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1st Nov 2023  10:04  by trignerd

Gridref: SU 11996 83411   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Locals say it's called Toothill because people waved at the trains on the GW mainline close by and the drivers tooted back. Trees and noisy bypass in the way now.

©trignerd

16th Sep 2023  12:57  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

A survivor of the sprawl of residential areas around Swindon. A bit of a shock when using a 1974 OS map. Unsurprising though. Junction 16 of the M4 was much more complicated than the roundabout I had expected. Had to check detailed map and zoom in to street names. As it turned out I was pretty close and rode through housing estate and pulled over opposite footpath heading east between houses. Aimed uphill, into open park. About 100 metres further on pillar sits in an opening between a couple of bushes. Probably somewhere closer to park but reasonably pleased to get here. Slightly damaged around base, possibly by grass cutting equipment. Pleased to see spider and cap in place. What a great name as well. Getting out of Swindon was another story.

Toot Hill Flush plate
Toot Hill Spider and cap
Toot Hill Approached from west
Toot Hill Looking west
Toot Hill South west
Toot Hill 1974 OS map

14th Sep 2022  17:23  by ady650b

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

1st Aug 2022  19:21  by Ande1865

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

8th Nov 2021  21:15  by JoeNTMY

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©JoeNTMY

8th Nov 2021  21:14  by Duncan68

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

©Duncan68
©Duncan68

20th Jun 2020  13:20  by Andy West

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

6th Nov 2019  11:49  by slateloose

Gridref: SU 11900 83400   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Walk into parkland from Langdale drive. easy to locate in grassed area. No views.

20th Jun 2019  14:00  by Glorydog187

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

Old childhood haunt

20th Jun 2019  14:00  by Glorydog187

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

25th May 2019  11:55  by andyrandom

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

First of four trigs bagged on Towel Day. (I didn't hitchhike my way to it, but I did bring a towel.) Pillar in a park in the middle of a housing estate in Swindon - a nice easy one to reach. Views aren't all that great (and even if they were, they'd be of Swindon), but it's always nice to see a pillar survive being encompassed by a city.

©andyrandom

21st Jan 2019  15:08  by Trigpoint100

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Another example of trigging taking you to places you would normally never go to - especially the suburban sprawl of Swindon housing estates. Luckily the planners left some green space (being extensively enjoyed by dog walkers) and a trig - rather surrounded by trees, but good views S, including Wroughton trig, a few yards away. Surprisingly, metal cap (deep letters, remains of red paint) still in place; W and E s/holes open and some damage to lower part of N side + s/hole, but otherwise structurally sound.

1st Aug 2018  17:55  by Rixdale Rambler

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

18th Jan 2017  09:55  by RichardM

Gridref: SU 12002 83412   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Opportunistic visit having deviated by mistake from the Swindon cycle path 45 - oh the delights of Sustrans signage in towns. On the positive side it's very easy to find from the track to the S. and sits happily in parkland. Great day today with clear blue skies and sunshine but ground very wet.

18th Jul 2016  10:22  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Using the Trigpoint phone app i didnt find it difficult to find my way through the housing estate to this TP. But i did find it more difficult to get out! Parkland view with trees blocking anything more.

Flush Bracket ©G1ANQ
TP ©G1ANQ

30th Aug 2015  12:55  by CJO

Gridref: SU 11994 83410   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

All intact. In green park area on top of hill with housing estate.

Toot Hill

26th Jun 2015  18:15  by Dusty

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

pkb & pillar
Spider & slight damage
Flush Bracket

22nd Mar 2015  17:35  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 2/10

The housing estate's streets were like a rabbit-warren! We parked in front of no. 54 White Castle SN5 8HU (used the postcode and the satnav got us there!) then walked the path in between nos. 50 & 48 ("Greenlands") to Toot Hill Park. The trig could be seen from the back of no. 48. Trig slightly damaged, as noted by previous loggers, original metal cap with indented letters painted red but now fading, front, right and rear sight holes open, left sight hole below ground level. I left a 2p coin in the front sight hole (below the FB) for the next visitor to find.

19th Mar 2015  14:30  by g4wsb

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

G. Testing antenna.

©g4wsb

7th Jan 2015  10:00  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 11998 83441   FB Number: S8420  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

WAB trig award,not from home.

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3rd Dec 2014  06:36  by Foinavon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Ran here from my hotel. Not the easiest trig to find in the dark, especially as its surrounded by urban sprawl.

26th Oct 2014  07:56  by BRISTOLIAN

FB Number: 6240  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in nearby street and bagged this one very quickly.

Mr K at trig. The usual pose at trig.©BRISTOLIAN

5th Mar 2014  08:03  by pkbathrooms

Gridref: SU 11997 83411   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Visiting Swindon for family event and taking the opportunity to trig and benchmark. Very squelchy underfoot but got to it eventually and glad too see that it is still insitu. revisit with dusty 26/06/15 18.15hrs and not at all squelchy underfoot. lots of grass growing around the pillar.

5th Apr 2013  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 11999 83419   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

5th Nov 2012  10:30  by baskerville bogtrotters

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Bottom corner broken away and today was surrounded by water.

