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1st Nov 2023  09:47  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in small car park on north side of lane below Blackingstone Rock. From there just east of car park, short track about 75 metres to another lane, east about twenty metres to a wooden gate with extra wooden bars added to the top. Lead to track through woodland. Stayed on track heading east and north east and gaining height. After about three hundred metres, through a gate, then continued on as far as track went in that direction. Then through bracken and over fence to west into field. Could see farm buildings to west. Gentle uphill climb. At top of field, pillar in amongst rocks in an enclosure surrounded by new barbed wire fence. Cap missing. Views to west, north and east. Afterwards climbed Blackingstone Rock which has a helpful flight of steps to the top. Narrow and steep. Great views from there, could look north to where pillar is located to north of woods.

Westcott Farm Flush plate
Westcott Farm Spider and missing cap, looking west
Westcott Farm View west
Westcott Farm View east
Westcott Farm From south west, in its enclosure

26th Oct 2023  12:28  by HelenandPhil

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

Parked in Blackingstone car park. Walked to within 15feet of trig without climbing over any gates or fences, via country lane,track through woods and tall bracken, until we came to barbed wire fence.I could clearly see the trig but it has it's own barbed wire enclosure.

16th Sep 2023  15:59  by Sarah_Clough

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With Chris

Trig ©Sarah_Clough

21st Dec 2021  13:55  by Max Piper

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 7/10

28th Mar 2021  17:15  by Milangoc1

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

It's a tricky trig to get to, but since I went there on Sunday there was no-one around.

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19th Jun 2020  22:00  by Skypaddler

Gridref: SX 78789 86376   FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Awkward access along a tree-lined lane and then a hike uphill through bracken. Pillar lies within a rocky outcrop in a sheep field at the summit of the hill.

Westcott pillar On a rocky outcrop in a sheep field©Skypaddler
Westcott Farm bracket ©Skypaddler

19th Jun 2020  22:00  by COVID Trig Point Challenge

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

See my entry as Skypaddler

29th Mar 2019  14:30  by Father Ted

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Up from the little car park to the SW via the forest tracks. Trig surrounded by rocks.

24th Jul 2018  00:00  by Bolventor

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Land owner lives in Chagford

©Bolventor
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13th May 2017  02:19  by rachelfarley2002

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

We drove past the Blackingstone CP and found another car park another 500m down the road. We then backtracked and took a path up to the right. This led to a gate that could be opened and then up to the left an incline took us straight to the trig. No barbed wire anywhere. Fab views and lots of beautiful gorse.

©rachelfarley2002

24th Apr 2017  18:11  by Yukonhuskies

FB Number: 5327  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Followed track through a gate trespassing again,over a fence to the pillar.

TP6827 - Westcott Farm
TP6827 - Westcott Farm

27th Sep 2016  14:50  by widget

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

Followed earlier advice and parked in Blackingstone Rock (an impressive lump of granite worth another visit) CP, the simply followed track through plantations. Much felling and replanting, but it's easy enough to make your way to the summit. I didn't bother crossing the last barbed wire fence as I was close enough to "bag it" in my book and to check out the nice views of Dartmoor to the NW.

14th May 2016  10:20  by CornishWalker

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar
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30th Mar 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SX 78794 86381   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th Apr 2014  07:35  by Dusty

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Wrong route through forestry and over deer fences.

4th May 2013  19:24  by dpeberdy

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up track from road to SW. In the middle of sparce gorse and has great views in most directions. Early evening of a lovely day. Me, Mum 335m

Mum and I at the Trig Gorse all around, but not to thick, so a photo of us by the pillar

5th Aug 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, no cap or plug, rocky little summit at N end of wood, by arable field. Track from SSW is quarry & barn access. Nice view.

30th Apr 2005  10:15  by mickandshane

FB Number: S5327  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

We parked at the parking place at Blackingstone Rock and approached through the woodland from there. On the map this is shown as scrub but is in fact quite mature. Follow the track just to the east of the parking and if you keep to the western edge of the wood you will come to the trig. It looks as though this wood had public access at one time because there are the remains of a waymarked trail. Pleasant views west. Plug missing.

25th Jan 2004  14:40  by hollowing

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Invalid condition!  Score: 7/10

Another pillar on private land. The nearest is the public road along the base of the hill, but you won't see it from there.

The pillar is on top of *that* hill. This was taken from the top of Blackingstone Rock (then it started snowing).