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28th Jan 2024  15:07  by trignerd

Gridref: ST 51679 98071   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Fantastic views over the Severn and Wye. The trig itself is not visible until you're right on it being hidden behind one of the buildings around the masts. The footpath through the southern edge of Fedw Wood has been obliterated by logging activity and is almost impassable. There's also a No Entry sign if you're coming from the west which isn't really very helpful, especially if you're coming from the east, from the trig.

©trignerd

13th Dec 2023  22:20  by ady650b

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

11th Nov 2023  22:59  by Megan

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

24th Sep 2023  09:52  by janineharris44

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

1/2 from Pen Y Parc. Along PROW through Fedw Wood and the up Gaer Hill. Trig sits outside fence behind second tower. Bit bramble to get to, but path cleared to trig. Trig is in good condition with spider and FB intact.

©janineharris44
©janineharris44

31st Jul 2023  15:09  by vegibagger

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Three crucial location features for midsummer and high bracken, nettles, bramble. 1. its 22 metres in from metal gate into wholly overgrown track. 2. Just about 2 feet from SE mast compound fence. 3.It's visible as elevated from track by about metre & a half. It is relatively easy access, even mid-summer as you now know exactly where to start looking

Trig ©vegibagger
FB ©vegibagger
Top 'face' ©vegibagger

29th May 2023  10:51  by retired trigger

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

15th Apr 2023  15:33  by Jodie-trigs

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Parked in a lay-by on the main road and followed the public right of way path through fields past Gaer Hill farm to the masts. Trigpoint is located in the forest area next to the fence that surrounds the masts. There are some overgrown nettles but it is still accessible.

Gaer Hill Trigpoint
Gaer Hill Flush Bracket

22nd Mar 2023  13:00  by Greenland21

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

20th Mar 2023  13:30  by Cositsthere

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

26th Dec 2022  17:44  by Gags Jones

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Boxing Day visit. Much improved access. Just some snagging brambles.

©Gags Jones
©Gags Jones
©Gags Jones

10th Dec 2022  15:09  by FrankR

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

Getting overgrown

16th Jul 2022  13:41  by slateloose

Gridref: ST 51600 98000   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in lay bye near church and took footpath which heads up from road directly to the two mast. When you get to the mast look for the entrance gate into the mast compound with the brick building inside. To the right of these gates is a steel five barred gate which enters an overgrown track into the wood. Go through this and walk about 10/15 metre and the trig point is hiding on you left next to the compound fence. It is not inside the fence.

29th Jun 2022  12:18  by JoeNTMY

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

Located amongst the brambles, bushes and nettles, quite close to the fence

23rd Apr 2022  18:25  by wandering_rjt

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 6/10

Enjoyed the stroll up from Upper Wyndcliffe car park. Row through Pantgasseg farm, along lane then RoW through 2 fields up to masts gate. I was right at the masts with GPS showing me on it but couldn't for the life of me see it. Should have checked brambles I guess. Great views to bridges and estuary along route.

12th Nov 2021  16:44  by Toops

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Follow the trampled path from the gate closest to the pasts. Right behind the brick building but quite overgrown

6th Oct 2021  10:51  by BarryHorton

Gridref: ST 51661 98075   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Inaccessible  Score: 5/10

2nd Aug 2021  00:00  by [email protected]

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very difficult to get through the nettles and brambles but I’ve now created a path.

Undergrowth concealed it Cleared and now accessible

31st May 2021  14:00  by gower lad

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From parking area in Fedw Wood to west. In thick growth next to fence surrounding pylons, close to S end of low brick building. Sweeping view over estuary and both Severn bridges

28th Aug 2020  17:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: ST 51677 98067   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From NE cows and Bulls in top field Brambles everywhere

15th Mar 2020  17:30  by 1473

Gridref: ST 51677 98068   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on verge ESE, followed PROWs up to compund, hop gate then trig to left up the bank surrounded by brambles. Nice views of both Seven bridges from the footpath up.

