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3rd Feb 2024  15:49  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

walked from NT car park fabulous views

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3rd Feb 2024  15:49  by Pritch227

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

like others from the nt cp ,not marked on the map but it's there to the south west of the pillar,nice walk with Brill views.

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30th Jun 2023  17:40  by itchy-trigger-finder

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

8th of 9 on bagging afternoon. Itchy

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18th Jun 2023  14:45  by matthew

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

24th May 2023  17:39  by Andy West

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

24th Feb 2023  14:25  by slateloose

Gridref: SU 58800 81000   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

This is a National Trust site with a car park. The walk to the trig point is on almost level ground all the way. The trig point is in a small fenced area in the hedge line.

29th Jan 2023  16:40  by Ande1865

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

5th Nov 2022  15:08  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Into Streatley from north west along A417. Sharp turn to right signed for golf club. After about a hundred metres happened to see a walker and dog coming from an opening between houses which turned out to be access point to National Trust land. Pulled over on side of road and headed directly uphill. Quite steep. As ground levels out, highest ground is towards the right, west, and into woods. Started heading in that direction, but after a pause and map check decided to look in the hedge line to the left, east, of the gate into the next field. Spotted pillar there from south side but other side of fence so went back around to north side. A bit overgrown with brambles and prickly dog roses hanging over the pillar. Needs secateurs to do a bit of clipping. Views to north and south from nearby, although vegetation obscured views from pillar.

Lough Down Flush plate
Lough Down From north side
Lough Down East side of pillar
Lough Down South side of pillar
Lough Down Spider and cap in place

8th Oct 2022  15:17  by boblynoriho

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Lough Down pillar ©boblynoriho

3rd Sep 2022  11:38  by triggering

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

Trig hidden in a hedge, but a great view over G&S.

7th May 2022  14:17  by Bridgeman

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Short local walk including Streatley. Pity that this one is semi neglected in a hedge bearign in mind its on open common ground.

Lough Down Trig Point ©Bridgeman
Lough Down Trig Point FB ©Bridgeman

15th Nov 2021  11:33  by JoeNTMY

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

About an 8 minute walk from the National Trust car park. Nice views of Streatley and Goring en-route. Trig point tucked behind trees.

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12th Aug 2021  16:34  by MPD

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

27th Apr 2021  11:00  by Angela Thomas

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pillar ©Angela Thomas
Spider ©Angela Thomas
Flush Bracket ©Angela Thomas

13th Mar 2021  14:34  by MylesM

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The third and last of my three pillar walk from Compton across to Goring. I had to take a rather circuitous route around Goring then a fierce ascent up the hill. The pillar was rather well screened in a dense hedgerow and took a little finding.

Lough Down Well screened . Took a little finding.

28th Jul 2020  13:50  by NeilRitson

Gridref: SU 58819 81094   FB Number: S5756  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

in the hedge line to the south of the summit.

21st Jul 2020  13:30  by AHD

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Down hill walk from NT car park. Your eyes are drawn to the magnificent view overlooking Goring on your right. The Pillar is quite difficult to spot this time of year, just go through the first gate on your left just before the path starts dropping steeper downhill.

4th Jun 2020  16:53  by Martinp

Gridref: SU 58800 81000   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Hidden under some trees, took a few mins to find it. Awesome views up there!

25th Jan 2020  13:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SU 58819 81092   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Down hill walk from CP Found hiding behind hedge

12th Jan 2020  08:36  by BRISTOLIAN

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Sadly no real views this side of hedge. Better view of Goring in other field.

BRISTOLIAN visits pillar. ©BRISTOLIAN

6th Oct 2019  14:36  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in NT carpark (free), then had a lovely stroll in the sunshine along to the trigpoint, great views from the path along to the trig. With coinea

Lough Down selfie ©thejackrustles
Lough Down the view ©thejackrustles
Lough Down collage

6th Oct 2019  14:35  by coinea

Gridref: SU 58819 81099   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

With thejackrustles

S5726 Lough Down

8th Aug 2019  10:02  by graham&linda

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Found whilst geocaching. Steep walk up with great views of the Goring Gap. No views from the trig itself as it is rather hidden away.

