Logged Visits:

18th Feb 2024  22:16  by Ed

Gridref: SE 08062 75776   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

26th Dec 2023  15:51  by Border Peat

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 9/10

Walk up from Scar House Reservoir

19th Nov 2023  16:21  by dharris

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

3rd Sep 2023  12:52  by Rochey60

Gridref: SE 08100 75700   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

13th Aug 2023  11:55  by The Trudges

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Trig
View free m spider / Damaged too ©The Trudges
Spider with original centre cap©The Trudges
Flush Bracket©The Trudges

13th Aug 2023  11:49  by Motor mic

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Done with trudgetracy

©Motor mic
©Motor mic

13th Aug 2023  11:47  by MickSan

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

31st Oct 2022  13:00  by Tonka

Gridref: SE 08060 75770   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked at Scar House walking to/from Middlesmoor to bag TP and BM. Off roaders on the bridleway - with a 72 plate Mercedes bringing up the rear. Taking more care than the others!

Flush Bracket
Trig point
Landscape

16th Oct 2022  12:14  by matty1971b

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

Lovely walk up from Middlesmoor car park, as mentioned before, 1 wall/fence to negotiate Lovely views to Great Whernside and Meugher

28th Sep 2022  16:06  by AndyBingley

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

Revisit on benchmark walk.

21st May 2022  11:50  by iannotts

Gridref: SE 08000 75700   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

found out later was restricted area due to bird nesting never saw any sign but was very carfull

30th Mar 2022  10:01  by Northern_Exile

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

Retrospective log

29th Mar 2022  14:20  by beckroad

Gridref: SE 08000 75700   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Convenient little car park at Middlesmoor. Easy navigation up the rough road and Nidderdale Way. Pillar located on north side of wire fence overlooking grouse moors. Chunks of cement missing from top of this trig. Spider plug intact. Flush bracket faces SE. Shame about the low cloud. On a clear day this would provide wonderful panoramic views.

Pillar at Rain Stang Hill Damage to top of pillar
Pillar at Rain Stang Hill Looking north west.

9th Aug 2021  12:00  by theposhbloke

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

7th Jul 2021  11:45  by joebee98

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 9/10

Parked by the res. Followed paths up then hopped the wall into the field where the trig is. Stopped at the cafe for an ice cream after.

TP
FB
Top

23rd Jun 2021  15:20  by haighr01

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

Day 12 of 14: A Pennine Way East Walk. From Aysgarth via Walden, Coverdale, Dead Man's Hill, Scar House Res. Access isn't easy, the grouse men and stone walls make it so. Wow we must nearly be home. No damage was done and once over the wall the number of triggers paths tells it's own tale. Blood shed, for the trig, for the walk. This is the Rain Stang, damaged sentinel watching over all Nidderdale and perhaps all of us too.

The Final Dale Nidderdale's Rain Stang

29th May 2021  10:15  by Delsey

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

Super view on a sunny day.

9th Apr 2021  15:10  by Martyn Price

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 9/10

Visited on a glorious spring day, all of upper Nidderdale visible. Top of pillar crumbling, flush bracket still present.

15th Sep 2020  11:49  by blackboot29

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

11th Sep 2020  17:15  by Thomas David Whitaker

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

Lancaster Castle to York Minster Walk (Day 5 Kettlewell to Middlesmoor).An epic squelchy walk over from Tor Dyke (akin to bog snorkeling) followed by a steep climb up from Scar House Dam. The pillar is set on a heathery moor on a quick detour off the byway.Good views on a wild blustery day PS The word stang means long pole or stake. PPS The signpost says byway open to all traffic! You could wreck your car taking that advice.

19th Jul 2020  18:45  by Heidi

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

Top damaged

6th Feb 2020  16:21  by vegibagger

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Wander up long track from middlemoor to tump summit and trig on the way back.

27th Oct 2019  11:00  by BasilDowl

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked in the Middlesmoor car park, and walked up the track; through the gate and followed the sheep trod through the heather and scrub right to the trig. Pillar commands a magnificent spot with wonderful views, but the top is significantly damaged. The spider looks particularly vulnerable. Returned to the track via the same route.

The approach
The pillar
The top of the pillar (1)
The top of the pillar (2)
The cap
The flush bracket
The views (1)
The views (2)

21st Apr 2019  15:11  by CJO

Gridref: SE 08058 75775   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Spider part exposed. Top screed largely decayed. Otherwise all intact. Lovely warm clear day.

Rain Stang Hill

8th Apr 2019  19:35  by teamsprollie

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Trig easy to find / reach, couldn't see a thing due to thick fog. Trig damaged.

2nd Mar 2019  08:03  by AndyBingley

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

20 mile circular walk from Lofthouse, this trigpoint is just off Moor Lane (Nidderdale Way). Due to low cloud there were no views. Slight damage to the top of the trigpoint

1st Feb 2019  11:00  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Up from Middlesmoor. Subzero and snow on the ground so a bit treacherous on icy parts of track, but good view of upper Nidderdale.

