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27th Dec 2023  15:15  by BasilDowl

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

(Revisit) We parked in the large layby at Rotten Hill, headed up the swampy shooting track to the old dismantled railway route and then after 1/4 mile stravaiged south as straight as we could, direct to the pillar through the heather on a compass bearing. The pillar is still in good nick with a full set of metalwork, albeit heavily weathered. The weather on this particular visit was not far short of apocalyptic, and with the light failing our party almost became a Mountain Rescue statistic. Pillar #98 for my little trigbagger, and very well done to her for braving the conditions.

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

27th Sep 2023  15:35  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the layby on the minor road at Rotten Hill. Turned off the track at Rudland Rock BS and weaved my way across the moor to the trig. Followed a quad track from the trig back to the track which started / finished at SE70148 - 95561.

11th Sep 2023  10:30  by Tonka

Gridref: SE 70190 94910   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Circular route, starting on the top at Blakey Ridge, south on the disused rail track to TP. Path east to Thorgill, and then the Daleside track back to start. Clear views all day - a bonus! Also searched for 20+ benchmarks. Great day.

Flush Bracket
trig point
Landscape

5th Feb 2023  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

YTP322 - Spaunton S6900. North York Moors National Park Trig Pillar COMPLETION.

11th Jun 2022  11:00  by TrevSym

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walked in following the old ironstone railway from the car park just south of the Lion Inn. A short section of open moor to negotiate to get to the trig. The trig is in good condition and there are great views in all directions. It’s a 6 mile round trip from the car park.

Staunton Trig ©TrevSym
View of upper Rosedale from near the trig ©TrevSym

14th Mar 2022  18:06  by Duncan68

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

©Duncan68

17th Jan 2022  14:30  by beckroad

Gridref: SE 70100 94900   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the steep incline road se723953. There are more parking places further up the hill. Followed the dismantled railway line in a north west direction as far as the Three Howes tumulus and a westerly walk. Save yourself the off piste route. In retrospect the dismantled railway line provides a much better navigational route. Should have continue NW to se702949 then taken a compass bearing to pillar.

Pillar at Spaunton Looking East
Pillar a Spaunton Pillar with flush bracket facing north.

19th Aug 2021  17:37  by The Trudges

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in Bank top Kilns car park and headed out through the heather over the moor. Trig in great condition with good views off in all directions and does still have all its metal work

Spider with original centre cap
Trig
View from spider
Flush Bracket

19th Aug 2021  17:30  by MickSan

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Trig

8th Jun 2021  12:17  by peebs

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

19th Nov 2020  11:02  by Particle

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

20th Sep 2019  10:35  by Trigpoint100

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Circular walk from Bank Top car park, N up the head of Rosedale. Checked first with the gamekeeper of a shooting party that they were going in the opposite direction! Easy to find from the E but more difficult to cut through to the track to the N, ended up wading through a sea of heather and bog. Add in the climb back up Chimney Bank having stopped at the pub in Rosedale for lunch, and I need a rest! Pillar in vgc if rather lichen covered; good all round views; w s/hole open, metal cap shallow letters.

30th Jun 2019  17:47  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SE 70179 94913   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked to NW along track then right turn along large track till after bend then up faint path on to rough heather

6th Sep 2017  15:25  by KevP

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Trudge through deep heather from W. Nice spot though.

13th Jul 2017  12:54  by boblynoriho

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Spaunton trigpoint ©boblynoriho

31st May 2017  14:27  by ger

Gridref: SE 70177 94913   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Spider has OS metal cap. Pretty good views. Cycling - left bike at a little mound a few hundred metres S of track to N.

26th Aug 2016  13:22  by greenbell

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A hypnotic wade through purple heather, blue skies some grey spilling from the west, on to the old rail line to finish and then on to the Anna Cross

22nd May 2016  15:30  by CJO

Gridref: SE 70179 94912   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

all intact. flat moorland

Spaunton

22nd Mar 2016  14:16  by amblerbob

Gridref: SE 70177 94913   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From Bank Top along path to track at SE 71331 95484. Followed track to its end, then SSW across moor.

21st Mar 2016  11:42  by painterman61

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Same route as paulxtr trig in vgc fine views rain shower on way back fine views

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

29th Dec 2015  10:53  by paulxtr

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in small layby on road to w then headed straight for the pillar. The moor was not as boggy as I expected after all the recent rain.

