Logged Visits:

10th Jul 2023  21:11  by meltdiceburg

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

An evening walk incorporating Birch Hill, Watergrove trig, before heading back via Brown Wardle Hill. A pleasant walk with some nice views. I hadn't realised this cairn contained the remnants of the trig. Certainly nothing more than a few bits of concrete mixed in so a toss up between logging as remains and destroyed but I'll go with the former.

Dottie ©meltdiceburg

20th May 2022  16:30  by Kevlar

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Remains  Score: 2/10

As said by others, the pillar is destroyed, but at least there is something there (cairn) to mark the spot. I visited on a blustery day so didn't hang around. Onwards to the Water grove trig.

26th Mar 2022  14:10  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SD 89834 18662   FB Number: 11076  Condition: Remains  Score: 3/10

Parked on Acre Street. Took the public right of way (PRoW) from there up to the summit of Brown Wardle Hill and the cairn. Whilst the pillar has gone, there are remains of it still within the cairn.

Cairn / Remains

1st Apr 2021  16:45  by cathy trickett

Gridref: SD 89830 18662   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Remains  Score: 5/10

1st Apr 2021  16:45  by cathy trickett

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6th Dec 2020  10:34  by Wayne Mac

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From Watergrove Reservoir car park followed tracks to south base of hill to large cairn, then walked over to the true summit on a grassy mound further along. Came off N and followed tracks back to the reservoir from where we visited the trig pillar of Water Grove. Couldn’t even find anything what looked like remains to be honest

Cairn

13th Nov 2020  13:20  by chevyfire

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

walked from b

14th May 2020  13:31  by John DCC

Gridref: SD 89837 18664   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Remains  Score: 6/10

4th Apr 2020  12:40  by greenbell

FB Number: 11076  Condition: Remains  Score: 6/10

Visit to supermarket and walk trig. Easy to exercise and social distance here. Can see an increase in intersections during this time so a visit to some rubble on off roader, mine scarred hills is a treat. On the plus side they are strange empty beautiful places - full of skylarks, shapely hill.

20th Apr 2019  10:50  by Earby Rambler

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

Visited whilst on BM hunt in the area,great find peregrinus "top man." I found & put remains back on top of the rock.

Pillar Remains

19th Apr 2019  20:09  by painterman61

FB Number: 11076  Condition: Remains  Score: 6/10

Revisit after many years had to go its in Lancashire so a mini remains completion.

Cairn ©painterman61
View to Rochdale ©painterman61

23rd Mar 2019  14:06  by peregrinus

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

On cairn I found 2 small chunks of trig each with a section of the circular centre tube void, also a chunk with level face presumably also from trig. Placed all three on a boulder together. Doubtless more bits in cairn. Summit is 37m north, visited a decade ago but unaware of trig connection. Should be a Block here but not tooled up to find it. Approached from west. 5 out of 6 BMs en route

trig remains including circular tube void
trig remains including circular tube void
trig remains placed on boulder by cairn

22nd Sep 2018  12:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SD 89834 18662   FB Number: 11076  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 2/10

Gone

18th Sep 2018  11:15  by Ant1974

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

5th Dec 2017  14:00  by Hands

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From Watergrove resr car-park followed footpaths and rutted tracks to a cairn at the top of the hill, nice view point , the nearby boundary stone is now toppled

©Hands

25th Aug 2017  13:34  by catman

Gridref: SD 89832 18665   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

15th May 2016  13:00  by SJW1960

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

2nd Dec 2015  00:00  by dogwalking

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nice area no pillar

26th Apr 2014  00:00  by rupertal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

23rd Mar 2014  13:00  by Aye Jimmy

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

From the Church of St John in Facit. Pillar gone, never thought to examine rubble of cairn for evidence.

Brown Wardle Cairn at site of trig.

16th Feb 2014  15:17  by paulxtr

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

Good viewpoint. Pity the trig's gone. I agree with John Riley and painterman61 about the possible location of the trig - NW of the large cairn is a slightly raised patch of land.

