Logged Visits:

6th Mar 2024  09:48  by Robert Phillips

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

8th Oct 2023  14:39  by JHighton

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

2nd Jun 2023  19:37  by vegibagger

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Grim cast park on main road up path through edge of open woodland

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

21st Apr 2022  15:20  by Machyde23

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Gleniffer Braes ©Machyde23
Gleniffer Braes Spider©Machyde23

17th Apr 2022  11:59  by WeirdWifie

FB Number: S3988  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Close to an electricity sub station and there is a large pylon beside the trig. Interesting small concrete posts nearby with orienteering symbols, reflecting the trig pillar design.

2nd Nov 2021  09:20  by Geoff Foordy

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 8/10

28th Mar 2021  12:34  by RoslynClimbsHills

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

5th Dec 2020  14:00  by Alan63

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Great views over to snowy Arrochar Alps

12th Jul 2020  17:42  by dst

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

6th May 2018  10:40  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NS 44954 60389   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Dog walking area with parking

16th Apr 2018  17:21  by Border Peat

Gridref: NS 44957 60385   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

©Border Peat
©Border Peat

8th Mar 2018  21:07  by pricklyangelduo

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

©pricklyangelduo

11th Sep 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NS 44959 60384   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

11th Jul 2016  12:32  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at substation for a quick walk up the this trigpoint which has some good views over Renfrewshire

Gleniffer Braes bagging crew ©thejackrustles
Gleniffer Braes collage

11th Jul 2016  12:32  by gerryu2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked at substation for a quick walk up the this trigpoint which has some good views over Renfrewshire

3rd Jul 2016  17:00  by Borderer

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked by the electric substation to the south east and followed the track to the pillar. Uninspiring place not helped by the poor weather and frequented by armies of dog walkers iF the amount of discarded small black plastic bags is anything to go by.

©Borderer

3rd Jan 2016  12:18  by Aqueously90

Gridref: NS 44958 60384   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Log #286. Dropped the car off at Robertson Park, crossed the road and took a random route through the woodland to the pillar. The pillar has a slight lean and good views over Foxbar and Paisley. The cap (with shallow indented lettering) is present, but it has some graffiti scratched into it. There is also parking available at the substation as well, if you're feeling like an even quicker visit. [ExP-211/MiP-18/Rev-2/BM-16/IS-30/Other-9]

FB
Pillar
Cap present
View over the city

24th Oct 2015  17:31  by Aphid Greene

Gridref: NS 44955 60387   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

23rd Jun 2015  13:00  by monkeydestructor

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Gleniffer Braes ©monkeydestructor

15th Jul 2014  15:29  by thatbatthing

Gridref: NS 44955 60385   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Stumbled across this trig while out walking from the Johnston direction with an old friend. JUST! had enough battery power left in my phone to log it and take pics. Trig tilting to one side ! otherwise not too bad condition. Good views to the north, pylons blotting the views to the south :(

Gleniffer braes. Pillar.
Gleniffer braes. Flush bracket.
Gleniffer braes. Thatbatthing and a old friend.©thatbatthing

28th Dec 2013  15:30  by coastwise

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pretty wet and windy day but you could still admire the view although light fading fast.

26th May 2013  15:35  by KipClanMan

Gridref: NS 44958 60381   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

The trigpoint is leaning slightly to one side. I was told a car hit it once and it had to be repaired. That doesn't surprise me. Views over Paisley and Glasgow Airport

GPS reading my GPS reading
Trigpoint Leaning Trig of The Gleniffer Braes, Paisley
flush bracket S3938 S3938

21st May 2013  11:55  by fasgadh

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Visited on the way to Ayr from Paisley on the bike. Good views today, but watch where you put your tyres/feet!

Gleniffer Braes ©fasgadh
Gleniffer Braes ©fasgadh
Gleniffer Braes ©fasgadh

4th Mar 2012  14:30  by Quadbarrel

Gridref: NS 44944 60390   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

An easy walk to this one for all the Quadbarrel family on a lovely day with fantastic views. Never been to this part of the Clyde Valley - really not sure why. Carried on to pick up a few of the local geocaches.

