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9th Mar 2024  07:20  by andyrandom

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Easy parking in Parsons Piece nearby. Footpath leads round and up a small wooded hill, and pillar sits beside the path at the top. Passable view. Path very muddy beside trig and anywhere there's a gate.

6th Jan 2024  12:15  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SP 43997 39257   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Parked on Tyrell Road. Took the public right of way (PROW) from the end of Adams Close to SP 43954 39049 just off Salt Way. From there, took the PROW up to the summit of Crouch Hill and the pillar, which is within a small wood. The cap was missing, so I replaced it. Chunk missing down one edge of the column, and one of the top corners.

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider Before & After Cap Replaced
Pillar

8th Oct 2023  15:05  by mattfallen

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

23rd May 2023  15:56  by Andy West

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

7th May 2023  18:08  by Pritch227

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Nice walk from Brooke Road on the estate,nice and peaceful location.

©Pritch227

7th May 2023  18:08  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

walked up from Brooke Road, paths all the way to the pillar nice view

23rd Sep 2022  17:30  by TrigDave

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Approached from Friswell road, which required a bit of guesswork and navigating some dubious paths but nothing too bad. Trig itself is fairly unremarkable and offers limited views. Some grass growing from the spider.

24th Jan 2022  15:02  by Bill Boaden

Gridref: SP 43997 39257   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

There is a lot of scrub on the hilltop reducing possible views.

Trig on Crouch Hill Rather overwhelmed by nearby scrub

9th Nov 2021  16:07  by JoeNTMY

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Short walk from Waller Drive. The trig point has been graffitied.

©JoeNTMY

23rd Aug 2021  16:29  by vegibagger

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Tump summit of NE Oxfordshire... Remnants of yellow paint and faint black smiley face. Accessed from South along East /west ROW and the north up the hill via Western Side of summit copse, though its avidly gautier open on top, but with much bramble behind north side of pillar. new housing estate now to the south.

20th Aug 2020  13:07  by runblue

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

23rd Jun 2020  00:00  by Sharp

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Pleased to report that the area around the trig is clean and tidy as a hilltop wood should be. A delight. Trig missing cap and slightly chipped. Superb views.

Crouch Hill - 1
Crouch Hill - 4

8th Apr 2019  15:29  by jonrus1964

Gridref: SP 43998 39264   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©jonrus1964

27th Feb 2019  10:17  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: SP 43997 39265   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Crouch Hill The trigpoint, one sight hole open to E.
Crouch Hill The FB.
Crouch Hill Top of trig.

23rd Dec 2018  12:44  by Garth Fenton

Gridref: SP 44000 39264   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Centre missing, salight damage to the top.New building has obscured the bridle way, however I drove up Browning Road, then into Bryon Road, the footpath is next to number 17. through the houses and an easy walk up to the trees, today a very muddy walk to the pillar, on the summit of Crouch Hill.

22nd Nov 2018  12:06  by slateloose

Gridref: SP 43900 39200   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked on estate (Brooke Road) then followed footpath to top of hill and trigpoint in woodland, No views still very misty.

26th Mar 2018  16:34  by Captainbob542

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

Grabbed on detour from Fringe circuit

24th Nov 2017  11:08  by Ken Adams

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

5th Nov 2017  14:43  by wrose

Gridref: SP 43982 39261   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Nothing to add other than to confirm that it is still there.

S6745 Crouch Hill Pillar.
S6745 Crouch Hill Flush Bracket.
S6745 Crouch Hill Plug.

31st Oct 2017  14:25  by JimJinks

Gridref: SP 43995 39271   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Geocaching nearby, accessed from Saltway

13th Aug 2016  10:09  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Took "The Salt Road" that was signpost to Stratford upon Avon. Rather a long way away, I thought, to cycle today. The ROW takes you straight to the TP at the top of the hillock. Weather was improving and there were good views over Banbury. The Trip looks like it has been painted Blue and Yellow in the past and had a thistle growing out of the top.

Flush Bracket
Spider With Thistle©G1ANQ
TP with Bike
View Over Banbury

11th Aug 2016  13:20  by Boid

Gridref: SP 43998 39261   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

In scrubby woodland with limited views, but not an unattractive location at the moment surrounded by yellow ragwort. Plant growing where the plug should be!

Crouch Hill Trig ©Boid

3rd Aug 2016  18:45  by Nekyram

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked in Byron road estate. Short walk up to common land to trig.

13th Jan 2016  10:24  by RichardM

Gridref: SP 43997 39258   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked on Bloxham road then path through housing to open grassy hillside, very wet ground. Easily up to trig point. I thought the remnants of blue and yellow paint quite attractive. Not quite at highest point in grassy area with scrub and a few trees. Reasonable views just a shame about the quantity of litter and items of discarded underwear.

