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11th Feb 2024  14:31  by Ande1865

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pillar is in good condition Flush bracket slightly damaged

3rd Sep 2022  10:43  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Slow careful ride along byways heading south west from Sidbury Hill, including along the Old Marlborough Road. Very few features to help with orientation along the way. High ground was the best clue and turned out to be the correct spot. Parked beside a gate with a red cone next to it. Up the hill, pillar visible at the top. FB has been damaged, a couple of numbers are chipped. Good views to east, south and west.

Silk Hill Flush plate
Silk Hill East
Silk Hill North
Silk Hill West

25th Jul 2022  13:24  by Griefmiester

Gridref: SU 18516 46883   FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Drive almost all the way along good track, pillar is slightly damaged (been shot?) and is located a few meters inside the ranges, flags flying today, but no evidence of any activity so i hoped over the fence and walked over, not a soul around.

Silk Hill

26th Jun 2022  15:12  by Trigobsession

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

5th Mar 2022  15:50  by duncancourts

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

31st Dec 2021  15:52  by Juliah

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

Done over Christmas when no live firing was on. An easy find from Bulford Camp

3rd Nov 2019  10:18  by LimburnFamily

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

The data plate is slightly damaged and the cap is missing

22nd Apr 2019  00:00  by Woodleywalker

Gridref: SU 18519 46888   FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked near Milston Farm Bldgs, walked on along the track turned left, pillar became visible on my right, but first conquer the gate, not easy with the wire mesh on the bottom half, and me only 5' nothing.... End of a good morning on the Plain.

22nd Jun 2018  12:24  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Down A435 to Ablington, then up BW that goes through farmyard. Tractor moving hay bails almost pulled out on me as I went past. Driver waved "Sorry". When I got close to Trig, I found it was just the other side of the Red Flag. 4WD with "Training Safety" on it went past. Hmmm... I looked around and hopped over the gate, quickly walked up and bagged trig and got back over gate, in about 2 mins flat.

Trig Point
Flush Bracket

26th Apr 2018  09:00  by Ted Mariner

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

17th Feb 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 18519 46790   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Byway a bit rough for driving IMO

4th Apr 2015  17:19  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 18519 46886   FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

G Milton byway to main track left to trig right.

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30th Dec 2014  11:25  by plet56

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

20th Jan 2014  14:15  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

What a unique habitat Salisbury Plain is; there were some moments of absolute peace & tranquillity, and some beautiful scenes of an early evening sunset as mist rolled over the grasslands; on other occasions the Army's presence changes the atmosphere completely with sudden exciting bursts of noisy activity and frenzied movement. Shame they've used this pillar for target practice though - otherwise in good condition. Thoroughly enjoyable day wandering the Plain; my only disappointment being no sighting of the Great Bustard!

29th Mar 2013  13:45  by Nekyram

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

1st Jan 2013  12:58  by jonglew

Gridref: SU 18517 46883   FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Located on the edge of the Milston Range MoD training area, access can be gained by car via Milston Drive. The pillar is in good condition bar the flush bracket where some damage has made reading the numbers difficult, although they can be discerned. All sight holes are open and the plug is missing. Good views west across the Avon valley towards the Westdown Range.

Pillar TP5976©jonglew
Spider TP5976©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5976©jonglew

8th Dec 2012  15:53  by dal

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Lovely walk from Milston in the late afternoon of a superb December day as the sun went down. Just inside the red flag zone, when the flags are flying. Complete with bullet damage.

26th Aug 2012  12:55  by Trigpoint100

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Circular walk from the Military Cemetary to here and onwards to Triple Plantation. Sunny, breezy and very quiet for a bank holiday. Good views over the W half but E half obscured by trees. No cap or plug, all s/holes open, bullet holes in FB (painted white) but otherwise vgc.

21st May 2012  13:00  by cmb1953

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

26th Mar 2010  15:20  by Ciemon

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Another in need of some paint.

17th Oct 2009  16:00  by David_Ashcroft

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Yet another easy one to get to on Salisbury Plain. Good view over Netheravon airfield watching 'mad folk' jumping out of a plane!!!

20th Jul 2008  17:06  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 18510 46880   FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Return visit as failed due to flags the other day(dont like to be beaten!) Drove up Milston Drove and cycled the rest of the way,ample parking to L and R at first Tank crossing. All quiet and superb views.Concur that they appear like bullet holes ! Otherwise in good shape.

©Glaslyn
Appear to be Bullet holes.©Glaslyn

15th Jul 2008  11:51  by Glaslyn

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Flags out today and very busy ,so after driving up Milton Grove i decided to leave for another (quieter!) day. Revisited and found.

16th Dec 2007  10:30  by PHMB

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Took long walk from SW of Tidworth, (ranges open). Views to N&W. Plug missing. FB damaged, 2&3 mostly obliterated.

7th Oct 2007  10:40  by bluebeard

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

in the distance was the pop pop pop of sunday soldiers.

17th Sep 2007  15:58  by tom

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

The pillar is on a small hill in an army training area, the area is traversed by modern army tracks, ancient track-ways and droves. It has FB S1923 with the last two digits damaged and lacks a plug. The site is within the area of the unimproved chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain SSSI. A nearby plantation lies to the north; downs to the west; Beacon Hill and an oblique view of a kiwi chalk figure to the south and glimpses of a few of the tumuli of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery can be seen to the east behind the hawthorn bushes.

23rd Jun 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

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S1923

9th Jun 2006  13:15  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 5/10

Red Flags but visible from 150m Drove up half way on the byway which is largely mettalled to the SW from Milson then bike the rest.

1st Dec 2005  08:25  by Trigger

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

25th Sep 2005  13:35  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

We parked at Brigmerston Corner and walked up over pleasant downland from there. It's quite a hike to the trig but some late wheatears flying around kept us interested. The trig is just in the range but there were no flags flying today. A military police Range Rover came past just as we were going to the trig and didn't even bother to stop. Extensive views. The damage to the FB looks like it may have been caused by bullets! who knows? Plug missing.

8th Aug 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1923  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

no cap; vgc except last 2 digits of FB are damaged but just legible