Flush Bracket
Circular Plate
Younger Little Miss QB on the trig ©Quadbarrel
Family QB at the trig You can see Ben Lomond in the distance.....©Quadbarrel

26th Oct 2011  16:15  by Chalky

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Spider retains OS cap with indented lettering.

23rd Apr 2011  12:45  by andyc

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Unpromising location belies fantastic views to Arran, Cowal and Ailsa Craig.

27th Mar 2011  16:04  by milivaig man

Gridref: NS 44957 60377   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

2nd Feb 2011  12:15  by Johnoneill1916

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Couple of cracks and faint traces left of blue graffitti. Veiw not to great today except for Neilston Grid Substation (thats nowhere near Neilston!) Extremely windy and very wet, glad it was only about 1 mile round trip from Robertsons carpark!

17th Apr 2010  12:11  by dalg

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Good views. Pillar graffitied.

5th Sep 2009  13:24  by coinea

Gridref: NS 44957 60384   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

5th Sep 2009  13:23  by clochandighter

Gridref: NS 44956 60383   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Second visit. For GPS reading and photographs. SITE VISIT: Easy parking by NW side of B775. 300m trek NW to pillar. Leaning slightly but secure. This pillar may have been knocked over and resurrected in recent years. Spider retains original OS centre cap with shallow engraved letters. Flush bracket now faces southeast, ~140°. Vented through NE sight hole. Fantastic northerly views across the Clyde to the Kilpatrick Hills and Campsie Fells on clear days.

S3938 - Gleniffer Braes pillar & FB
S3938 - Gleniffer Braes & GRP.

17th May 2009  10:00  by descarte1

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

Good-ish condition pillar (looks a bit beaten up in places) with spider and cap intact. Blue graffiti still on it! Not bad views to the north, otherwise enclosed in wood. North sighthole open. The previous post about the resiting explains why the orientation seemed a bit off-kilter to me at the time!

9th Mar 2009  14:40  by campagvelocet

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

Up from the east, down to the west.....excellent viewpoint. A vastly superior spot to Cathkin Braes for sure.

12th Mar 2008  16:15  by SlainteJimmy

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Lovely view to the North, framed by trees & pylons, all four corners are a bit nibbled, the NorthEast sight is open. There is a touch of faded blue grafitti and the base is exposed.

Gleniffer Braes damp day but decent view ;-)

25th Dec 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap, shallow letters, slight damage to top, graffitti. Grassland.

24th Jul 2005  10:22  by fasgadh

Gridref: NS 44961 60373   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Fresh earth disturbance around the pillar, now I know why. Looks in good shape considering its adventures.

30th Jun 2005  18:04  by Shunter

Gridref: NS 44953 60388   FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar has been placed back in position. I've no idea who by. Orientation looks slightly different from the previous photographs.

S3938 ©Shunter
S3938 ©Shunter
S3938 ©Shunter
S3938 ©Shunter
S3938 ©Shunter

24th Jun 2005  12:55  by Shunter

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Seems to have been knocked over by thieves in a stolen car or during the recovery of the burnt out car.

8th Feb 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Couple of chunks out of corners

S3938
S3938
S3938

7th Aug 1989  11:08  by clochandighter

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

First visit. To record FB number. The pillar was completed 27th August 1946 costing £9.13s.6d. In 1947 this marker was computed for triangulation as tertiary station NS77/147 in the Glasgow secondary block. The flush bracket was levelled for height in 1968. The last recorded OS maintenance date for this trig point is April 1959. It is likely that it was last maintained at a more recent date. Fantastic views northwards across the Clyde to the Kilpatrick Hills and Campsie Fells.

1st Apr 1987  00:00  by agentmancuso

FB Number: S3938  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked up here often from home in Paisley when I was a teenager.