28th Jul 2019  12:30  by 22thenext500

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

It took us an hour to find this pillar - and from the car park it's no more than a ten minute job. We just could not believe we had to walk so far down the hill. Explored the golf course, the cow trails under the trees along the down boundary, etc. Felt like amateurs ... not the professionals that we really are!

25th Aug 2018  12:05  by andyrandom

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

This one scores a ten purely 'cos I lived under it for most of my first 25 years. Always loved the view from up here. Can see all of Goring, and an awful lot of countryside from the Didcot chimneys to the M4 J11 windmill (if it's a clear day). Good condition trig in fenced off corner of hedgerow separating two fields; free parking 5 mins walk away.

22nd Aug 2018  11:37  by meandmymum

Gridref: SU 58800 81000   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 7/10

Walked from NT car park and despite sign on the gate warning of a bull in the field, saw only cows and very large calves. Pillar stuck in a hedge which had great views from it's other side!

13th May 2018  15:53  by 1473

Gridref: SU 58823 81092   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

9th Apr 2018  15:09  by sven

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Took g4wsb's advice and parked at Lardon Chase NT car park at the top of the mother of steep slopes. Gentle stroll along footpath to the corner of tree block that separates the Open access land from the golf course. Another life time wish visit ticked off - a view over the Goring Gap. First studied at senior school 50 years ago as a consequent stream (R.Thames) flowing over the General Slope SEastwards before erosion and weathering had created the ridge and valley trellised river landscape of the SE Midlands. Goring being sited in the gap to control traffic passing up and down the valley through the chalk ridge of the west Berkshire Downs. What a pity the visibility was so limited by low cloud and mizzle. I must return!

Misty view over the Goring Gap

1st Feb 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 58819 81098   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20th Jun 2016  14:00  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very wet field with cows in it. Sign with "beware of the bull" on the gate but the cows were fine. Had a slight problem finding it and got covered in mud and other stuff. Views from point are not great but on the walk to it they are lovely over the Thames Valley.

Rather dank hidden away in the trees.

16th Oct 2015  11:27  by Geo-Myck

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

fantastic place to spend my lunch break. Cows where grazing on the route but they gave me no bother today. enjoyed this pillar.

pillar
Me at pillar

11th Oct 2015  07:25  by Boid

Gridref: SU 58819 81097   FB Number: S5762  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Nice walk out to the trig (if misty): cows no bother. Trig in good condition but enclosed on almost 3 sides by trees and tall hedges so views limited.

24th Feb 2015  12:26  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 58822 81094   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Lardon Chase car park, level walk to trig.

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22nd Jan 2015  13:32  by vegibagger

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

in little three sided fenced alcove next to a broken style/ fence climb over. fb south east ... complete plug, indented letters

24th Aug 2014  13:08  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked at the National Trust car park to the SW of the trig - free parking but it was a small car park. It being a Sunday, the car park was full so we had to be a bit 'creative' with our parking! Short walk up the hill through a field with a lot of black cows. The field was covered in cow poo, so a lot of attention was paid to looking at the ground (instead of looking at the lovely scenery) to avoid the cow poo! The trig was immediately next to a stile, on the N side of the hedge / trees, in a corner of growth. I had to cut back a few overhanging branches from the nearby trees. Trig was in very good condition, concrete base exposed, original metal cap. Very easy to miss this one if you're walking along the S side of the hedge / trees and not looking closely for it. Tip for future visitors: look out for the stile, or cross over at the gate just before the stile.

22nd Jul 2014  18:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th Jun 2014  10:57  by amblerbob

Gridref: SU 58816 81095   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Before continuing walk along The Ridgeway on a very hot day.

22nd Nov 2013  11:39  by jonglew

Gridref: SU 58822 81099   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pleasant 700m walk from NT car park over wide grassy swathes of Lardon Chase to this trig sited on edge of a rough pasture. Pillar in good condition; original cap, indented lettering; plinth becoming exposed. Good views over Streatley, Thames and Goring. Overgrowth from thorn and bramble pruned back.