Brown Wardle ©paulxtr

11th Nov 2012  13:30  by fell-finder

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

I'll be honest, it wasnt until I went on here that I even knew there was a Trig on this lonely hill at some point in time. The cairn was good for a moorland high point, and the old way pointers were intersting too. Bagged this on a 13.4 mile circular walk from Walsden bagging three Trigs in total. You can follow a detailed write up and route by typing Fell Finder into Google - thanks.

Way pointer and cairn on the summit of Brown Wardle Hill

12th Oct 2011  00:00  by Curlew

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11th Jun 2011  11:44  by Terry L

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Old maps indicate trig stood within 400m ring contour, just on Lancs side of boundary with Gtr Manchester - this runs along Rossendale Way. So-called cairn just pile of rubble - one wonders if it contains bits of the pillar. Public. Access Land - roam freely across open country above Watergrove reservoir. Make for obvious col between Middle Hill & Brown Wardle, then strike up left to summit. Long-horned cattle on hillside.

Cairn of rubble on Brown Wardle

14th May 2011  09:49  by PeteBoggs

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No sign of a trig but a pleasant walk up from Watergrove res with good views

©PeteBoggs

8th Apr 2011  14:43  by redDragon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

Theres certainly no remains of the trig here. Worth climbing up here for the views though.

3rd Feb 2011  09:25  by painterman61

Gridref: SD 89900 18700   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 6/10

Walked from facit village,nice stone track at start then grassy trails.Was lucky farmer was feeding haylage to 60+ beef cattle which were near pathway! Large flat top trig sadly long gone possible location NW of summit cairn,fine views over Rochdale

possible location ©painterman61
Summit cairn ©painterman61
Boundry stone ©painterman61

12th Jan 2008  00:00  by Curlew

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

Not there

29th May 2006  11:30  by m0sgb

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

Walked from Wardle to Thieveley Pike nice views,,But rained on Hades Hill and Shaneyford and on the pike

24th Mar 2006  13:00  by MAC.HAWK

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

Gone to 'the great trig home in the sky'. The nearby boundary post acts as a sort of surrogate trig. Very, very badly eroded area - probably the worst I've come across on all my travels. The top and surrounding area has been desecrated by off road motor vehicles with deep pitted and very wide tracks. Very poor weather today with low cloud hanging on to the top of the moor making the mood even more depressing. To add insult to injury I lost my digital camera on todays outing - I doubt I'll be returning in the near future for the photo's!! The trigs still shown on my 1983 Landranger map.

12th Nov 2005  12:00  by ted

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Grassy top; cairn and stone posts but no trig. Previously visited May 1988 - wasn't there then either. Still raining.

Brown Wardle no trig

15th Oct 2005  14:41  by Triggers

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

nice round of watergrove reservoir. good views of whitworth but no views of a trig point

30th Dec 2004  11:25  by John Riley

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There must have been at one time as it was shown on old maps but there definitely hasn't been one here since the mid eighties when I first ran in this area. Nevertheless its a good place for a run or a walk.

Brown Wardle The approach from the South showing boundary stones.
Brown Wardle The flat summit looking North.
Brown Wardle The summit cairn.
Brown Wardle The possible site of the trig a few yards WNW of the cairn.
Brown Wardle OS South Pennines map 1984.
Brown Wardle OS South Pennines map 1978.
Brown Wardle Brown Wardle Hill from the East.

10th Sep 2004  14:00  by P.Hogg

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

10th Sep 2004  12:25  by Hedgehogg

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

1st Jan 1999  00:00  by mickandshane

Gridref: SD 89900 18700   FB Number: NONE  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

There was a pillar here in living memory. According to the OS the FB no was originally S4450 and this was later rebuilt as 11076. It was demolished due to repeated vandalism. There is a pile of stones to mark the site.

10th Jul 1997  16:20  by dugswell2

FB Number: GONE  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

Long gone like the one before.