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19th Mar 2024  10:55  by ruari2022

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Again as per jonglew. Parked just at layby by wood. Tracked back 50m to jump fence and straight up to trig. No livestock. Out and back in 10 minutes.

©ruari2022

29th Jan 2024  13:03  by jonglew

Gridref: NT 26742 58577   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Handy dirt pull-in on road to E (NT 2716 5845), with field gate ~70m S. Pillar sits in pasture, original centre cap retained, lightly indented lettering; LHD side sight hole open, rear plug just starting to degrade. Extensive views to Pentand Hills.

Pillar TP4223©jonglew
Spider TP4223©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4223©jonglew

1st Jan 2024  13:21  by Dav1d0212

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

King's Seat Midlothian
King's Seat Midlothian flush bracket

7th Jan 2023  12:30  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

En route to Bonnyrigg Rose football ground, and stopped off here for a simple lope up the field to claim S3081. Cap in place with shallow lettering,3 sight-holes closed and one open. Enjoyed the views just as the sunshine appeared; also enjoyed the nibbling sheep close by.

9th Jan 2022  11:00  by Oldhortus

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

Across the field from the road to the SE.

8th Jun 2021  06:00  by fergie

Gridref: NT 26747 58570   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Track up the side of a newly planted area then up the side of a fence and over it to the pillar

King's Seat
King's Seat S3081

23rd Jul 2020  16:38  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked just to the north at NT2715858504. Walked back down the road and over the gate. Kept to the field boundary whilst walking up to the trig.

29th Mar 2020  15:40  by Lannie&Andy

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Spur of the moment walk to the Trig seeing as we hadn't managed to get one bagged in a long while. Over a year...What happened there? Disappointing. But great to get that buzz back of finding another one. We have passed this one hundreds of times without even knowing it was there in the field! Easy walk from parking at the side of the road and walking up through the field. The trig is just out of sight from the road but once you start walking up the field you will soon see it in the distance. Fantastic views all around the trig and with the sun shining today it really complimented the view no end. There were three sheep awaiting our arrival at the trigpoint. They were having a good look at us! Trigpoint in good condition and seemed to look very tall for a trigpoint in relation to all the others we have seen but this is probably just due to us not seeing any for a good while! Andy said he couldn't get up to do his signature pose hahaha I think he's just shrinking in his old age... Being 30 taking its toll ha! We really enjoyed getting to see the Trig and we will certainly be back on it and bagging a few more at least this year.... When Coronavirus lock down is finally over that is.

Trig Beautiful views
Us at the trig
Trig ©Lannie&Andy
Trig bracket
Andy at the trig ©Lannie&Andy
Lannie at the Trig ©Lannie&Andy
Three sheep watching over the Trig

19th Mar 2017  10:15  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NT 26741 58573   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Up field from gate no fences but lots of worms

29th Jan 2017  15:11  by Robert Phillips

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

7th Oct 2016  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NT 26743 58567   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Gate @ NT272583 (lay-by 100m to north)

11th Nov 2015  15:15  by BigJ

Gridref: NT 26743 58580   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on minor road to the east of the trig, just north of Ankrielaw. A quick tramp up the edge of the field and the trig was bagged. Good views to the Pentlands and Edinburgh.

3rd Apr 2015  15:30  by Borderer

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked on minor road to the north in a passing place, unfortunately A6094 closed by accident so this road was very busy. Walked through tree-felled area track but wet in places. Further to the comments from the last logged visit this pillar should now be safe.

©Borderer

17th Nov 2013  10:54  by clochandighter

Gridref: NT 26743 58573   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Fourth visit. For detailed photographs. Cauldhall Moor is now under threat from opencast mining. This involves destroying Kings Seat and trig pillar S3081. The pillar is within the excavation limits. The land is owned by some absent Earl who resides in London. Details: http://coalactionscotland.org.uk/2012/10/scottish-coal-plot-a-return-to-midlothian-with-a-new-forward-strategy-as-a-planned-airfield-open-cast-rises-from-the-dead/

S3081 - Kings Seat & GRP

10th Mar 2012  17:11  by coinea

Gridref: NT 26742 58568   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

S3081 Kings Seat.