Pillar TP4548©jonglew
Spider TP4548©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4548©jonglew

12th May 2012  20:19  by longmyndhiker

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Good mark as it was the final TP of what must be my Deus Mirabilis. Made the effort to go up footpath from north through golf course and along from NT car park. Found eventually thanks to directions by jachta. Call that a stile? Wouldn't be out of place in the Grand National! Total for day - 10 pillars and 2 bolts, walking all the way, being 48 miles. Lovely day with great weather.

27th Feb 2012  14:00  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

'Bagged' this one on The Ridgeway walk (Aldworth, Streatley, Goring, Westridge Green).I'd reached Streatley & Goring (just had to cross the border into Oxfordshire), before returning to Aldworth by a vaguely circular route. Decided to climb Lough Down and rejoin The Ridgeway by this pleasant country way, thereby avoiding the A417. Although only 138m, the ascent was a puffing,huffing one. The pillar is tucked away in a line of bushes next to a stile. Rested awhile on a nearby wooden bench,ate my vittles,and enjoyed the views below of the Thames Valley.

6th Nov 2011  08:12  by Crazy

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

KJ Year to be confirmed but we visited hoping to see the sun coming up and lighting up the opposite side of the Thames but to no avail as it was a misty morning. Tawny owls were hooting in the dark as we climbed up from Streatley and the spooky figures in the mist turned out to be cattle.

27th Mar 2011  14:10  by jochta

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Public access. Good views nearby but the TP isn't in the most exciting location. Just over a stile and in a dark corner of a hedge. Plug intact. My photos show a bit of a lean and the base is a little exposed. Not sure if the lean is real though.

Pillar and FB
Top of pillar Showing intact plug.

30th Jan 2011  14:35  by The Cache Hoppers

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

Incredible views over the Goring Gap.

2nd Feb 2010  16:45  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in NT car park to the south west - nice walk along to pillar about half a mile along the ridge - good condition good views of Thames valley

2nd Jan 2010  15:30  by vw_keychain

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Good views of the Goring Gap and Berkshire downs.

28th Feb 2009  14:42  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd Jun 2008  16:20  by bluebeard

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

good green views over the Thames Gap

4th Apr 2008  11:25  by turtle140

Gridref: SU 58823 81095   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Fantastic views after a short walk from the parking area

14th Dec 2007  02:30  by Trigger

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

8th Apr 2007  11:36  by Lydford Locators

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Fantastic views from up here, but a bit cold and windy!

14th Jan 2007  15:22  by theblack

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

Trig tucked away next to the fence with the hedge spoiling the view. Great view from the other side of the hedge over Goring and showing the extent of the Thames Flooding.

Lough Down Trig ©theblack

24th Dec 2006  09:00  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 58810 81090   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Another spot with good views...if vis wasnt down at 200m!Lots of Rine frost on the ground that made it look like it had snowed ....but only under the trees and hedges!

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

19th Dec 2006  16:05  by rhayader_wanderer

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

Just over the fence with a suitable gap and wooden railings to cross. Parking in the NT car park about half a mile distant.

4th Jun 2006  10:40  by Tikal

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st Apr 2006  11:28  by S&G.Davison

Gridref: SU 58823 81092   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

11th Mar 2006  14:55  by lackofluke

Gridref: SU 58830 81099   FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Nice views over Goring.

Top of the trig

29th Dec 2005  13:30  by walkergeoff

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

The plate
The trigpoint

7th Oct 2005  13:00  by dal

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good views, but very grey day

15th Sep 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap deep letters, N side of hedge by stile

Montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

19th Feb 2004  13:38  by HEATHENS

FB Number: 55726  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

8th Feb 2004  21:36  by The White Family

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

Logged as part of the Thames Valley Trigpoint Trail Geocache (GCC3C8).

13th Jul 2003  16:14  by wellermj

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

Fantastic views over Goring, trains boats and cars all running along side each other! Great place for a spot of lunch.... Not going to log the Plate number because its used in a multipoint trig point trail to a Cache.

15th Feb 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug with heavily indenterd lettering.

26th Jan 1981  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S5726  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pillar with much of its white remaining next to hedge and within barbed wire enclosure on NT land overlooking Streatley.