Logged Visits:

14th Apr 2024  16:14  by Ande1865

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Nice covering of moss

2nd Mar 2024  07:18  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A pleasant corner of Oxfordshire. Approached from east, turned off A423, past golf course. Then turned north west along lane towards church, signed from the road. Pulled over on side of lane near church close to start of footpath on north side of road. Looked along hedge line near start of path. Pillar not immediately visible. After a bit more map studying headed a little further to the east and then spotted pillar just on the north side of the hedge. Quite a coating of lush moss and ivy, removed the ivy, moss was quite attractive. Cap missing. Views to north across farmland.

Nuffield Flush plate
Nuffield Spider and missing cap
Nuffield North side on arrival
Nuffield North side after clearing ivy
Nuffield Looking west along the hedge line
Nuffield Looking east along the hedge line on arrival

2nd Jun 2023  12:20  by MylesM

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 4/10

It was a lovely walk along the Ridgeway from the outskirts of Wallingford to Nuffield (passing en route the Grim's Ditch pillar which I had logged some 13 months earlier). Sadly this particular pillar did not live up to expectations. Like several hedgerow pillars the rear face is inaccessible but the FB does at least face outwards. The vegetation has grown back much as I thought it might have, so I had trouble initially spotting it. The hand clippers were gainfully employed to trim thistles, brambles and nettles but this pillar sad to relate is very ordinary.

Nuffield A quick trim and the pillar is revealed.

6th May 2022  10:38  by JoeNTMY

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in the church car park and took POW towards the Ridgeway. Pillar is located on the field side and bushes/ivy appear to have been cut back, as the trig is clearly visible.

24th Oct 2021  20:46  by HiyaHillers

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

couldn't find it

14th Jul 2021  14:30  by NeilRitson

Gridref: SU 66890 87339   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

The pillar is currently deep in the hedge and can only be barely seen from the field side and not from the road at all!

Pillar Not much to see!

19th May 2021  10:30  by Angela Thomas

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From small car park next to church take ROW and walk along hedgerow adjacent to road. Trig easily seen from this side but difficult to see from roadside. It's level with Old School House.

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

19th Oct 2020  12:30  by MC4334

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

17th Sep 2020  18:43  by Geo-Myck

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I was sure that I had visited this one before but couldn't find any record of it so as I was passing (ish) a small divert and I found this buried in the hedge. Nice views walking back to the car at the church

Pillar
Pillar Selfie

2nd Sep 2020  14:58  by The White Family

Gridref: SU 66885 87340   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

---(2020-09-02, 14:58:00)--- SU 66885 87340 S4909 Today was Day 11 of my walk along the Ridgeway National Trail from Overton Hill to Ivinghoe Beacon, this time between Mongewell and Huntercombe. This is a lovely part of the Ridgeway and I enjoyed a pleasant walk. The 6km walk from the Thames is entirely uphill and it's easy to see why there's a trig here. Finding it today is a little challenging: from the Ridgeway I waded through a meadow, occasionally stumbling over ant hills and brambles buried in the long grass. Then I walked up and down the hedge until I eventually saw the trig, almost invisible in the hedge. It's hard to imagine that at one time there must have been a good view from this spot.

15th Feb 2020  15:31  by slateloose

Gridref: SU 66800 87300   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy access from footpath, parking at church. Had to do a bit of gardening to take photo's.

25th Jan 2020  11:20  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SU 66883 87332   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at church Easy find over gate on right

14th Dec 2019  12:32  by GrowlerOutdoor

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

Found on an 8-Trig bagging expedition of the Western Chilterns with Piggy

Pig on Trig ©GrowlerOutdoor

6th Oct 2019  12:10  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at church. Easy access from PROW opposite. With coinea.

Nuffield selfie ©thejackrustles
Nuffield collage ©thejackrustles

6th Oct 2019  12:09  by coinea

Gridref: SU 66883 87332   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at church. Easy access from PROW opposite. With thejackrustles.

S4909 Nuffield

8th Sep 2019  14:06  by Proper Cheddar

Gridref: SU 66899 87332   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 3/10

Just off Ridgeway and hard to find. I think I could just make it out buried in the undergrowth.

21st Jan 2019  14:50  by Thejenkies

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pillar in hedge line. The hedge looks like it has recently been cut so quite tidy. access from PROW in field. Good view to N/E

Nuffield Pillar FB ©Thejenkies
Nuffield Pillar ©Thejenkies

5th Jan 2019  15:20  by andyrandom

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

One to visit in winter: mossy trig buried in hedge next to village green.

9th Nov 2018  13:15  by 1473

Gridref: SU 66892 87334   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Aug 2018  17:08  by Two Dogs and an Awning

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

Bagged on a 10 mile circuit from Ewelme as part of my Walk 2,018 Miles challenge.