5th Aug 2018  09:00  by ngthack

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Top crumbling. Up from Scar House res. cp. Two benchmarks on way up, including a nice pivot on a boulder.

Rain Stang FB. ©ngthack
Rain Stang spider. ©ngthack
Rain Stang trig general view. ©ngthack
Pivot Bench Mark on way up Stang Hill. ©ngthack

8th Jul 2018  10:32  by JRoche2018

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

23rd May 2018  11:20  by dugswell2

FB Number: S7707   Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Drove up track from Middlemoor and parked on grass just after track junction and driving towards Intake Farm. Up track looking for bench marks then detour to trig and continuation to Woodall Moss. Return via track.

12th May 2018  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

21st Dec 2017  12:10  by Hands

Gridref: SE 08061 75775   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Followed the track up from Middlesmoor , through gate and North across Heather Moorland to the trig which has damage to the top -the cap is original and one of the sight holes is open FB faces 170 no views on a misty murky day

©Hands
©Hands

16th Jul 2017  10:15  by rupertal

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

From Scar House reservoir car park

16th Nov 2016  16:00  by ger

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Walked from CP near Scar Ho. Resvr. SE along good track then NE to trig with is damaged corners. Good, mostly spacious 360 deg views. Returned via Hump top (point 459) then quarry.

31st Jul 2016  12:58  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 10/10

I walked up from middlesmoor after arriving on the 825 Dales bus from Pateley Bridge.Easy walk up Bridle Way to a new wooden gate at SE 08055 75534,then straight up to pillar.I even had time for a nice cold pint of Aspall Cider at the Crown before bus back. Earby/Skipton/Grassington/Pateley Bridge/Middlesmoor & back all on a £10 Day Tripper Dales Rover ticket another bargain day out.

Approach
Trig
Panoramic
Panoramic

22nd Nov 2015  15:45  by painterman61

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Usual walk in from middlesmoor village just off track best views of day top damaged cap plug sun going down,was talking to a local gamekeeper on way back he reconed that nidderdale is the secret valley of the dales and the locals hardly see any walkers at all!

trig ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

23rd Oct 2015  08:45  by srichy20

Gridref: SE 08056 75780   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Just off the obvious and well trod path from Middlesmoor to Scar house.

4th Oct 2015  12:15  by jimp

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

From Woodale Moss (459m) SE076761 there are 2 posts to the south east and then in the corner of the field there is a new style over the wall. Saves jumping over fences etc. Trig appears to have been hacked on top by farm machinery. Great views. Good walk from either Middlesmoor or the Scar House Reservoir where there is lots of parking.The reservoir has some of the best industrial archeology in the country and is impressive engineering.

22nd Aug 2015  13:45  by pendlelill

Gridref: SE 08066 75774   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

walked up from middlesmoor very warm and muggy. fly's everywhere. hazy views. bit of damage to top.

trig ©pendlelill

31st May 2015  12:32  by jamiekeighley

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Parked in car park in Middlesmoor and walked up track, over wall and up to top. Nice open spot with good views.

©jamiekeighley

4th May 2015  12:16  by The RockKnocker

Gridref: SE 08061 75774   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked the Motorcycle about a mile away from the pillar ! closest i could get with my Yamaha XJR 1300. Then walked to the pillar. Then called in at nearby pub for refreshment.

The Triangulation Pillar Walked 1 mile from where i left the bike to get to the pillar.
Flush Bracket
The Spider Nice day for a walk !
The Pub Dropped in for a pint at The Crown Hotel in Middlesmoor after visiting the trig.

6th Apr 2015  12:15  by Pritch227

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 9/10

wow,amazing views,up from arkleside up deadmans hill to the res,then up stony bw,went through new gate to top of hill then over low wire fence,stayed up here for ages,couldn't leave!!!

amazing! ©Pritch227

14th Mar 2015  15:51  by paulxtr

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Bagged as part of a 9 mile circular walk round the Nidderdale Way from Middlesmoor.

Rain Stang Hill ©paulxtr

24th Mar 2014  11:15  by slateloose

Gridref: SE 08061 75777   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 9/10

Days walking in Nidderdale,cold but sunny and clear with snow on the top of Great Whernside.The best of views so 9 marks.

23rd Mar 2014  11:49  by amblerbob

Gridref: SE 08061 75778   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 4/10

From Scar House Reservoir via Woodale Moss. Only points of interest were the disused quarries.

7th Feb 2014  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SE 08000 75700   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

18th Sep 2013  16:18  by catman

Gridref: SE 08072 75773   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Up Nidderdale Way from Middlesmoor. Fine views all round.

2nd Sep 2013  15:40  by yorkshirenige

Gridref: SE 08061 75774   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Damage to the top. Original cap. 360 degree view. Walked up from Middlesmoor.