31st Aug 2015  00:00  by ngthack

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

23rd Jul 2015  17:35  by Griefmiester

Gridref: SP 43996 39257   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked in Byron Road then easy pop up over common land to pillar. bit of a "townee" with lots of different paint and graffiti, small lump out of the top edge. OK view to the North.

17th Jun 2015  09:57  by jonglew

Gridref: SP 43997 39261   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked on Waller Drive; NW through residential housing estate to open access community area, part grassed and part wooded. Pillar found at (near) hill summit on a concrete plinth but generally in a sorry state with a quantity of broken glass alongside. Cap missing, no plug; all sight holes sealed; remains of several different coloured paint jobs. Chipping from one of the top edges and one top corner. Views NW only.

Pillar TP2624©jonglew
Spider TP2624©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP2624©jonglew

27th Mar 2015  11:38  by CJO

Gridref: SP 43997 39257   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Minor cracks and chips. Cap missing. Painted white, then yellow and finally blue, plus green and black graffiti.

Crouch Hill

27th Dec 2014  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SP 44001 39264   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

7th Dec 2013  12:00  by longmyndhiker

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

20th Apr 2013  14:40  by bluebeard

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

13th Apr 2012  19:20  by MCL

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

The graffiti artists are back.... The local estate has been described below as commuter belt housing. Well now we know what the youths get up to when their parents are busy commuting. The pillar has been sprayed yellow at some point in the past (it's fading a bit now) and a rather unglamorous phallus has been painted in black on the western face. Plenty of broken bottles again but on the bright side, the views are stunning. Notice also the ring of tree saplings in the field to the east. A sort of "woodhenge"... Its even on the satellite photos on Google.

9th Jul 2011  09:45  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SP 43997 39257   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Easy parking on estate with path straight to trig

27th May 2010  14:09  by raypool

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Nowhere near as bad as I expected after reading previous comments.

5th Apr 2009  15:34  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Cycled ROW/cycleway to South than scrambled up hill. Countryside views OK, surroundings less pleasant.

22nd Feb 2009  15:02  by arranc

Gridref: SP 44000 39200   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

10th Feb 2008  14:25  by lackofluke

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pleasant but unspectacular views northwards over Banbury. Didn't notice any damage.

14th Sep 2007  18:03  by dal

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Remnants of the graffiti and multi-coloured paint. Clear of broken glass. Not unpleasant for an almost urban trig.

Crouch Hill ©dal

20th May 2007  19:46  by theblack

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

Was quite suprised how good this was after the previous reports, signs of youth activity closs by. Good view across Banbury nearby.

Trig ©theblack

3rd Sep 2006  12:23  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SP 43990 39250   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Walked in from the 361 Easy to locate ,surrounded by broken glass and rubbish ,had to call dog back before he got cut feet,bloody idiots .This was also my 1100th log ...i could have picked a better one ....

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

5th Jun 2005  13:30  by Father Ted

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Never have I seen a trig in such a bad condition and I do not mean just the graffitti. It looked like a H Block cell at the time of the dirty protests. Stomach turning stuff.

Crouch Hill Flush Bracket
Crouch Hill Trig Point

9th May 2005  18:10  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Beware the broken bottle in the plug area, lots of differnt colour paing and graffiti. Parking in a new commuter belt estate with turn off just before you leave Banbury then just keep climbing.

19th Feb 2005  11:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

We couldn't find the path from the housing estate so we approached via the bridle path, then up the field side. There is a new netting fence being erected around the clump of trees - to keep the rabbits out (or in) I presume, as the hill top is covered in rabbit holes. Good views to the north. Plug missing.

2nd Sep 2004  18:30  by Trigger

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

14th Aug 2004  12:30  by Lathama

Gridref: SP 43900 39200   FB Number: S6745  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

This one is at the top of a wooded knoll in an area of open-access land on the edge of Banbury's suburban area. As a result, it's obviously a gathering ground for the local youth as it's covered in graffiti; there were a lot of broken bottles around it and a small fire had obviously been successfully started in the hole where the plug should have been. It has also been painted a vivid shade of yellow at some point and a lot of the yellow paint remains. There is a large chunk missing halfway down the edge between the NW/SE faces and some chips in the top. The base protrudes about 3" above grass level. There are good views N/NW but other directions are obscured by trees.

7th Nov 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc; no cap or plug; colourful graffiti; at hilltop, appears to be public open space associated with nearby housing, easy access but v confusing road layout!

5th Dec 1993  09:00  by Crazy

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

K Quite frankly the clamber up to the summit felt like the N face of the Eiger after 50 miles of the Tour de Trigs so not surprisingly I took little notice of the trig itself at the time.

29th Sep 1985  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S6745  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10