Logged Visits:

9th Jun 2023  13:23  by Heidi

Gridref: SE 14300 55800   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

Saw red kites, peaceful place called in on way back from Fewston.

28th May 2023  20:05  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SE 14341 55881   FB Number: S7671  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

Gone. Destroyed June 1991. Great view of the 'golf balls' at RAF Menwith Hill, of which there are now 37 in total! RAF Menwith Hill is the worlds largest electronic monitoring station

Location
RAF Menwith Hill From the location

23rd Apr 2023  09:41  by Trigger

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

TP4180

27th Mar 2023  15:47  by StubbsTrigBaggers

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20th Aug 2022  12:22  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 2/10

Arrived Kex Gill Summit via the 10.45 59 Skipton to Harrogate Dales bus, walked over to Blubberhouses for the 15.06 59 Dales bus back to Skipton. BM hunting along the way, the 59 Dales bus service only runs on a Saturday.

Site

13th Apr 2022  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

17th Jul 2020  22:10  by BasilDowl

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

A lovely spot, but again as others have noted, pillar is long gone to quarry work - all that remains is a banked pool. It was almost dark by the time I reached it, having spent too long watching a short-eared owl up at Heyshaw Moor.

The pool
Kex Gill - no more

4th Aug 2019  10:42  by amblerbob

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

Just ducks swimming where trig used to be.

Kex Gill Moor This is where it was situated

2nd Aug 2019  16:11  by mitsiman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

30th Apr 2019  10:40  by Thomas David Whitaker

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

If there is still a pillar here; it's in a watery grave. Full marks for the quarry being returned to an attractive natural feature.

24th Mar 2019  18:30  by peregrinus

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

Middle of large pool, 60m beyond fence. Noisy blackheaded gulls and a few Canada geese

9th Jul 2018  13:41  by senrabyar

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

14th Nov 2017  12:45  by Hands

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 2/10

parked by the embankment , climbed up it and viewed the water filled quarry . watched the swans and admired the view towards Menwith Hill and Fewston Resr

©Hands

14th Jul 2017  10:57  by Ant1974

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

23rd Dec 2015  00:00  by rupertal

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

No trig but still great views

31st Aug 2015  16:22  by FrankR

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 2/10

30th Jul 2014  11:05  by dugswell2

FB Number: GONE.  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

Stopped for a quick look. Trig disappeared when the quarry extension was created and the trig was destroyed in June 1991.

29th Jul 2014  17:19  by rowleybirkin

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

Worth a few points for the outstanding scenery in every direction.

29th Mar 2014  11:00  by The RockKnocker

Gridref: SE 14341 55881   FB Number: S7671  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 0/10

Visited site inbetween visiting Hartwith and Askwith Moor.

31st Aug 2013  10:27  by CJO

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 2/10

Now a water filled quarry. On a road which is a favourite with cyclists.

Kex Gill Moor

30th Aug 2013  17:53  by vegibagger

FB Number: S7671  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

nice to see Roger T's pic from before it bit the dust.

28th Jan 2013  13:05  by Triggers

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

bleak spot today.

24th Apr 2012  12:45  by johnbamforth

Gridref: SE 14341 55881   FB Number: N/A  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

Log #96. 303m. The hilltop that this trig used to occupy is now at the bottom of a lake! As with many of these trigs that sat atop good quality rock outcrops, a subsequent quarry has destroyed not only the trig, but the hills they sat on! Located at the 6.5km point of a 9.7 km hike from Blubberhouses to Thruscross Resr, then across Kex Gill Moor to the trig, before dropping back down the long drovers trail (Hall Lane) to Blubberhouses. Not a half bad day today, with excellent visibility and partly cloudy skies. Temp about 16c. Although the trig gets a 0 score, the views get a max 5, with good 360 degree views of loads of landmarks including Menwith Hill, Barden Fell, Round Hill (Beamsley Moor, Kex Ghyll, the Washburn Valley and Resrs, Askwith Moor; and in the far distance, yep you guessed it, Ferrybridge Power Station.

12th Jan 2012  08:41  by Particle

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

Still not there :-)

7th Aug 2011  20:11  by painterman61

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

This ones gone good views though.

Moorland scene ©painterman61

3rd Jul 2011  14:14  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SE 14341 55881   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

Gone ! ! !

18th Jun 2011  14:32  by Paulus66

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

This moorland trig Trig obviously disappeared when the quarry extension was created - according to the Ordnance Survey trig database it was destroyed in June 1991. The quarry hole where the trig was is now flooded and is home to a good population of wading and moorland birds, so some compensation. Ironically the silica sand quarry was only in operation for around 6-7 years before closing in the early 1990's not long after the trig was destroyed. Good, if blustery, views towards Harrogate and the Vale of York.

19th Mar 2011  12:00  by 1.1

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 3/10

Good views, No trigpoint to be found!

15th Nov 2010  08:50  by PeteBoggs

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

Nice lake +good views but no trig

3rd Jul 2009  20:12  by Aye Jimmy

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

Flooded quarry and plenty of wildife but not a lot of trigs.

Kex Gill Moor Couple of oystercatchers.
Kex Gill Moor Flooded quarry.
Kex Gill Moor You can lead Canada geese to water...
Kex Gill Moor ... but you can't make 'em jump!

12th Nov 2007  13:00  by sleepwalker

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 3/10

Easily approached over the wall from the nearby minor road - no trace found among the former quarry workings.

14th Jun 2007  14:15  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 3/10

underwater location now

28th Feb 2007  14:35  by Bergfuehrer

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

Yorkshire. Still missing.

9th Apr 2006  17:30  by HamsterCaster

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

Gone!

18th Jan 2006  15:38  by maverickapollo

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

16th Mar 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 0/10

Deep lake where quarry was.

13th Mar 2004  14:00  by ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 2/10

A long plod over Round Hill from Wharfedale. This trig not shown on current maps - must have been a victim of quarry extension; the quarry itself now abandoned and flooded. Mooched around on the embankment but nothing found.

where it was. OS 1:50000 Sheet 104 (Leeds & Bradford) 1974 edition showing the trig before the quarry was extended.

22nd Jun 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

The trig wasn't there (swallowed up by the settling ponds for the quarry by the looks of it), but there were plenty of nesting oystercatchers to keep us company. OS lists FB no as S7671.

2nd Jan 1984  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S7671  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Plain pillar with remnants of white paint, on rushy moorland with piles of cut peat, not far from unfenced minor road.

Pillar. and our car on nearby road ©RogerTempleman