©yorkshirenige

8th Aug 2013  14:31  by clochandighter

Gridref: SE 08060 75772   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 8th September 1953 costing £21.3s.0d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station SE38/T75 in 1955. Levelled for height also in 1955. Last maintained by the OS in May 1975. SITE VISIT: Approached from southeast. Free public car park on NE side of road at SE091743. Straightforward climb from Middlesmoor. Mostly track. Spider retains original OS centre cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces south, ~173°. Vented through west sight hole. Full 360° panoramic view.

S7707 - Rain Stang Hill & self

29th Sep 2012  12:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SE 08061 75774   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Windy day Nice walk up from village

14th Jul 2012  14:25  by bigtykedog

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Easy bag from Nidderdale Way, use gate from lane.

©bigtykedog

27th May 2012  14:33  by Paulus66

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

A half-hour walk up the public track from Middlesmoor and from there just a ten minute walk up the wall back on to the moor top and the Trig. Use the gate well before you get to the wall rather than trying to get over high unstable walls. Top of trig is crumbling away but retains original plug. Good views of upper Nidderdale.

22nd Sep 2011  15:00  by PeteBoggs

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

Followed prow from Middlesmoor then a quick nip up through the heather - good views

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

17th Aug 2011  11:55  by redDragon

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Good allround views. Quite a bit of damage around the spider. I squeezed through a sheep hole to reach it, but the wall isnt too hard to climb over. Next on to Great whernside

16th Oct 2010  17:12  by melch

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

21st Aug 2010  11:30  by wanderer

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

8th Aug 2010  12:00  by sjr

FB Number: 7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

Walked up from Middlesmoor along the Nidderdale way,no path through deep heather.Geocache in drain hole.Good allround view.

©sjr

12th Jun 2010  13:59  by senrabyar

Gridref: SE 08062 75772   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

1st May 2010  11:22  by maverickapollo

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

On way to Great Whernside

18th Apr 2010  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SE 08060 75773   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

10th Sep 2008  12:05  by wrose

Gridref: SE 08061 75772   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Visible and accessible. I came up In Moor Lane from Scar House Reservoir and then hopped over the wall [wire topped] and followed the wall up to the trig which had been visible from the lane. Returned by crossing fence near pillar and dropped down to gateway with broken gate - this would have been an easier access point if coming up from Middlesmoor. Good views of the surrounding areas. Some slight damage to the top corners. Still has original plug with indented lettering.

25th Nov 2007  15:57  by sleepwalker

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Approached from the Ouster Bank column crossing the Scar House Reservoir dam and climbing up the opposite side of the valley. Just the walk out back to Ramsgill left.

22nd Apr 2007  16:58  by Aye Jimmy

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Rain Stang The TP.
Rain Stang The FB.
Rain Stang Damage to top.

16th Jan 2007  11:03  by sykesfamily

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 8/10

Great views of Great & Little Whernside and back along the Nidderdale valley.

Rain Stang Hill Trig Great & Little Whernside in the background©sykesfamily
Rain Stang Hill Trig Nidderdale Valley in background©sykesfamily
Rain Stang Hill Flush Bracket ©sykesfamily

18th Mar 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

S7707
S7707
S7707

25th Feb 2006  13:00  by rad

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Stunning views, if it wasn't sleeting. Can get to it directly up if you wiggle through sheep hole in wall. Aviod deep heather on way up field.

Getting Through the Wall! Easy access to the field that contains the Trigpoint from the track.©rad

17th Dec 2005  11:50  by ted

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 7/10

Pillar on N side of fence/broken wall. Plug intact but top damaged with end of spider exposed. Sighting-hole on W side open, rest closed. Good views across to Great/Little Whernside, Meugher and down Nidderdale. The OS 1:25000 (Explorer 26) map shows two locations on the moor to the SW of How Stean Gorge labelled 'pillar' - I assumed these are waterworks-related and didn't investigate.

Rain Stang Hill trig - view N
Rain Stang Hill trig - view W
Rain Stang Hill FB
Rain Stang Hill Spider

10th Jun 2005  20:03  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

easy to get to from the Bway, IF you go through the gate off the bway bfore you really need to otherwise a direct route over the walls is a tricky proposition. beautiful june evening. no time for a pint at middlesmoor unfortunately.

27th Jun 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

metal cap deep letters, top breaking up; old repair, heather summit, nice views

Montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

1st May 2004  17:34  by discjirm

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

I am surprised no-one has visited here before; it is quite east to get to, being near a bridleway from which it is mostly hidden. Nice views over towards Great Whernside and down the Nidd Valley. Ended up camping a short distance from the pillar for the night. There is some slight damage to the top of the pillar.

Rain Stang Hill flush bracket. Rain Stang Hill flush bracket.©discjirm
The damage to the trigpoint. The damage to the trigpoint.©discjirm
Rain Stang Hill trig point. Rain Stang Hill trig point.©discjirm

5th Mar 1999  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S7707  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Plug with indented lettering.

15th Jul 1998  14:00  by Bridgeman

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

From Ramsgill up via Nidderdale Valley to Scar House Reservoir and back via Middlesmoor.

21st Apr 1996  15:23  by manonabike

Gridref: SE 08000 75700   FB Number: S7707  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10