Logged Visits:

21st Sep 2022  13:30  by gladstone8

FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

This is tough to get to. My route was following the fence line which meets the track into the Lochan...plenty of blaeberries too.

7th Sep 2022  09:18  by David Bremner

FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Detour off John o'Groats Trail. With fallen trees I made very heavy weather of this one. I am however now the bookies favourite for the 2023 Grand National.

10th Jul 2020  12:40  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Not all paths on 1:25k still exist, if they do they are covered in felled trees. Took a rather wiggly route up but found a much more straight forward route back via a logging track, see picture. Loads of flies at the trigpoint.

Lamington route ©thejackrustles
Hamish snapping flies ©thejackrustles
Lamington selfie ©thejackrustles
Lamington collage ©thejackrustles

21st Feb 2020  19:38  by mzb238

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

21st Feb 2020  19:13  by mzb238

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

23rd Oct 2018  14:44  by mcbboyd

Gridref: NH 74097 78288   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Good paths until 600m, then up reasonably clear fire breaks to the trig. Saw whilst geocaching.

Trig

3rd Apr 2018  14:12  by jonglew

Gridref: NH 74098 78292   FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bit of a swine to access, but return route far better. Drove along forest roads to NH 7432 7813, parking in a long lay-by. Fire break from NH 7419 7801 was ok to NH 7405 7806 when a direct line to the pillar encountered a lot of windfall seriously impeding, but not stopping, progress. Return was very easy, taking an almost direct route through mature conifers back to car. Pillar is vgc retaining original centre cap, raised lettering. No views. With Carole Engel.

Pillar TP4330©jonglew
Spider TP4330©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4330©jonglew

3rd Apr 2018  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NH 74102 78281   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

11th Jul 2017  11:00  by tummelv

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

This one was a bit more involved than I was expecting. Bit of a slog through the firebreak and falling in a few holes in the heather but after some huffing and puffing reached the trig. Not much to say about the trig itself really, not much of any views but the pillar is in good condition. Tried straight lining back to the car down firebreaks and through/around fallen trees and despite being a shorter distance I am not sure it was any easier really!

11th Jul 2017  00:00  by billygunn

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

Found whilst Geocaching.

6th Dec 2015  12:02  by gerryu2

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

Followed main paths from car park to within 200m. Then followed a slight fire break then a deer track and ended up having to navigate fallen trees and baby trees for the last 100m. Pretty tough going. Trig has quite a bit of moss on it. Decided to follow the old fence back down and then a fire break which took me into a main track again and followed this to the junction that takes you back to the car park. That was a lot easier but longer.

Fb
Trig

27th Jun 2015  17:23  by Aqueously90

Gridref: NH 74095 78288   FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Log #161. Uninspiring walk from the public car park, other than traversing felled trees for the last few hundred metres. The raised cap is intact, and the pillar is in good condition [ExP-136/MiP-3/Rev-2/BM-11/IS-7/Other-2]

FB
Pillar
Intact cap and some felled trees.
Pines in bloom.

12th May 2015  11:19  by nozzer

Gridref: NH 74098 78280   FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

May be a better view if there were no trees. approached from the loch SW of trig and ues an old fencs as a hand rail

26th Apr 2015  14:15  by BigJ

Gridref: NH 74099 78291   FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Difficult approach over storm damaged trees. Heavy snow storm at the time. Lost the dog and the trig but eventually found both. Best to come in along overgrown track to the east of the trig and then cut up when the trees stop.

6th Aug 2011  15:39  by coinea

Gridref: NH 74099 78278   FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

6th Aug 2011  15:38  by clochandighter

Gridref: NH 74097 78278   FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Approached from northeast. Parking is at NH757791 not NH755792 as shown on maps. Followed mapped tracks to NH741779. Many of the mapped tracks off this route are overgrown and missed on the ground. Ended up tramping through woods and located pillar using the GPSr. Area around pillar is wooded with heathery ground. column in good condition. Spider retains original OS centre cap with raised large narrow letters. Flush bracket faces ENE, compass reading 121°. Vented through NW sight hole. No distant view due to woods, but open outlook northwards to more woods across clearfell.

S7679 - Lamington & GRP
S7679 - Lamington pillar & FB

23rd Dec 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

vgc, metal cap, wide raised letters. At edge of plantation by grassy track & fence. Big area of wind-throw to S, but fairly open woodland from SE, junction of forest road and gorsy track. Found in near-darkness without difficulty.

28th Oct 2007  12:20  by spidym

FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Logging this trig now (25th November) was done 28th October. Site been down long time. Nice work Teasel getting it back up and running. Nice walk up here. Although most of the trees on map now chopped down. Visited with mate Ram.

Ellie (Rams dog) beside the Trig :)

14th Jan 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S7679  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Top is clear-felled to W and N.

S7679
S7679
S7679
S7679