Logged Visits:

30th Mar 2024  06:51  by Robert Phillips

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

11th Sep 2023  11:45  by Alison Caryl

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

Two of us failed to find it, undergrowth very high and full of brambles. Will need to try again when not wearing shorts and have more time.

7th Aug 2022  16:26  by Sealf4

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

Found easily due to previous comments. Marks given for survival! Visited with my brother who lives close by and wasn't aware of this pillar's existence. He confirmed that the manure heaps are there permanently although grow and decrease in size. It has been very dry this year so not too unpleasant passing them. Pillar becoming encroached with brambles so next time I visit my brother I will do some gardening.

10th Jul 2021  15:14  by CJO

Gridref: NN 98464 16058   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Moved  Score: 5/10

Plastic cap. Has been moved. Now lying on its side.

Aberuthven view of box which held lower bolt at base of pillar

20th Mar 2021  14:00  by DekBagsTrigs

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

Easy to find from previous remarks, just beyond the farm manure heap, covered in brambles, FP face down but spider looks in good condition.

3rd Jun 2020  13:12  by NormanW

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

On the grassy area between the old A9 and the new dual carriageway.

31st Mar 2018  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NN 98469 16049   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Moved  Score: 5/10

26th Mar 2018  16:14  by thejackrustles

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

Parked as close the the trigpoint as I could and negotiated the silage (stinky), you have to go up on the bank above it to get to the trig, really didn't want to fall in and end up having to drive home after that!

Aberuthven selfie ©thejackrustles
Silage - don't fall in! ©thejackrustles
Aberuthven collage

31st Jan 2018  15:58  by jonglew

Gridref: NN 98466 16059   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Moved  Score: 5/10

Moved and toppled. Easy access at side of the old A9. Some nasty smelly farm detritus to negotiate first though. The FB is facing down so no knowing if it's still there. Composite top cap replacement; no lower bolt seen; no sight holes seen open.

Pillar looking sadly forlorn TP0771©jonglew
Spider TP0771©jonglew

3rd Jan 2018  14:55  by Cootking

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Moved  Score: 5/10

Celebrating start of the year with a quick revisit. The huge dung pile is gone so you can walk carefully down the old A9 to the pillar. Flush bracket facing down.

Trig bagging collie guards the pillar

31st Dec 2017  15:05  by Aqueously90

Gridref: NN 98462 16063   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Moved  Score: 5/10

Log #462. Good job spotting this snaik, and thanks to GRP for bringing it to my attention. Parked on old A9, then walked NE towards large pile of muck, which covered half the road. Easily found, needs propped upright again, but that'll be easier said than done. FB is facing tarmac so unable to check condition and confirm number. [ExP-316/MiP-38/Rev-6/BM-31/IS-50/Other-21]

Moved along old road

8th Aug 2017  11:36  by Cootking

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Moved  Score: 3/10

Well done snaik for finding this. Closest pillar to work so was unhappy when it vanished. Parked on farm road where pillar used to be. Walked down old A9 and struggled to get past couple of hundred metres of dung. Fell in near the bottom, wet foot and mucky trousers. Trig on new A9 side at end of dung. Well buried in foliage at this time of the year. Easy return along new A9 edge - care needed due to high speed traffic.

Poor trig - moved and toppled. Volunteers to help right it post on forum.

25th Jun 2017  07:30  by andjess

Gridref: NN 98467 16061   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Moved  Score: 5/10

Thanks to Snaik's grid ref also found dumped on its side with FB facing downwards - big pile of manure blocking direct access from old A9

Dumped ©andjess

22nd Apr 2017  20:07  by snaik

Gridref: NN 98467 16061   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Moved  Score: 5/10

Has been moved by the farmer further down the track

Trig in new location
Trig in new location 2

6th Oct 2016  12:29  by Cootking

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

Used to look for it from A9. Destroyed for no reason. Used to stop and bag when I got withdrawal symptoms.