Spaunton ©paulxtr

10th Oct 2015  09:58  by jamiekeighley

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

Parked at footpath on road to West. Along the shooter tracks then right up to the top across the heathery boggy moor. Nice view, beautiful morning.

©jamiekeighley

28th Aug 2015  22:00  by BasilDowl

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

Bagged after dark on a fine walk up from Lastingham. The last mile is through trackless, pathless heather and scrub - doing in the dark is a total folly as finding the shooting track on the return is impossible. Great pillar location though.

The pillar ©BasilDowl

1st Aug 2014  13:57  by slateloose

Gridref: SE 70100 94900   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

8th Mar 2014  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SE 70177 94915   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

enjoyed the challenge finding this trig in the morning fog got to the trig fog cleared parked at bank top car park then west in a straight line to trig one wet area to negotiate

20th Jun 2013  11:14  by The RockKnocker

Gridref: SE 70179 94913   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Me and Marie Parked at The White Horse Farm Hotel then walked to the trig, then back to the white horse for dinner.

Marie at Spaunton trig
Rosedale Abbey The Village of Rosedale Abbey from Spaunton Moor

2nd Jun 2013  18:35  by clochandighter

Gridref: SE 70177 94913   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 6th March 1952 costing £20.18s.2d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station SE97/T29 in 1954. Levelled for height also in 1954. Last maintained by the4 OS in July 1984. SITE VISIT: Approached from WNW. Parked by west side of moor road at SE689952. Followed the approximate line of the 340m contour around the north of the Rudland Beck source. Large heather clad moor. Pillar in good condition. Spider retains OS centre cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces north, ~357°. Vented through east sight hole. 360° open outlook over other moors and long southward view.

S6900 - Spaunton & GRP

10th Apr 2013  16:45  by PeteBoggs

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

Accessed from road to west

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

1st Apr 2012  12:05  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at Rosedale Bank Top by the huge kilns... then 2km due west over fairly flat heather moorland via the group of barrows. Not very inspiring views.

27th Mar 2012  18:23  by Border Peat

Gridref: SE 70177 94914   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

steady walk over the moor from spot height 333 on minor road, over Rudland Beck and a drainage dyke, thankfully the ground was very dry .

S6900©Border Peat

11th Mar 2012  12:25  by redDragon

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Came in from Hutton using a landrover track which ended not far from the pillar. Just a little bit of heather to climb through and a ditch to cross. Nice sunny day today, ground quite dry. Good views

5th Mar 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SE 70177 94914   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

3rd Nov 2011  14:00  by Whats the Point

Gridref: SE 70180 94916   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in lay-by at SE68941 95371 – not the nearest point but avoided dropping into Rudland Beck. Headed south east in wellies. No paths at this barren remote trigpoint – a 1.8 mile round trip. Views limited by bad weather.

Spaunton

7th Sep 2011  15:24  by stonestreaker

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©stonestreaker
©stonestreaker

29th Aug 2010  10:00  by Stratford Strollers

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Located deep on the trackless moor.... Bit of a trudge through the heather to this trig. I don't suppose it gets many visitors. In good condition though.

29th Dec 2008  16:46  by Peter Astle

Gridref: SE 70179 94913   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

5th Oct 2008  15:59  by Theo D Lite

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From Sheriffs Pit, south on the railway, then south straight up hill. Went east after trig. Good view of 3 tumuli east and of Ana Cross

4th May 2008  13:00  by yorkshirenige

Gridref: SE 70170 94900   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Classic trig point on an expanse of open moor. Views limited by the haze.

17th Jun 2007  12:35  by ted

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug intact, one sighting-hole open, metalwork painted white. Long range views to the Aire valley power stations. Storm clouds gathering to N. Sandwich-craving sheep at Hutton.

Spaunton trig
Spaunton trig
Spaunton FB
Spaunton top

3rd May 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

My last trig, still standing, on OSLR 100.

S6900
S6900
S6900

25th Feb 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap deep letters, near ruin, managed heather moorland, OK view

11th Apr 2005  16:00  by manonabike

Gridref: SE 70178 94913   FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A slog over soggy heather but you can see for miles.

Drax power station to the south, Fylingdales to the east

16th Jan 2005  01:10  by sleepwalker

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Approached across the heather from the road passing a line of grouse butts along the way, no track.

7th Apr 2000  16:45  by vegibagger

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

grassy area amongst heather

4th May 1997  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S6900  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug wuth heavily indented lettering.