10th Mar 2012  17:10  by clochandighter

Gridref: NT 26743 58573   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Third visit. Parked on back road beside chopped down wood, NT271584. Grazing top recently muck scattered. Pillar in good condition. Spider retains original OS centre cap with shallow engraved letters. Flush bracket faces 138° (SE). Vented through SW sight hole. Views include Scald Law, Allermuir Hill, Braid Hills, West Lomond, East Lomond, Arthurs Seat, North Berwick Law, Skid Hill, Lammer Law and Dundreich. Area suffers from roadside fly tipping of domestic refuse at parking by worthless elements not fit for society.

S3081 - Kings Seat & GRP
S3081 - Kings Seat pillar & FB

19th Nov 2011  14:03  by agentmancuso

Gridref: NT 26744 58573   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I'd forgotten the forest was gone, so ended up coming at it diagonally from ENE, which was a pretty useless way of going about it, except as a reminder that 'clearfell' is self-contradictory term. Much easier just heading along the field edge to the road. My last trig in the former Lothian Region.

S3081 Kings Seat

22nd Jul 2010  16:40  by Border Peat

Gridref: NT 26740 58574   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

parked on south side of cut down wood climbed through fence walked up edge of field to trig buzzard useing it as a perch at pull in someone has dumped a load of wheels and tyres

walking up to pillar©Border Peat
another great set of views S3081©Border Peat

14th Mar 2009  09:20  by Boys from the Dyes

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in handy lay-by where forest is shown on map. Trees now cut down. Easy walk up side of fence to trig.

King Seat Pillar, flush bracket and spider. Tress cut down.

5th Mar 2007  20:10  by perth pathfinders

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

4th Mar 2007  16:20  by snaik

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Passing through the area when this one popped up on TomTom, managed to do it without getting to wet.

2nd Jan 2007  14:15  by andyc

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nice walk up across the fields from woodland layby scarred by fly tipping. Why do people do it? Probably the thing that saddens me most when out trigging.

13th May 2005  20:20  by ipeattie

Gridref: NT 26724 58578   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good condition, spider cap in place. Top of a field with sheep and lambs.

Kings Seat - S3081 The pillar.
Kings Seat - S3081 The flush bracket.

26th Dec 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap shallow letters, in pasture

28th Sep 2004  12:00  by sky high boys

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Still loads to do on this OS 66. Tidying up a few locals.

5th Aug 2004  20:00  by fasgadh

Gridref: NT 26740 58566   FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

At last ahead of the thunderstorms that have followed me up from Lancashire (Sampool Bridge Nr Kendal). But only just! In a big field of improved grassland before the Midlotian badlands begin. Hazy view of the Pentlands. Very good condition.

King's Seat Metal
King's Seat

27th May 2003  11:25  by clochandighter

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Trig pillar in very good condition. Spider complete, OS plug with shallow engraved font. Revisited 27/05/03, GRP.

Trig Pillar Note the ground erosion by the cattle.
Northern Aspect Trig Pillar aligned with Arthurs Seat (Edinburgh).
Flush Bracket S3081. One of many similarly numbered Trig FBs in this area.

2nd Nov 2002  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Revisited 27/02/2004 to photograph

S3081
S3081
S3081

15th Jun 1985  15:00  by clochandighter

FB Number: S3081  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

First visit. To record FB number. Pillar completed 20th September 1943 costing £5.1s.0d. Later in 1943 this marker was computed for triangulation as tertiary station NT48/T71 in the Edinburgh Secondary Block. The flush bracket was levelled for height in 1960. This trig point was last maintained by the OS in July 1981. View to the Pentland Hills.