11th Oct 2012  13:00  by jonglew

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Located in open access land in the middle of one of Swindon's urban westward sprawls. Not an overly awe-inspiring site but at least the developers left some green space, albeit with no views - probably for the best. The pillar has a chunk of concrete missing from one edge near the ground and from one of its top edges.

Pillar TP6520©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP6520©jonglew

3rd Jun 2012  08:45  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SU 11997 83411   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Short walk from Kendal

11th May 2012  14:00  by cmb1953

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

2nd Nov 2011  14:30  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Ah Swindon: my childhood home! This whole side of the town was open fields when I lived within the old railway town of the Fifties. No steam trains puffing by these days, although I recently discovered the site of the nearby long lost Rushey Platt Station about one and a half miles due east of this trigpoint, complete with its lower platform still in situ. This was a significant discovery for this old railway enthusiast.

31st Oct 2010  00:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

18th Mar 2010  16:35  by raypool

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

5th Jan 2010  15:22  by g4wsb

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

©g4wsb
10/01/10 second visit ©g4wsb
©g4wsb

15th Sep 2008  17:20  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

I Parked in Kendal (Cul-de-Sac) and walked the 150 or so metres to the pillar over common ground/local dog walking area - pillar slightly damaged with a chip out of its corner

23rd Aug 2008  14:16  by dpeberdy

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Easy to find - followed my TomTom to the nearest road point to the Trig and then a simple walk up a path to the open space that holds it. Nothing special but at least there is a bit of green space amongst the houses! 125m Me

The photo makes it look in the middle of the countryside

14th Jul 2008  13:42  by tom

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

The trig stands in a break of a tall hedge in a small green space next to a housing estate. The pillar is splattered with mud on one side; it is slightly battered on its base and on its top; one of the top corners is chipped off; it has a red painted metal cap with deep lettering and it has FB S6240. The open space was easily accessed from a street called White Castle. There is nothing to see from the pillar apart from the adjacent grass fields and the surrounding trees and hedges. The nearby cycle path looks through the trees and over the motorway to the hill above Wroughton. There is a constant hum of traffic noise.

25th Oct 2007  11:36  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

27th Sep 2007  12:40  by bluebeard

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

the people who design these estates are apparently qualified (?) i wonder if any of them ever live in an estate like this.

8th Sep 2007  13:25  by Phil Kay

Gridref: SU 11998 83419   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Tricky for us to find, as a housing estate has been build around this TP since my map was printed. Parked nearby and let the GPS lead us through the houses. (Height:412ft)

18th Jul 2007  17:25  by dal

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Parked at E end of Worsley Road, and followed the paths through to the park. Plug intact.

9th Mar 2007  09:52  by Lydford Locators

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Surprisingly pleasant location considering immediate surroundings. Despite being on the top of the hill it was very wet and muddy - make sure you wear the correct footwear (not suede fashion boots)!

Toot Hill Trigpoint

28th Oct 2006  12:15  by Lathama

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Just visible from the A3102 running round the south edge of the estate and, once you get in to the estate [the hard bit!], access is easy. There is a top corner missing but the plug [red-painted] is original with slightly-indented letters. Quite a pleasant spot although noisy.

16th Jul 2006  16:40  by lackofluke

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Took me longer to get to this one than I'd hoped. From Swindon Old Town, I followed National Cycle Network Route 55, but instead of ending up in Toothill Park, I ended up about 2km to the north of it. I eventually found my way to it after a couple of fruitless rides into housing estate roads. Surprisingly enough for an urban trigpoint it retains its plug, although it has lost part of one of its corners.

Top of the trig Showing damage to the corner.

9th Jun 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

S6240
S6240
S6240

26th Mar 2006  12:35  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 11990 83410   FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

As with most town pillars,the "getting near" is harder than the last bit! Access from housing estate with safe parking in ok area.No views to speak of .Have gone with slightly damaged due to condition below flush but maybe a bit harsh as not to serious,see how it is in a year or so.

©Glaslyn
Flush,with lower damage to pillar.©Glaslyn

12th Oct 2005  16:50  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Takes a while to get to the end of the estate network but there is good parking and a very short walk. Site is noisy but the trig in good shape

15th May 2005  16:09  by r.j.ogle

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

5th Mar 2005  09:10  by mickandshane

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to find once you've managed to get through the estate. Plug with indented lettering, which together with the spider has been painted red in the past.

3rd Mar 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

metal cap painted red, deep letters, concrete spalling from base but in no immediate danger, flat grassy summit, public open space

Montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

2nd Aug 2004  09:45  by NeverLost

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very easy. In the middle of the Toothill estate on a bit of grass they didn't build houses on.

S6240 - Spider Toothill
S6240 - Flush bracket Toothill
S6240 Toothill
S6240 Toothill

17th Jul 2004  06:25  by Trigger

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drive through the estate and as you get close you'll see signs for a footpath. Park up, follow signs then navigate onto it through the park area using GPS or map.

19th Aug 2002  16:50  by vegibagger

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

overcast damp grass parkland by housing estate

9th Aug 1981  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S6240  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Blotchy-white pillar in grassy area on Toot Hill, SW of Swindon and north of the A420, with new housing approaching.