Logged Visits:

30th Mar 2024  18:09  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pull in on north side of road as driving easy. Walk north through open woodlands. Two moss covered car seats there. Or back of woodlands. Trig on little knoll 100metres further on.

Trig ©vegibagger

1st Jan 2024  10:00  by Biffin

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

31st Dec 2023  13:57  by Ande1865

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

3rd Sep 2022  08:36  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Turned north west off A3026 at a dip in the road, took track for about two hundred metres, pulled over by gate into field with obvious hill to west. Over gate and uphill to clump of trees at the top. Looks as if it is used as a check point for exercises as there was a small tag attached to the top. No views at the time due to morning mist. Ruined look out post on the summit, looks like it’s used for gatherings of some sort. Why do people leave their litter behind? Spoils quite a pleasant location.

Pickpit Hill Flush plate
Pickpit Hill North east, misty morning
Pickpit Hill West
Pickpit Hill East

4th May 2022  18:54  by Trigobsession

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Luckily all the cows were down at the far end of the field and never spotted me.

2nd May 2022  14:24  by MylesM

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

The fourth pillar of the day in the company of Ben Wood. The regiment of cows gradually advancing certainly made for an interesting experience! Nice setting by that hilltop copse.

Pickpit Hill Cows advancing ever closer!
Pickpit Hill Super location. Pillar closely guarded by Friesians!

2nd May 2022  14:15  by benwood

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Thanks for the tips below - we parked at location D and crossed the stile and walked up the hill. Quite a herd of cows in the trees near the trig point. As we were leaving they started using it as a scratching post! Fantastic views.

Pickpit Hill trig point
Pickpit Hill flush bracket
Pickpit Hill trig point
Pickpit Hill trig point with the cows
Pickpit Hill trig point with the cows
Pickpit Hill trig point with the cows
Pickpit Hill trig point being used as a scratching post by the cows

16th Jan 2022  12:42  by trev943

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Beautiful view of Salisbury Plain

19th Jun 2021  17:45  by andyrandom

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

I am indebted once again to 21qazxsw, who has shown the easiest way to access this pillar. Parked at D on his map (second layby on the right down the concrete tank road) and hopped the stile opposite to get into the field. Field is steeper than I expected, but this gave me confidence I was heading in the right direction (i.e. up). Pillar still sits next to copse at the top of the hill; still has that mysterious bar across its FB; but has been robbed of any treasure that may once have been left in its front sighthole. Large herd of cows occupies this field; they were huddled en masse at the far end when I visited, but there is an abundance of evidence around the pillar to suggest that they may be trig enthusiasts, too...

7th Jul 2020  14:30  by AHD

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked at point 'C' as per previous log. The tank road is actually made of concrete and as no flags were flying I ventured in. Climb over the gate and head uphill.

1st Feb 2020  15:20  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

This trig is visible from the A3026. Parked at the 'entrance' with concrete barriers on the S side of the A3026 (point 'A' on the attached satellite image), then walked through the woods. A 4-strand barbed wire fence had to be negotiated on leaving the woods, then it was straight up the hill to the trig. Remnants of a small concrete-block building were at the top of the hill. Trig was in good condition, centrecap missing, all sightholes open. I left a 2p coin in the front sighthole for the next visitor to find. There were 2 portaloos at point 'B', which is always handy to know! If you do not wish to negotiate the 4-strand barbed wire fence, there is parking at points 'C' and 'D' on Elden Rd, then just climb over a gate at 'C' or a stile at 'D'.

the route to the trig station
the trig
the trig

14th Nov 2018  00:00  by Woodleywalker

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on A3026, on brow of hill at entrance to small copse. Walk through the copse, under the barbed wire on the north side and straight up to the pillar. Good views.

22nd Jun 2018  09:10  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Stayed off road by followed byways or tank paths until I reached the A3026. Hopped over BW fence and walked through grassy filed to trig.

Flush Bracket
Trig Point

5th Feb 2018  13:59  by pkbathrooms

Gridref: SU 24635 50067   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

parked in the entrance with the concrete boulders on the A3026. nice easy find

15th Feb 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 24637 50074   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Gate and parking @ SU 249 502

10th Jan 2016  16:54  by DeniseMc

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

10th Jan 2016  16:53  by RichardM

Gridref: SU 24637 50067   FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

E side of hilltop with pleasing group of Pines. Almost dark but good views of lights of Ludgershall. Better views from hilltop. Easy access from the N via improvised stile at SU 24658 50240

4th May 2015  08:10  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 24635 50074   FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

East road,easy walk from parking through woods to concrete track across up to top of hill.