30th Jun 2019  12:46  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

©WuzzerL

30th Jun 2019  12:45  by Pritch227

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©Pritch227

5th Apr 2019  09:41  by paulxtr

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in the layby near the church. The two horses were still in the field. Engineers were working on the masts so I asked if I could enter, as the FB faces into the compound. They were initially reluctant to let me in, citing 'elf & safety, but relented soon enough. Difficult to get a decent photo as the mesh fence is very close to the pillar, so poked the lens through the mesh and hoped for the best.

Gaer Hill ©paulxtr

4th Mar 2019  11:17  by BRISTOLIAN

FB Number: 3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on minor road and up hill with two horses who were otherwise amused. Through weird style then took a left through metal gate. Headed to comma towers for an easy bag.

BRISTOLIAN visits pillar. ©BRISTOLIAN

8th Jan 2019  11:30  by Nekyram

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on grass verge at start of footpath. Trig found just outside of compound. Good views on way back down the hill.

27th Sep 2018  13:00  by ngthack

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Mossy & overgrown.

Gaer Hill FB. ©ngthack
Gaer Hill spider. ©ngthack
Gaer Hill general view. ©ngthack

21st Jun 2018  13:00  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the layby for Penterry church to the NNE of the trig, then walked up the hill towards the masts. Trig is behind the fenced compound, in between the fenced compound and the woods. Had to cross an interesting home-made stile (see pic attached). Trig was completely overgrown and I had to do a lot of chopping to get to it. Missing centre cap.

before chopping
after chopping
an interesting stile!

16th Jun 2018  17:40  by dal

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Just outside the comms compound, access by a gate from field containing inquisitive young bullocks. Pleasant stroll from road to W.

24th Feb 2018  08:40  by ltrc

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

18th Jan 2018  12:40  by Richofsebast

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy walk up to the masts from Penterry Church layby. Pillar tucked away by a fenceline. Found out that the theodolite mount is just the right size to hold my Thermos cup. Live and learn!

Cup Holder ©Richofsebast
View of Bridge ©Richofsebast

24th Nov 2017  13:31  by asbown

Gridref: ST 51672 98082   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Nice walk up from the layby, very good views from near the pillar, lovely afternoon.

24th Nov 2017  13:31  by The reluctant trigger

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

22nd Apr 2017  11:58  by CJO

Gridref: ST 51675 98066   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cap missing. BsM-type. Found just outside mast compound with bluebells surrounding the pillar.

Gaer Hill

15th Aug 2016  17:10  by Griefmiester

Gridref: ST 51677 98062   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parking at Penterry Church to the N then along the lane then clearly marked footpath up to masts. Pillar is in good condition and is located a meter outside the compound on the W side, some great views over the Severn Bridge.

Pillar & FB

7th Jul 2016  14:30  by seanandsue

Gridref: ST 51600 98000   FB Number: 3344  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

On the south side of the WT site. Great views less than 20m away of the Severn estuary across both Severn bridges across to Bristol.

FB 3344 Good views once away from the woods and undergrowth

7th Jul 2016  11:48  by seanandsue7477

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cloud obscuring even the mast next to the TP

6th Dec 2015  14:30  by Cas-gwent

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Slightly forlorn beside radio masts. Nice views from the hill though, and hill fort nearby.

16th Aug 2015  17:23  by g4wsb

Gridref: ST 51680 98071   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked up past entrance to Fed Wood on right heading north, walk back to foot path to mast.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

12th Aug 2015  17:59  by Robert Kemp

Gridref: ST 51677 98067   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

10th May 2015  19:03  by WHITEDEER

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

2nd Aug 2014  10:33  by jonglew

Gridref: ST 51679 98066   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Circular walk to take in Wyndcliff Hill (tump), 1.25km ESE. Pillar on E side comms compound, approx 1m from new chain-link fencing; good condition but dirty and mossy with vestige of white coat paint. Cap missing, no plug; rear sight hole only open; BSM style FB.

Pillar TP3285©jonglew
Spider TP3285©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP3285©jonglew

21st May 2014  10:52  by Funk to Funky

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Fabulous views on this hill but the trig is hidden a bit behind the newer masts. Trig is in good condition.

