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25th Jul 2023  15:54  by jonglew

Gridref: SW 87905 60024   FB Number: S8005  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Drove up farm track and parked next to pillar, good turning space beyond. Getting back onto the main carriageway tricky, had a look along the road for a break in traffic, dived back into car and pulled out... would be a lot easier with 2 people. But I digress... the pillar sits on a high plinth that elevates it to top of the hedge bank. Cleared away a lot of vegetation and soil build up round the base. Minor chipping to one top corner. Original centre cap retained, raised lettering; LHD side sight hole open. Good views.

Pillar TP2443©jonglew
Pillar Base TP2443©jonglew
Spider TP2443©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP2443©jonglew

23rd Mar 2023  16:30  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Heading west towards Newquay on the A392 about three quarters of a mile west of White Cross on the south side of the road is a lay-by, near the highest point of the road. Didn’t fancy trying the track as fast moving traffic and muddy entrance. Walked east along the verge for about seventy five metres but then it became too narrow and it’s quite a busy road so climbed over the embankment into the field. To continue east. At field boundary headed south. After about a hundred metres pillar is on top of the embankment on plinth. Quite a lot of ivy growing all around. Tidied up but really wanted to have a spade to remove the build up of earth around the base. Good views of surrounding countryside. Spider and cap in place. Chipped on one corner so slightly damaged.

Coswarth Farm Flush plate
Coswarth Farm Approached from north west
Coswarth Farm South west showing spider and cap
Coswarth Farm North
Coswarth Farm South after tidying up

26th Jun 2021  18:00  by Spunky Spider

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Didn't fancy pulling into the farm track for this one, as pulling back out on this busy road looks and sounds a bit tricky. So I parked in a layby to the west of the trig on the A392 and took the very scary, dangerous walk along the very busy road back to the farm track. Boy was I glad to be off that road. I had to dive into the hedge many times to avoid being knocked down dead by several wing mirrors belonging to fast moving lorries. Trig is up on a bank. Managed to get up on it and clear off all the growing ivy from the trig. Nothing special about this one either hence the low score.

Spunky Spider at Coswarth Farm trig ©Spunky Spider
Slight damage to one corner ©Spunky Spider
All cleared of any ivy now. ©Spunky Spider

5th Aug 2020  15:51  by Pritch227

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

parked on farm track but difficult to get back onto main road if driving alone,pillar sits high up at the top of the track

©Pritch227

27th May 2020  18:40  by Triggy Stardust

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Cleared the ivy, then moved on.

25th Aug 2019  16:50  by slateloose

Gridref: SW 87900 60000   FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Managed to reverse in off the main road into to farm track but very difficult to get out. Better to park in small lay-by a bit further along the road and walk back to track. Had to do a bit of gardening to take photo's.

19th Aug 2019  11:55  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Just passing on the way back home to Derbyshire so had to bag it! Drove up farm track and pillar poking up from Hedge

©WuzzerL

10th Aug 2019  12:15  by ltrc

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

3rd Apr 2019  10:20  by dugswell2

FB Number: S8005   Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Reversed into farm track then up to pillar. Grey windy morning.

22nd Feb 2018  15:30  by petevenkman

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

©petevenkman

18th Sep 2017  13:52  by asbown

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

just up farm track, parking in the farm track is possible.

18th Sep 2017  13:52  by The reluctant trigger

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

3rd May 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SW 87910 60030   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20th Oct 2016  14:02  by pat29

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

At last we visited this trig after passing it so many times

lovely day ©pat29

28th Aug 2016  00:00  by Bolventor

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Cleared Trig

4th Oct 2011  17:37  by redDragon

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Still foggy. This was the closest pillar to where we were staying in Cornwall, so it seemed stupid not to visit. Uninspiring location though. Parked on one of the laybys on the A392 and walked down farmtrack Pillar is easy to find but its up in the hedge.

6th Jun 2011  15:25  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

3rd Apr 2011  15:15  by arranc

Gridref: SW 87912 60033   FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

high up in hedge. cut back brambles

14th Nov 2010  17:46  by micks trigs

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

over gate next to main road and across the field to find trig point on high bank didn't deter me i managed to get up in good condition bar a few chips

©micks trigs

21st Sep 2009  14:30  by Dusty

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

29th May 2009  12:41  by senrabyar

Gridref: SW 87907 60030   FB Number: S8005  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Section of corner lost (hedge trimmer?)

Damage to top surface

29th Aug 2008  08:36  by tom

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The pillar stands on a large, overgrown concrete plinth that is set into a Cornish hedge next to a muddy fieldside track of an arable field. It has a metal cap with wide raised lettering and has FB S8005. I was wary of parking in the muddy gateway so I negotiated the traffic on the A392 from a nearby layby in order to reach the track that leads to the trig. From the site there was a misty view over the surrounding countryside; possibly would be better on a clear day.

27th Aug 2008  10:48  by dal

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very overgrown, high in the hedge. FB discernible through the nettles etc.

8th Sep 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Top chipped, metal cap, wide letters, sharply defined on reamed ring. On hedgebank. Parked briefly at gate: busy road.

6th Sep 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

One top corner slightly chipped.

S8005
S8005
S8005

15th Nov 2005  13:20  by widget

Gridref: SW 87910 60020   FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Not a particularly interesting trig but does have some views worth seeing. The ruined barn is now being 'redeveloped'. As for the Cornish manmade structure upon which it stands - Snedge, surely?

Still a triffid
Just managed to get the FB

26th Aug 2005  19:45  by Nr

Gridref: SW 87911 60029   FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Bagged this one while my wife was doing her District Commisioner's job for the local Brownie Camp! The flush bracket (photo shown) is S8005. Surprised mickandshane didn't pick this up (also the trig point sits on what is called a HEDGE in Cornwall)

S8805 S8805
View to Newquay (Best seen from afar)
Triffid
View to RAF ST. Mawgan

27th Dec 2004  13:45  by mickandshane

FB Number: S8005  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

This is just off the road at the side of a track which runs up to a new phone mast and a ruined barn. It's on top of the dyke which seems normal in Cornwall. There's a layby on the right hand side of the road going wset just past the trig. Plug with raised lettering. (added comment) Apologies for the typographical error, it is indeed S8005 as Nr says and not S8805 as we originally logged. I'd also like to thank him for the lesson in Cornish - from now on it will be hedge.