©Two Dogs and an Awning

8th Apr 2018  12:40  by sven

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

On field side of hedge line. Climb over the wooden 6-bar gate just after the last building on the RH side(NE) of the road. Unremarkable pillar with a good mossy cover. Plug is missing.

12th Nov 2016  11:00  by Borderer

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

First trig of the day and pouring with rain. Roadside pillar not visible from the road even in November so accessed by the PROW opposite the church. Some sort of walking event on the go at the time of my visit.

©Borderer

24th Jun 2016  08:20  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The TP was not that easy to find as it was overgrown but nettles. I located it using the picture that included the top of the Old School House. TP its self is in good condition and good views to the North. South is block by hedge.

Flush Bracket
TP with my bike

31st Jan 2016  10:10  by jonglew

Gridref: SU 66884 87334   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Trig is on N side of beech hedgerow, need to get into the field to get to it. Cap missing, no plug; sight holes not determined; some damage to 2 top edges. Misty distant views to N.

Pillar TP5194©jonglew
Spider TP5194©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5194©jonglew

28th Dec 2015  15:30  by South Oxon Stone

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

Out on a day's geocaching, was on the way home and knowing this was just a minute's drive off my route, had to call by.

17th Aug 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

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

In hedge (field side), north side of road. About 17m north-west of mapped location - i.e. NOT field corner

3rd Aug 2015  10:30  by Ben Fogerty

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

Found whilst walking a section of The Ridgeway. It's not far off the path before the Golf Course, but you may need your trig-eyes peeled as it's currently framed in vegetation.

Nuffield trig

12th Jul 2015  13:00  by vw_keychain

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

Trig is in field side of hedge between yellow Old School House and telegraph pole. Entered field from the Ridgeway footpath and walked across to trig. A few nettles etc in the way. Nearby church has self service tea, coffee, scones etc for a donation and a water tap.

21st May 2015  16:25  by simplysup

Gridref: SU 66885 87338   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Convenient parking in grassy church carpark nearby. Found footpath into field then walked down hedgerow to trig. The gardening carried out by a previous visitor very evident, so trig easy to find. Good view in one direction when you step out into the field a little.

trig and FB

20th May 2015  14:13  by SebastienCale

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

Neatly in the field side of the hedge. Day 4 of the Ridgeway. Love the church with the tea and coffee making facilities and cake!

10th May 2015  16:20  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the car park of Holy Trinity Church, Nuffield, where tea, coffee, water, chocolate bars & cake were available inside the church for a donation. Also portaloo in church yard, which is always welcome during trig hunting! (The cleanest, nicest-smelling portaloo I've ever been in!) Entered field at public footpath opposite the church, then walked along the hedge ESE until we found the trig. The trig was in between the telegraph pole and The Old School House, it was completely covered in under / overgrowth & ivy. Spent a long time clearing it all & scraping the trig clean of moss & lichen. Once uncovered, trig was found to be in good condition, centre cap missing, centre tube filled with dirt & debris, some concrete missing from the top edges, front & left sightholes closed but plugs deteriorating, right sighthole open, could not check rear sighthole as it backs into the hedge. FB faces the field, how convenient! I left a 2p coin in the right sighthole for the next visitor to find.

Before clearing (The Old School House in the background)
After clearing
Nuffield trig station uncovered
some concrete missing from the top

24th Feb 2015  15:59  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 66885 87337   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Just pass church on left gate right along hedge, well hidding.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

22nd Jan 2015  15:36  by vegibagger

FB Number: S4009  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In hedge opposite ' The Old School House' that's painted pale yellow not 'the old school' you can squeeze through a gap in the hedge about twenty metres to the east with care to notice a bit of low barbed wire. well ivy and moss covered. central plug missing. FB north.

missing plug ©vegibagger
fb ©vegibagger
s4009 from north©vegibagger

25th Jul 2014  12:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

13th Apr 2013  12:00  by [email protected]

Gridref: SU 66800 87300   FB Number: S4904  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Ridgeway Walk

7th Sep 2012  12:00  by pjr

Gridref: SU 66880 87330   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

This pillar I thought would be straight forward to bag on my walk of The Ridgeway,How Wrong,,Through golf course onto road opposite church expected it to be sitting on grass verge nicely tended in this pretty village,your joking over gate into field phone home get info.To much time spent here cross road back onto Ridgeway.

30th Apr 2012  14:00  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

No: s4909 was hidden within a hedge opposite the Old School House. I had to clamber over a farm gate to get into the field,and had some difficulty locating the trig. It was almost completely covered in lichen,ivy and other entangling growth, and once I'd done some weeding(for future visits here I'd suggest bringing a pair of secateurs) I was able to determine its number and that its plug had been removed. I imagine that in high summer this pillar would be wholly concealed within the hedge. Happy gardening!