Flush bracket ©Funk to Funky
Nice view ©Funk to Funky
Old and new

16th Feb 2014  10:20  by PastorFortis

FB Number: 3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

6th May 2013  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: ST 51681 98070   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

19th Oct 2012  08:53  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Leisure cycling shoes are not designed to keep your feet dry walking across a wet grassy field! Well marked and defined ROW. Pillar behind comms compound in wood. Access via metal gate into wood.

27th Jul 2012  09:35  by _HT_

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Quite difficult to access when I visited in high summer due to undergrowth though pillar itself in clear area. Took footpath from Penterry Lane past masts and via gate into woodland. Pillar near fence between woodland and mast compound.

Gaer Hill pillar near masts ©_HT_

18th Oct 2011  15:09  by russie and sidekick

FB Number: 3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

pillar
flush bracket
spider

16th Apr 2011  14:00  by Stevie Boy

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

Parked at Wyndcliif & walked up via the 365 Steps, Eagles Nest & Wye Valley Walk,stopping for a look at Penterry Church. Pillar looks a bit sad hidden by the compound but there are fantastic views from the hill fort. Pretty hazey today though.Back down via Upper Wyndcliff with its view of Wintours Leap

8th Mar 2011  10:20  by Dusty

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Mrs Dusty & trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

29th Jun 2010  12:43  by tom

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

The trig is situated next to the fence of a WT Station compound. It stands on a low rampart of a small hill fort in the Wye Valley AONB to the north of Chepstow. The pillar has a metal cap with shallow lettering and has FB s/3344. The hill top was reached by means of footpaths from Penterry Church to the northeast. The path through Fedw Wood was pleasant and the views from the fields on top of Gaer Hill are outstanding. The south west side of the hill looks across to Chepstow Park Wood and down to Chepstow and the River Severn and its bridges. The Mendip Hills and the Cotswold Hills near Bath could be seen in the distance. The north east side of the hill looks over to the wooded slopes of the Wye Valley. A more northerly part of the Cotswold Edge could be seen in the distance. The pillar stands in a partly wooded enclosure and was reached by wading through the bracken and brambles from the adjacent field. The nearby vegetation prevents a view from the trig. A faint cut benchmark survives on the corner of Penterry Church.

5th Mar 2010  12:00  by cmb1953

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

29th Apr 2009  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

S3344
S3344
S3344

9th Sep 2008  17:15  by The Moor We Hunt...

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Hidden away on the edge of the wood, right next to mast station, so not easy to find. Great views from further down the hill.

5th Jan 2008  11:00  by bluebeard

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

nice design of stile by mast compound

28th Oct 2006  12:00  by SidAndBob

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

The S sits above the 3344. Very foggy, so no view today, though I understand the views are normally excellent.

Heavy mist ©SidAndBob

24th Oct 2006  15:00  by The Flying Boots

FB Number: 3344  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Fabulous views up here. Interesting Iron age hillfort. Strange step through stile.

Booboo on trig. ©The Flying Boots
©The Flying Boots

5th Aug 2006  11:00  by desperate dan

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pleasant approach, summit the worst place to be

4th Mar 2006  10:35  by mickandshane

FB Number: 3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Took the same route as Glaslyn. Plug with indented lettering.

7th Jan 2006  12:30  by Glaslyn

Gridref: ST 51670 98060   FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Park on lane to NE then on ROW back to aerials,pillar just inside wood behind.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

15th May 2005  15:30  by maurice

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar is at the edge of a small wood and an aerial compound. Short distance away there are good views of both Severn Crossings

12th Feb 2005  00:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3344  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, metal cap, engraved font. Fb with S above numbers. Nearly missed this one: N edge of copse just outside mast compound, nice views from pasture summit a few m NW albeit not much to see from the trig except maybe a few bluebells later. Easy access e.g. via f/p from NE with parking nearby

FB
top
trig with compound behind

2nd Apr 1994  15:00  by Particle

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