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TP3930 - Hillingdon Farm
 
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Type :
Condition :
Good Good condition
Flush Bracket :
S4284
OSGB36 Station :
NZ42/T33
Current use :
none
Historic use :
T:UK waypoint :
TP3930
County :
Durham
Nearest town :
BARNARD CASTLE

OSGB36 trig archive spreadsheet - IW
Trig NameOriginal NameNew NameEASTINGNORTHINGHEIGHTORDERTYPE OF MARKComputing DateCLASS OF LEVELLINGDate of LevellingLEVELLING DATUMDESTROYED MARK INDICATORCOMMENTS
Hillingdon FarmNZ42/T33NZ42T033406283.48521224.16248.5183PILLAR01/06/1948101/06/1958N0

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There are 35 photos for this trigpoint (view album).

This trigpoint:
Is ranked joint 6264th with 34 other trigs (more).
Has a mean score of 5.47/10 (from 36 logged visits)
Was First logged: 3rd Sep 1998
Was Last logged: 2nd Jul 2023

Of the 36 logged visits,
13 recorded a location and of these....

All were within 100000m
The average error was 7701m
3 were exact

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Good condition 2nd Jul 2023  12:10  by Analoguesat

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Approached from the footpath to the south east - plenty of wide verge parking on the road here. A nice walk across the grazing fields. Pillar in good condition. Surrounding area dry despite the recent rain.


Good condition 9th Apr 2023  19:10  by The Trudges

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easy roadside parking then follow the foot path through a few gates that lead you straight to the pillar sat at the side of a stone built wall, Trig in good condition with centre cap missing

Flush Bracket ©The Trudges
Spider with missing centre cap ©The Trudges
Trig
View from spider ©The Trudges


Good condition 9th Apr 2023  19:01  by MickSan

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10



Good condition 24th Sep 2022  13:41  by brit_97

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10


Good condition 30th Apr 2022  15:42  by Pritch227

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

easy access from the North on the fp and parking too!!!

©Pritch227


Good condition 30th Apr 2022  15:42  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

several gates to get through before hitting the pillar but worth it


Good condition 15th Sep 2019  10:06  by vegibagger

FB Number: S4278  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

walked in from road to the east over three gates and a fence. North side of wall next to another gate. farmer arrived on Quad bike just as I'd finished taking an cast of the FB. Chatted about how they were used


Good condition 7th Jun 2019  13:00  by madaddo

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Ran from the north past the farmhouse. Good condition trig.


Good condition 24th Mar 2019  16:04  by JRoche2018

Gridref: NZ 06289 21241   FB Number: OS BM S428  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy walk in from the road following footpath past the farm. Pillar next to gate, flush bracket facing the water trough so very wet and muddy on that side. No sheep in field when visited. Good view of chimneys at Glaxo Smith Kline at Barnard Castle and further up Teesdale



Good condition 19th Mar 2019  14:00  by Borderer

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pretty much unchanged from the last visit in 2017 with the puddle still in place. Approached from the north through Hillingdon Farm. Yard and surrounding fields full of expectant ewes but no lambs. Trig field empty.

©Borderer


Good condition 6th Dec 2017  14:45  by beckroad

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar in good condition however proximity to a cattle drinking trough is eroding the surrounding land around the base. A pool of water exists on its west side. Lovely stone arch, linking fields, over the dismantled railway line.


Good condition 14th May 2017  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: NZ 06282 21224   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

parked in lay by next to farm entrance then along prow to the pillar easy to find alot of spring lambs jumping about in the fields


Good condition 6th May 2017  10:34  by paulxtr

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in small layby near farm entrance to N of trig. Followed right of way to pillar. Farmer waved hello as he passed by on his quad bike feeding the sheep.

Hillingdon Farm ©paulxtr


Good condition 15th Apr 2017  10:43  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited with P61 we walked up from the footpath at Forthburn SE of the trig.

Way up
Approach
Trig


Good condition 15th Apr 2017  10:43  by painterman61

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nice little walk through farmland loads of spring lambs about trig in corner of field no plug fair views.

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61
Spring lambs ©painterman61


Good condition 13th Mar 2017  17:11  by ger

Gridref: NZ 06284 21223   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar has small chip on one side edge - some ground erosion - open spider - in corner of field (pasture - sheep grazing. Distant views in greyness today.


Good condition 4th Oct 2015  14:49  by slateloose

Gridref: NZ 06200 21200   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walked to trig using ROW from southeast through fields with lots of cattle/calves and one big bull, who all showed great interest in what we were doing.


