
The spider on the trig point. The spider on the trig point.©discjirm
Catley Park trig point. Catley Park trig point.©discjirm
The damage to the trigpoint. The damage to the trigpoint.©discjirm

3rd Jan 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6248  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

metal cap raised small letters, top recently badly chipped, on S bank of W-E ditch 20m W of main hedge, at summit