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3rd Mar 2024  10:30  by matty1971b

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked at the old quarry, parking for a couple of cars and walked up the farm road. Easy to find and access Be aware, in summer usually full of cows luckily in sheds today so dog was alright

16th Dec 2023  08:29  by Robert Phillips

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

6th Jun 2023  13:04  by MorpethWolf

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Another One Bagged

1st May 2023  00:00  by Llondon

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

12th Mar 2023  12:00  by Laggan Boy

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked car at Ryal and walked to trig via lane and clear path then up a slope to the right. Blowing a Hoolie so not much chance to stand and take in views.

Looking South

27th Dec 2022  15:03  by jonglew

Gridref: NZ 01072 75962   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Running out of daylight so drove up to farm; farmer kindly directed my parking and 2 mins later hill and trig were bagged. Pillar sits just off the hill summit; original centre cap retained; LHD & RHD side sight holes open. Extensive views.

Pillar TP4916©jonglew
Spider TP4916©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4916©jonglew

10th Jul 2022  18:30  by Reynard

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the old quarry and walked up the farm road. Easy to find and access, could easily have driven up quite close. Had to walk through a large number of sheep and cattle with calves, also two bulls nearby. Glad we didn’t take the dog

Moot Law

6th Apr 2022  09:57  by Oldhortus

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

Walked up the road from the old quarry.

24th Nov 2021  13:25  by Bill Milbourne

Gridref: NZ 01100 75900   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

13th Jul 2021  11:36  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked by the entrance to the quarry and followed the bridle way round the edge of it to spot height 204 and on to the trig. Lots of mooo and calf's on and around the road so had to skirt the fence to the North east and hop a couple of gates into different fields to get to and from the trig.

15th May 2021  13:45  by painterman61

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

Nice walk up from the quarry good view trig in vgc visited tump summit 15 m away.

Trig ©painterman61
Trig ©painterman61
Top ©painterman61
Fb ©painterman61

9th Jul 2020  08:47  by NJM

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

My second visit, different route. Parked at Kirkheaton and followed PROW past the flooded quarry and then SE across pasture full of sheep and cows to the TP. Fantastic views, and despite rather overcast skies, cloud base high enough not to obscure anything other than the very top of the Cheviot.

View West Storm's OS Pillar #33

26th May 2020  13:30  by Borderer

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Great views from this relatively low-lying pillar including Cross Fell and The Cheviot. Approached along the bridleway past the old quarry.

©Borderer

20th May 2020  14:35  by Geordie

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

15th Jan 2019  00:00  by carolje

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

9th Jan 2019  10:30  by PeteBoggs

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

Set off down minor road from Ryal to Moot Law farm hoping to find a parking space only to find about 15 other cars from the local Ramblers group already there. Trig easily found just off PROW

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

17th Aug 2018  07:30  by widget

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Bit of an epic, this one. Staying with a friend in Little Bavington, I set off on my bike at 0650 and was dismayed by how much height I lost going through Hallington and further South. That was quicly made up in ascending Ryal Hill which has apparently gained infamy on the cycling Tour of Britain! Anyway, once I'd scraped my lungs off the road, I cycled steadily up to the trig, which offers spectacular views, particularly this morning, of rainclouds sweeping in from the west. Undeterred, in Hawaiin shirt and shorts, I hopped on the bike to find I had a puncture, and had I bought a repair kit or spare tube? Of course not. In the rain, I freewheeled and trudged back to Ryal to meet my host who had interrupted breakfast preparations to rescue me, bless 'im.

Bike wiith flat!

28th Apr 2018  13:30  by ted

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug intact; two sighting holes open but unable to see the centre mark. Open views, especially to S. Intermittent brightness. Memorial stone set in ground to S.

Moot Law FB
Moot Law trig
Moot Law trig
Moot Law top

12th Feb 2018  10:30  by MrHappy

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

31st Dec 2017  13:45  by beckroad

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked next to quarry and plantation. Walked along the tarmac road. Trig located on a small ridge above the buildings. Great views. Wind farms to the west.

23rd May 2017  09:44  by Nick&Rosie

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up from the quarry on glorious clear day which accentuated the fantastic views in all directions bar due east, which is obscured by a nearby plantation, however the views to the south and west more than compensate for this.

View North East
View South East
View South West with Rosie
View North West

7th May 2017  15:01  by paulxtr

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Good view westwards.

Moot Law ©paulxtr

23rd Apr 2017  11:54  by nichex

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

27th Mar 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NZ 01074 75959   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drove up from NZ009748 to park at NZ010759 - farmer friendly.

29th Nov 2016  15:19  by ger

Gridref: NZ 01072 75959   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Quite pleasant walk from disused quarry entrance. Good views. Trig is not at hill high point which is a short distance to the SE (tumulus).

27th Jan 2016  16:25  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: NZ 01073 75958   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

OS cap with deeply indented letters still there.

Moot Law The trigpoint.
Moot Law The FB.
Moot Law Top of trig.

30th Aug 2015  13:11  by slateloose

Gridref: NZ 01000 75900   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in entrance gate to old quarry site which is now closed down. From here we walked the bridleway all the way to the trig point near Mootlaw Farm.

28th Feb 2015  14:29  by CJO

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

All intact.

Moot Law

26th Oct 2013  11:25  by Walker Dan

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Found on a walk from Kirkheaton. Good views to the west.

19th Oct 2012  16:23  by stan toon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Extensive views...asked permission at house and no problems.

©stan toon

6th Oct 2012  15:30  by archi3020

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

26th May 2012  13:22  by Border Peat

Gridref: NZ 01072 75957   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

S3995©Border Peat

13th Aug 2011  12:50  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the end of the road and walked in on the farm track. Expansive views of surrounding countryside, lots of sheep and cows making this hard to sneak up on!

16th Aug 2008  11:23  by coinea

Gridref: NZ 01072 75957   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

S3995 Moot Hill.m

16th Aug 2008  11:22  by clochandighter

Gridref: NZ 01074 75958   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 14th April 1947 costing £34.5s.1d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NZ29/17 within the Block during 1947. Levelled for height to Class 1 precision, tertiary standards in 1969. Last maintained by the OS in October 1978. SITE VISIT: Pillar in good condition. Spider retains OS cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces 25°, NE. Vented through SE & NW sight holes.

S3995 - Moot Law pillar & FB

3rd Mar 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Expansive views.

S3995
S3995
S3995

15th Feb 2005  14:30  by lepustimidus

Gridref: NZ 01072 75956   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Name on map is Moatlaw. Drive up farm road. Easy access from near farmhouse. Farmer friendly.

2nd Aug 2004  12:00  by fasgadh

Gridref: NZ 01057 75959   FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cheeky deviation from the BW on roughish grazing.Wind farm and a lot of quarrying nearby, hopefully this summit will survive. (ON Ed Clements list)

Moot Law Metal
Moot Law

17th Nov 2002  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, metal cap, pleasant summit, lovely view - summit is tumulus c.1m > TP, met a ramblers group @ top

19th Aug 1993  13:06  by andyc

FB Number: S3995  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Large new (in 1993) Gravel Pit not marked on maps confused the route to get to this one.