Good condition 9th Sep 2015  07:05  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easily reached on ROW past farm.


Good condition 24th Jul 2015  13:40  by chrisbombington

Gridref: NZ 06283 21224   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

no cows no electric fence no hassle, footpath past the farm.

Hillingdon Farm Trig


Good condition 11th Apr 2014  09:28  by Crazygirafe

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


Good condition 29th Apr 2013  17:57  by PeteBoggs

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

On PROW.Had chat to very friendly farmer who knew of other trigpointers


Good condition 10th Sep 2012  13:30  by yorkshirenige

Gridref: NZ 06283 21224   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Included in a circular walk from Stainton. Approached from Dent Gate Lane and engaged in my second battle of nerves with cattle on the same day. Also got a belt off the electric fence by accidentally touching it with the rucksack. Ah, the joys of Trig Point Bagging. No plug.

Hillingdon Farm ©yorkshirenige


Good condition 4th Aug 2012  10:15  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NZ 06283 21224   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Field full of cows but access to trig was gained


Good condition 22nd Apr 2012  14:45  by CJO

Gridref: NY 06283 21223   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Fields full of young lambs. Spider has XXX11 stamped on it

XXX11


Good condition 1st Nov 2011  15:33  by wrose

Gridref: NZ 06285 21226   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A field corner trig and very easy to access being on a footpath. A joint enterprise with Carole. We parked in the farm gateway to the north of Hillingdon Farm and simply followed the footpath to the trig. We were followed by a heard of bellowing cows - had we been off piste they would certainly have made our presence known. The pillar itself is in good shape standing near the wall and field gate. Unfortunately the plug has gone walk about so the innards of the pillar are now open to the elements.

S4284 Hillingdon Farm Pillar.
S4284 Hillingdon Farm Flush Bracket
S4284 Hillingdon Farm Plug.


Good condition 1st Nov 2011  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NZ 06280 21227   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10


Good condition 4th Jun 2011  15:15  by wanderer

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10


Good condition 31st Jul 2010  18:39  by coinea

Gridref: NZ 06282 21226   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10


Good condition 31st Jul 2010  18:38  by clochandighter

Gridref: NZ 06284 21225   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 26th October 1947 costing £5.6s.6d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station NZ42/T33 in 1948. Levelled for height in 1958. Last maintained by the OS in November 1980. SITE VISIT: Approached from SE. Parked west side of Dent Gate Lane at NZ068208 by entrance to barn. Walked 200m SW along road to style beside field gate. Electric fences very close to stile. Fence was definitely energised, quite a crack from the spark when tested. From stile, followed the mapped RoW which runs past the trig. Pillar in muddy SE corner of grazing field but in good condition. Spider centre open. Flush bracket faces west, ~276°. Vented through west and north sight holes. Mainly open skyline but no particularly long views.

S4284 - Hillingdon Farm & GRP
S4284 - Hillingdon Farm pillar & FB


Good condition 6th Jun 2009  10:40  by ted

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Approached from SE via footpath; frisky heifers with a bull that ran away when it saw me. Steady drizzle plus an electric fence that I unintentionally confirmed was live. Another day, another trig... Plug missing, base exposed, two sighting holes open. Too wet for views.

Hillingdon Farm trig
Hillingdon Farm trig
Hillingdon Farm FB
Hillingdon Farm FB


Good condition 16th Apr 2009  16:50  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

no plug


Good condition 14th Jun 2008  17:26  by senrabyar

Gridref: NZ 06283 21223   FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10


Good condition 16th Jan 2007  12:15  by Bergfuehrer

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

County Durham. I walked in along the footpath from the south east. Plug missing.


Good condition 9th Oct 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

vgc, no cap or plug, near SE cnr of pasture by gate, OK view

S4284 fb ©peregrinus
S4284 top ©peregrinus
S4284 trig ©peregrinus
S4284 trig ©peregrinus


Good condition 21st Sep 2005  16:00  by AndyG

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

I approached from B6279 along the public footpath by the farm which gives the trig its name.My trusty 1976 50k shows the path east of the farm but it has been moved west as I discovered on the way back (the modern map shows the correct route).The trig is by a wall next to a drinking trough and is half surrounded by water.The centre plug is missing but otherwise in good condition.I had the company of many curious cows!.There are excellent views in all directions.


Good condition 3rd Sep 1998  16:22  by jimmy

FB Number: S4284  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

plug gone



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