Logged Visits:

24th Aug 2023  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

Smeaton Farm S4341 from GR: NZ 34956 04300

11th Jun 2022  14:35  by Mark-UKUS

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

First bag on a tour of the Cleveland Lowlands. Parked up by the cottages and asked at the last one. Nice chap said he looked after the field and it was OK to go ahead. Climbed over a tall fence then walked along a dry ditch. Found pillar OK then Red Arrows flew overhead. Not sure if that was for my bag or not.

20th Mar 2021  11:30  by TrevSym

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

29th Dec 2018  15:04  by paulxtr

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked in the small car park by the church. Over the gate then a tall barbed wire fence.

Smeaton Farm ©paulxtr

4th Dec 2016  15:04  by ger

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Trig in hedge - easily reached. One corner of pillar has quite a chunk missing, but otherwise OK. Apparently land owner lives in Northallerton & locals walk their dogs on non-access land (western approach to trig). One tall fence to climb.

18th Sep 2016  15:53  by slateloose

Gridref: NZ 35200 04100   FB Number: S4341  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Drove up to Thorpe Row farm to ask permission to visit trig point. The lady at the farm said it was o.k. not a problem. Accessed trig along track in front of three house in village via gate into field. the trig is hiding in a small coppice of tree on field edge.

7th May 2016  11:33  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Visited with Painterman61 on 14 Trig day out

Approach
Trig

7th May 2016  11:33  by painterman61

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Asked at farm for permission first no problems trig in hedge in vgc joint visit with earby rambler

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

9th Sep 2015  07:12  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Having visited 3 pillars in the morning and had a good lunch in Darlington, I decided I had time and the cycling legs to loop around and attempt 3 more this afternoon. Took concrete road from A167 at the South edge of the village, passing row of terraced houses to field gate. Rough pasture in 1st field, climbed wooden rail fence at ditch rather than the mesh and barbed wire, stubble field, gateway directly ahead, pillar on left at far end of copse. No one seen, no stock disturbed, no damage caused, only footsteps left.

29th Aug 2015  10:10  by jamiekeighley

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

Parked to west, over fences, hiding in left corner under tree. Not a great spot, happy to get there and back without a challenge after reading previous logs.

©jamiekeighley

8th Oct 2013  06:02  by PeteBoggs

Gridref: NZ 35265 04807   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Following an abortive attempt - goml farmer in field - a pre dawn visit as I was staying in the area. Logged as slightly damaged too dark too make a proper judgement but no chance of meeting farmer

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

1st May 2013  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NZ 35268 04184   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

Drove up to kennels/cattery (Thorpe Row Farm)- access no problem

3rd Feb 2013  11:45  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NZ 35270 04183   FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 4/10

Over gate and over the wire and across a very muddy mess and quick retreat due to previous reports, parked at church

29th Sep 2012  18:02  by coinea

Gridref: NZ 35268 04183   FB Number: S4341  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

29th Sep 2012  18:01  by clochandighter

Gridref: NZ 35268 04183   FB Number: S4341  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Yuss! Evaded the GOML.. Pillar trunk good but top badly mashed, probably by hedge trimmer. Spider retains OS centre cap with shallow engraved letters. Flush bracket faces NW, ~312°. Vented through NE sight hole. Open outlook spanning 180°, centred on NE.

S4341 - Smeaton Farm & GRP

17th Jun 2012  10:20  by CJO

Gridref: NZ 35268 04186   FB Number: S4341  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

From West, the track marked on 1:25000 map is blocked halfway by a fence and field of wheat, easy enough to walk round field boundary. Trig Hidden beneath large sycamore.

10th Feb 2012  10:35  by Border Peat

Gridref: NZ 35271 04182   FB Number: S4341  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

From end village through two fields ground frozen

S4341©Border Peat

20th Nov 2011  19:42  by wrose

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

A joint visit with Carole. This turned out to be real failure. We met the landowner who refused to let us proceed to the pillar. Perhaps with some justification as we had just climbed the fence to get into his field. So we will leave it to another day and try and find the correct farm to ask permission from. [It is total supersition but we came past some bungalows to the west and could well have been spotted going through a gate onto private land. I just wonder whether a phone call was made on a neighbourhood watch basis as it seemed a real coincidence that the land owner was waiting for us with his dog on such an inclement day - very misty. Anyway it's just a thought. So, my advice is go and ask.]

16th Jan 2011  14:10  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 3/10

walked in from the west, no legal footpath. Farmer at farm to the NE was staring, so took the photos and beat a hasty retreat.

4th Sep 2008  16:02  by senrabyar

Gridref: NZ 35271 04184   FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

16th Aug 2008  12:15  by ted

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Plug intact; no wells beneath the loops. Chunk of top gone at one corner including the end of the spider so would consider this one 'damaged'. Hidden away in corner; no immediate views.

Smeaton Farm inside-out
Smeaton Farm outside-in
Smeaton Farm FB
Smeaton Farm top

13th Jun 2007  18:40  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

not damaged merely chipped.

26th Jan 2007  15:40  by Bergfuehrer

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Yorkshire. There is quite a chunk out of a top corner but as the plug and spider are still there and the pillar is sound, I am upgrading this to slightly damaged. Others graded as damaged, such as Moel Wnion in Caernarfonshire, are much much worse, basically wrecked.

10th Sep 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

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

Metal cap, shallow letters. Top chipped, presumably by hedge trimmer. E edge of small copse, N side of track, OK view.

10th Sep 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 1/10

S4341
S4341
S4341
S4341

2nd Jan 2004  15:15  by IanM

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 3/10

N 54.25.914 W 001.27.470 TRIG in Hedgerow. Chunk missing from S. corner

16th Jul 2003  14:29  by manonabike

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

13th Aug 2002  09:30  by jimmy

FB Number: S4341  Condition: Damaged  Score: 3/10