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©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

6th Apr 2015  15:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

27th Jan 2013  15:35  by dal

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked to SW at start of PROW. Went under barbed wire almost opposite. Pleasant top. No cap.

9th Jan 2013  12:48  by jonglew

Gridref: SU 24631 50068   FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on the south side of the A306 a short distance to the east of Tidworth at a small layby, the start of a prow with it's entrance protected by tank traps. Walked across the 306 and followed a wide newish tarmaced cycle track east then hopped the b/w fence at a convenient point and walked over rough pasture to Pickpit Hill. The trig is just east of the hill summit with views east to army infrastructure at Ludgershall. Trig is in good condition other than the centre cap which is missing; sight holes are all open; FB has a short horizontal metal bar fixed to it above the benchmark - its significance I know not (seen elsewhere only on the Fosbury trig).

Pillar TP5435©jonglew
Spider TP5435©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5435©jonglew

14th Feb 2012  14:00  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Approached from south,parked near an old military entrance,all fenced & barbed wired. Walked through a small wood,climbed over one barbed wire fence,to easily find pillar s1696 just below the top of Pickpit Hill where brick & stone scattered around suggested a demolished army building. In one direction Tidworth, the other Ludgershall. Unremarkable area.

22nd Dec 2011  09:44  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Four strand barbed wire fence, but then pleasant stroll across grassy field. Visited en rout from Oxford to Salisbury for Xmas.

17th Aug 2010  13:00  by Ted Mariner

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Simple find, access easy enough but I should have left the dog at home for this one, he didn't enjoy the barbed wire fence. Good views over Ludgershall and Tidworth and an interesting military location. Plug missing.

TP5435 Pickpit Hill a
TP5435 Pickpit Hill b
TP5435 Pickpit Hill c

17th Oct 2009  15:10  by David_Ashcroft

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easy find...

5th Sep 2009  10:57  by Lone Hunter

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Quick visit, once located way in, when completing local cache.

15th Oct 2008  09:17  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 24630 50060   FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easier than expected.Within Managed Access land but in name only,park to SW at edge of wood then 1 fence.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

16th Dec 2007  09:00  by PHMB

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar just below top of hill which has clump of trees. Plug missing. Small horizontal plate across top of FB.

5th Nov 2007  12:10  by bluebeard

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Both the TP and a nearby tree had control tags attached. Must be the Army from Tidworth out on Navigation training.

17th Sep 2007  13:04  by tom

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

The pillar has FB S1696 with a metal bar across the holes above the numbers but has no cap. It is situated near a small copse on top of a grassy hill grazed by Friesians and their calves and is next to a barrow-like mound with the foundations of a breeze block construction built into it. Windmill Hill and downland lie to the north, over Ludgershall to flatter land to the east, grass land to the south and over Tidworth to the woods of Sidbury Hill to the west.

30th Nov 2005  22:30  by Trigger

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

9th May 2005  00:00  by Tonyht

Gridref: SU 24645 50070   FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Fairly easy to locate and access. In trees at the top of a small hill. While there was nothing really special about this pillar I quite liked it.

25th Mar 2005  14:50  by Managra

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good condition. Lovely views. Missing plug

Trig point ©Managra
Flush bracket ©Managra

20th Mar 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, no cap or plug, horizontal bar fixed to FB near top, compare S3015 Falside, pasture just E of summit copse, nice view

montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

12th Mar 2005  12:10  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

We parked at the high point of the road in the entrance to the wood/dump and went across from there. We didn't notice anything attached to the FB but there was still a tag attached to one of the holding down loops. Base of pillar eroded, plug missing.

12th Mar 2005  12:10  by HEATHENS

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Probably climbing over would have been better than advised, to roll under the wire - but you trust people and clothes can be cleaned!!

10th Mar 2005  15:45  by rhayader_wanderer

Gridref: SU 24638 50070   FB Number: S1696  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Access land and defence estates land the plus point is the tightly strung barbed wire is easy to climb over. Left the camera behind for this one just in case

21st Oct 2003  15:16  by Keith Stevens

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Open position on local small hill. Near military tank driving roads. Private

The trig

17th Aug 2003  16:38  by Teasel

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Startled a young calf who was hiding in the grass and seemed to be all alone on the hill. Can tell this is a milliary area as things were'nt quite right... really good roads going nowhere, strange caps to fence posts etc. Trigpoint seems to have been used for some sort of orienteering. A replacement benchmark has been screwed onto the flush bracket.

The trigpoint
The flush bracket

17th Aug 2003  16:00  by The Peak Plodders

FB Number: S1696  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Strange MOD land, gald we didn;t set off any traps!