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27th Sep 2022  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

Whilst visiting Beacon Hill

22nd May 2022  08:18  by eon

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(2537) Saddleworth Road for parking. Pleasant enough walk down to the location. Passing Pigs, goats and sheep as I went. Derelict farm building nearby was of interest. No sign of the pillar, of course. Nor the replacement block. Area simply a flat green field. Pillar history: Build date and cost and when last maintained not present in the archive. FB was S4407. Listed as destroyed November 1960.

Field location ©eon
Site ©eon

9th May 2022  20:25  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SE 04652 18600   FB Number: S4407  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

Gone. Destroyed 10/11/1960. Was located in the area of my photograph. Was replaced by a buried block, which was also later destroyed

Location

14th Jun 2021  11:55  by Heidi

Gridref: SE 04600 18600   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 3/10

9th May 2021  12:20  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SE 04600 18600   FB Number: S4407  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

Gone

14th Jan 2018  13:50  by Hands

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Walked west along the surfaced track from Clay House Barn to the derelict farm and climbed the banking to view the site of the destroyed trig, good viewpoint

©Hands

22nd Oct 2017  15:57  by peregrinus

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

From ENE, empty field. No sign of it lying in old yard, could be buried in small pit area just N of its former location?

trig location in foreground looking S
25k map

30th Jul 2017  10:45  by SJW1960

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

6th Aug 2016  00:00  by rupertal

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

9th Jul 2014  15:00  by dugswell2

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

Long gone after Pike Law.

15th Feb 2014  10:52  by CJO

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

Horrific weather. Pillar long gone. Now just an empty field.

18th Sep 2012  16:54  by Glaslyn

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

No sign.

12th Sep 2012  16:14  by Keith Stevens

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Gone, replaced by block, according to the db. I looked for that - I will add a new page to record that. Strangely, the pillar is not on the OS archive db - just the block. The pillar triangle is on the 1956 and 1968 10K OS maps, but not on the 1964 2.5K map. It went in 1960, according to other logs. The OS archive shows the block established in 1948, but that would have been the pillar build date - all a bit puzzling.

Ringstone Edge site, with reservoir

15th Jan 2012  12:00  by painterman61

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Its just a green field no signs of owt short walk.

9th Nov 2011  11:07  by PeteBoggs

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Short walk from main road.Cold windy day for visiting a grassy field

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

19th Mar 2011  12:55  by Terry L

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Private. Owner unknown. Take RoW along north side as far as ruined buildings. Then ascend track opposite & pass through open gate into huge grassy field. So flat that it's impossible to determine highest point, but grid ref. & old maps indicate pillar stood towards NE end of area enclosed by 320m contour. Disappointing compared with other 'definitely missing' sites.

No pillar on Ringstone Edge

15th Sep 2010  14:06  by Triggers

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Very hard to know when to stop looking when you know the thing your looking for isn't there anyway. Awful weather today, couldn't see athing

24th Jul 2010  12:35  by asbown

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no trig but lovely views in all directions.

11th Jul 2010  15:23  by berticusdan

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25th Jun 2009  11:30  by splash

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Pleasant walk along the track then up on to the ridge.

15th Mar 2007  14:00  by MAC.HAWK

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It's been gone 46+ years apparently, so why would a middle-aged man tramp miles in howling wind & rain to visit the site?? Don't ask me, I'm the idiot that did it (although in my defence I would add that I did the Greetland 3 first)!! It aint there, as John says you can see why it was there but on todays visit I'd have been happy to be able to see the hills John mentions never mind the trigs!! No cars, on foot!

17th Dec 2006  12:44  by John Riley

Gridref: SE 04650 18600   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 2/10

Thanks to Rod and ted for this one. Its just a field and sadly not only is there no trig there is also no sign of the block mentioned on bench-marks.org.uk. Views are great, the nearby trig sites of Manshead End, Rishworth Moor and Wholestone Moor are well visible so I guess it was an obvious place for a trig. Sorry ted, I know its not a competition but I have included a photo of another non OS pillar at Booth Wood just for interest.

Ringstone Edge Loking West towards Baitings Reservoir.
Ringstone Edge Looking North.
Ringstone Edge Lookin SE across the reservoir.
Booth Wood One of another two non-OS pillars, these are across the valley just below the M62.

18th Nov 2006  09:20  by ted

Gridref: SE 04600 18600   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 3/10

Many thanks to Rod Sladen for his research into the OS archives which led to the identification of this site. The station is described on www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm20926 as "Flush Bracket S4407 [PILLAR] Ringstone Edge [SE02/T36] reported destroyed 10/11/1960". This corresponds to the triangulation station symbol depicted on OS 1:25000 South Pennines Edition A dated 1978. It is also shown on OS 102 One_inch (Huddersfield) dated 1954. The pillar is long gone but straightforward access to the site from the footpath to the N via a small disused quarry. Flattish, grassy summit with good views, especially N across the Calder valley. Broken concrete in quarry probably not trig remains.

Ringstone Edge OS South Pennines 1978
Ringstone Edge site
Ringstone Edge site
Ringstone Edge View to hilltop from reservoir
Booth Wood Nothing to do with Ringstone Edge! This is one of a pair of non-OS pillars at Booth Wood reservoir. M62 in the background.