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18th Feb 2024  22:38  by Ed

Gridref: SE 12000 81573   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

9th Dec 2023  10:50  by meltdiceburg

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

Part of a morning circular walk. Visited Grit Trix and then cut back through the valley and up to this trigpoint. My arrival here coincided with the heaviest rain of the day, but I did have a view.

Colsterdale Moor trigpoint ©meltdiceburg
meltdiceburg @ Colsterdale Moor Trigpoint ©meltdiceburg
Dottie @ Colsterdale Moor Trigpoint ©meltdiceburg

2nd Dec 2023  17:29  by Ed

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

29th Jun 2023  00:00  by StewB

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A 'bag' of both the Colsterdale Moor & Witton Fell trigs was always going to be a tough 'en from Caldbergh...Parking for a coupl'a cars at GR 093 852...Took the Caldbergh Hall track SE to take a left to Castle Steads Fort taking a right then left to follow the wall to Crundell Hill. Going thro' the gate in the wall walked over Crundell Hill to the wall at its end, descending along it. 'Heading' uphill & across the moors, eventually climbed a gate at GR 123 847 & took a left along the fence line into the fence corner. Climbing another gate a short way along the Western edge of Witton plantation, followed a track upwards about GR 130 850 which, 'swinging' round to the left, took me via Etrex numbers to the somewhat hidden trig. Descending from the trig, 'picked-up' the forest track again but this time continued south to exit the plantation & proceed as the 'crow flies' across rough moorland to the Colsterdale Moor trig. En-route Lobley Crags were descended & post a rough encounter with chest high fern a steep descent & re-ascent thro' the wooded areas of a river valley, with an easy river crossing needed negotiation. Post visit to the trig, an as the 'crow flies, descent was made, the Red Way back to Caldbergh being 'picked-up' at the wall GR 098 8395...20,691 steps, 9.9 miles taking 4.25 hours! This was my last Yorkshire trig having completed them all bar one on the two maps...The one that 'got away' was Feldom Rigg Sunday gone consequence of a red flag day & obviously a re-visit just to get one, assuming of course it was 'gettable', just couldn't be justified from Manchester!

10th Apr 2023  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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Colsterdale Moor S7710 from GR: SE 12902 81311. The latest OS mapping 2023 now has a Bridleway marked from SE 12888 81298 up through three fields and onto the Open Access Land. The bottom field has difficult gorse blocking the route and fences to climb over so hardly a bridgeway route. For bikes and horses the actual line to use is via a gate at SE 12935 81337 then to the wall and crossing the wall west in the top field as the exit gate onto open access land is the west side of the wall.

22nd Apr 2022  13:00  by TrevSym

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

Lots of heather to wade through to get access to this trig.

30th Sep 2021  14:32  by beckroad

Gridref: SE 11900 81500   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked on minor road and T junction to Caldbergh se093852. Headed south followed the Red Way Track then via a bracken path across Barnley Beck. Pillar has a 360 view albeit somewhat flat. To the west some interesting flat top hills. A fracture encircles 3 sides of this pillar in lower half. Calcite or grouting around the flush bracket. Spider top intact. Feeder tray on the top.

18th Jun 2021  12:06  by Hands

Gridref: SE 12000 81573   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

An 8 mile circular from Gollinglith Foot, along the Coal Rd to the Shooting House and tracks across the moor towards the trig , then the fun began with a session of heather bashing to the trig , which is in good condition with areas of white cracking around the FB, a Grit tray was positioned on top of the Trig, continued with a further session of heather and for extra enjoyment Braken Bashing to cross Birk Gill by the Boundary stones and followed the path along Long side back to the road.

©Hands

28th May 2018  12:40  by We TRye hard

Gridref: SE 11998 81574   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Altitude 365m A number of cracks on this trig pillar.

©We TRye hard

8th Apr 2017  13:27  by ger

Gridref: SE 11999 81571   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Spider has metal cap - Pillar has a continuous thin horizontal crack running at approx half height along three side faces - the FB face has additional thin cracks & what looks like calcification - there are other small thin cracks - condition just scrapes in as good! Interesting, quite adventurous, approach by Birk Gill Beck.

23rd Apr 2016  10:39  by paulxtr

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in the small car park at Gollinglith Foot and walked a 6 mile circuit: bridleway along Long Side; down and up the steep slopes of Birk Gill; visit the trig; down to House Gill; return to the car park along the Coal Road.