6th Apr 2012  15:47  by blackboot29

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Second visit to find this. Is almost impossible to find from the road as is covered in ivy. The best way is to go into the field and walk down the hedge and it is almost opposite the old school house.

18th Feb 2011  13:15  by asbown

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Not to bad this time of year,easy from the golf club car park.

6th Nov 2010  10:46  by Lonewalker

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Bagged while walking the Ridgeway - looked for it along the road first then backtracked when found it was actually in the field. Condition is hard to determine as it has so much ivy and growth all over it, even in November. Spot is very sheltered though and still loads of nettles surrounding it. No chance to see the spider or any face other than the one with the FB. Not a great spot. Special only because this is trig #300 for me!

7th May 2010  15:09  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Located in the hedge - need to get to the other side to get to this one - best approached from the Golf Course car park or the foot path to the west - pillar good condition. Log number 666!!!

2nd Mar 2009  14:00  by The Cache Hoppers

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

Very hard to spot - totally overgrown. Red kites flying overhead.

27th Feb 2009  14:34  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

16th Jan 2009  17:55  by Trigger

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

26th Sep 2008  14:20  by bluebeard

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

a second visit was required.was looking opposite wrong house.

2nd Apr 2008  13:00  by turtle140

Gridref: SU 66884 87334   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

14th Sep 2007  19:00  by AndyG

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Second of three on the day selections from LR175.Parked opposite the church,took the footpath gap and alongside the hedge.Trig nestling in the hedge.Paced back to a convenient telephone pole and then tried on the road side.Hedge is now far too thick to see trig.

29th Jun 2007  18:14  by dpeberdy

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Was driving by and saw this on the edge of my Sat Nav screen (thanks to the download POI from this site!). Screeched to a halt, and with only mild use of the machete found the trig hiding in the hedge. This is probably easier to see in the winter!! 212m Me

Final found it in the hedge!

27th Dec 2006  14:10  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 66880 87330   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Field side of lane.Park by church ,access off Ridgeway.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

19th Nov 2006  15:33  by theblack

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

7th Jan 2006  15:30  by dal

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The locals I met were very friendly, and guessed what I was looking for. Could easily miss it from the road. FB easy to see from the field.

2nd Jan 2006  16:00  by Bekandian

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Quite well concealed in the hedge and covered in Ivy just a few 100 feet from the Ridgeway. Plug missing but otherwise intact.

Bekie by the TP ©Bekandian

2nd Jan 2006  16:00  by ANDYBUG&LADYBIRD

Gridref: SU 66884 87340   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Picked this one up after completing a few more of the Ridgeway Run series of caches with Bekandian, it was just getting dark at this point but we managed to spot it.

Kerrie ©ANDYBUG&LADYBIRD

10th Dec 2005  17:00  by lackofluke

Gridref: SU 66884 87339   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

In the north side of hedge, visible (just about) from the road. You could kneel right next to it and just about reach through to take a photo of the flush bracket. Indeed, that was what I was about to do, having located the FB on the north side and cleared away the ivy. However, a couple of 4x4s had driven past quite slowly wondering what I was doing, so I decided to call it quits and leave without recording the FB number.

10th Nov 2005  14:05  by rhayader_wanderer

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

Buried in hedge parking next to it on open edge of village road.

24th Dec 2004  12:15  by rad

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

In hedge opposite "Old School House" and "Halfacre", but not easy to spot. Cycling is too fast! Plate not visible from road, access to the field using a footpath a little further down the road towards the church.

26th Oct 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

No damage noted tho I didnt clear any ivy.

S4909
S4909
S4909

9th Jul 2004  12:50  by jochta

Gridref: SU 66884 87342   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Trigpoint is just visible from the road verge if you stick your head into the hedge. It can be reached from the otherside where it is overgrown with bushes and ivy, there is even a tree which has grown into the pillar and taken its shape! Reasonable views to the north but nothing else of note here. Plug missing.

Trigpoint and FB
Trigpoint detail Showing spider and missing plug
Looking NW

11th Sep 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc; no cap; N edge of hedge N side of rd in edge of field, 20m E of gate

12th Jun 2003  22:00  by Teasel

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 2/10

Had a wuick look for this one in the dark, but gave up to try another time.

26th Jan 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Inthe hedge. Plug with indented lettering.

30th Nov 1980  00:00  by RogerTempleman

Gridref: SU 66884 87340   FB Number: S4909  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Pillar with white streaks beside roadside hedge at edge of sown field. Altitude 213m from Garmin