Colsterdale Moor ©paulxtr

29th Dec 2015  14:30  by painterman61

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked on next to last farm entrance all quiet no one in could see PROW gates and track as marked on 1:50,000 map so i cut across on to open moor quickly.Fairly straight forward heather bashing to trig. which is in original condition fine views sunny, On my return the farmer and his land rover were back, looking up at at him when i got back to car he was pacing about wound up chopping firewood but it was too late i had dodged him! lots of climbers out today at nearby slipstone crags.

trig ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

15th Aug 2015  11:04  by jamiekeighley

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

Parked near High House Farm near end of track and straight up hill over moor. Met farmer half way up, not happy that I used his land to get onto the moor and also parking near his farm. Average moorland view.

©jamiekeighley

10th Jul 2015  12:29  by The RockKnocker

Gridref: SE 11999 81572   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

22nd Jun 2015  14:35  by slateloose

Gridref: SE 11900 81500   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

8th Aug 2013  08:08  by clochandighter

Gridref: SE 11999 81572   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 24th September 1953 costing £21.14s.0d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station SE38/T19 in 1955. Levelled for height also in 1955. Last maintained by the OS in April 1975. SITE VISIT: Up from southeast. Parked on SE verge of unfenced road at SE122806. After following field dege route via gates, straightforward hike across heather clad moor. Pillar in good condition. Spider retains original OS centre cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces southeast, ~164°. Vented through southwest sight hole. GPS reading was exact. Full 360° open outlook.

S7710 - Colsterdale Moor & GRP

2nd Feb 2013  14:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SE 11999 81572   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Moor walk but still interesting

27th Aug 2012  12:03  by Paulus66

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

A fairly isolated trig which involved a long and largely bracken infested walk along the narrow path to the north side of Birk Gill from the parking area on the narrow road going up Colsterdale. I came back down the south side of the gill which in its lower reaches is very deep so best keeping to its top edge. Trig is in good condition with original plug which features indented lettering. The stone circle surrounding the Trig has even been painted at some point and the heather around the Trig has been mown/burnt. It was starting to rain heavily when I got there and I was fairly wet when I got back to the car.

15th Jul 2012  13:16  by bigtykedog

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Combined with trip to see rock art at Agra, SE1424681758, several examples in woods. Cup and rings stones and several standing stones on the moor. Did 7.5 mile loop from car park in Gollinglith Foot. Route to trig from south via access land was ok, took northern route off, but tough going in heather and long bracken, hard to cross Birk Gill ravine to reach path.

19th May 2012  11:46  by Lonewalker

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

Walked across from Witton Fell, slog up from the path across the ankle breaking heather, good aspect

5th May 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SE 12000 81571   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

26th Mar 2012  13:07  by Border Peat

Gridref: SE 11997 81571   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Farmer not happy about parking

S7710©Border Peat

27th Sep 2011  16:00  by PeteBoggs

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

Moorland stroll up from minor road to Colsterdale

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

22nd Sep 2011  11:39  by manonabike

Gridref: SE 12009 81570   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Good views all round on a sunny September day not another soul in sight.

9th Jul 2011  15:55  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked towards the end of the single track deadend road to the south. Pleasant walk across the heather via access land. Nice views right across to Teeside and down the vale of York. Not a drop of rain fell on us although it looked like a monsoon over the Yorkshire Moors.

29th Aug 2010  15:12  by Theo D Lite

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

For a side of a hill, pleasant and varied views. Heather is great. A hard trudge in from the west.

23rd May 2009  14:28  by senrabyar

Gridref: SE 11997 81576   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

25th Apr 2009  15:15  by yorkshirenige

Gridref: SE 11990 81570   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

360 degree view of, well, er, grouse moor really, with the occasional view of something more distant to the east. Navigated up to this one from the path to the north.

8th Mar 2009  16:15  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: SE 12000 81574   FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Another trig in this area that doesn't stand at the summit of anything.

Colsterdale Moor TP has slight cracks that seem to have sealed themselves up.
Colsterdale Moor OS cap and location.

16th Jan 2007  12:44  by sykesfamily

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Remote location but nice views all round. Some interesting rock formations in the area.

Colsterdale Moor Trig ©sykesfamily
Colsterdale Moor Flush Bracket ©sykesfamily

25th Mar 2006  14:50  by ted

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Plug intact; deep wells below hooks. Remote.

Colsterdale Moor trig
Colsterdale Moor trig
Colsterdale Moor trig
Colsterdale Moor FB
Colsterdale Moor spider
Colsterdale Moor plug

10th Jun 2005  20:11  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

last trig on a beautiful june evening, sunset at 9-30 left the top at 9-45. stunning. deer on the road up, and curlew chicks, they are so lanky!! not too easy to get onto the open moor from the road, pick the right field gate...

nice sunset

3rd Aug 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

surface cracked else metal cap deep letters; scenic well-kept heather moorld

22nd Sep 2000  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S7710  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Plug with heavily indented lettering.