Used to be here. :(

11th Jun 2015  12:36  by mitsiman

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

18th Mar 2015  10:28  by Aqueously90

Gridref: NN 98230 15804   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 0/10

Log #102. I was hoping the previous visitor was mistaken, unfortunately they were not. It seems that being a passive station wasn't enough to save this pillar. A decent portion of the ground between the track and the slip road has been flattened, and there is no indication whatsoever that a pillar used to reside there. I popped into the Land Rover place next door, and they hadn't even noticed the land had been bulldozed and couldn't advise when it had taken place. Managed to pick up a puncture while parked in the wee industrial estate bit across the road, so be careful if stopping in there. EDIT: I have emailed the OS for any information re: the removal of this pillar - apparently the landowner contacted OS stating that the pillar was going to be removed. Or that's the way I took their reply to my query. EDIT 2017: Since re-found and re-logged. [ExP-93/MiP-2/BM-7]

Should have been directly in front of me.
Scale of the bulldozery.

1st Mar 2015  21:23  by snaik

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

Trig has been bulldozed

16th Nov 2014  10:00  by RichTea

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

5th Oct 2014  16:52  by descarte1

Gridref: NN 98228 15807   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

FB faces southeast-ish with southeast-ish sighthole open only. Easy to get to behind a hedge with parking about 30m away. Bagged on way back from the Dundee Kiltwalk. 30m was enough walking for a trig! Views ok to the north but pretty flat.

21st Sep 2014  10:37  by vegibagger

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Interestingly mossy and licheny trig

23rd May 2014  19:51  by CJO

Gridref: NN 98230 15805   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

flat country with views to hills.

Aberuthven

2nd Jul 2013  14:05  by gerryu2

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

quick stop to do the Geocache on the way back to Inverness.

1st Jun 2013  16:21  by Bridgeman

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Just off A9 and surrounded by long grass. A quick visit before heaven's opened.

Aberuthven Trig Point ©Bridgeman
Aberuthven Trig Point FB ©Bridgeman

28th Mar 2013  13:40  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NN 98229 15804   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Roadsideish Just off main road

4th Nov 2012  13:50  by Sandman

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

11th Aug 2012  17:30  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Found pillar s6100 hidden beside busy A9 near Auchterarder. In long grass, just yards from the madding throng, originally painted white, no cap. Returning from Airdrie United 4-1 Dumbarton, after receiving a speeding ticket on the A73 approaching Airdrie. The programme seller thought it was hilarious that I'd been given a £60.00 fine, and that I was still going to pay more money to watch Airdrie!

29th Jan 2012  15:30  by monkeydestructor

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

Found this trig while doing the nearby geocache.

Aberuthven ©monkeydestructor

3rd Nov 2011  08:50  by Maple Leaf

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20th Apr 2011  18:59  by Border Peat

Gridref: NN 98233 15794   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Roadside trig in lay-by, track goes down to farm S6217©Border Peat

14th Aug 2010  16:12  by andyc

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Dull roadside trig next to Silage pile.

6th Aug 2010  17:20  by PhilPamAndRob

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Could hardly miss this one as a geocache is right next to it

Aberuthven - Trig Pillar ©PhilPamAndRob
Aberuthven - Trig Plaque ©PhilPamAndRob

31st Jul 2010  10:00  by Dr. Ape

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited whilst doing nearby cache on the way to the Mega.

31st Jul 2010  09:28  by Scotsbob

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

29th Jul 2010  10:46  by Haggis Hunter

Gridref: NN 98231 15797   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Tucked away on the old A9.

FB
Trig Surfing ©Haggis Hunter

29th Jul 2010  08:40  by DesG

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bagged while doing the near-by cache.

Trig Point ©DesG
Flush Bracket ©DesG

27th Jul 2010  00:00  by Lorri-ann & Kev

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Out caching with Snerdbe and SCS, as this was so close to a cache we took the details for the trig too.

24th Jul 2010  08:50  by Trigger

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TP0771

4th Mar 2010  17:10  by Cheekymo

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Found while caching.

13th Feb 2010  09:10  by Boys from the Dyes

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Quick visit on the way to Perth nice and crisp and even.

Pillar flush bracket and warning notice.

5th Apr 2009  19:57  by coinea

Gridref: NN 98228 15795   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

5th Apr 2009  19:56  by clochandighter

Gridref: NN 98229 15798   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Second visit. For photographs and GPS reading. SITE VISIT: Pillar in good condition. Spider centre plugged with white painted brown plaster. Flush bracket faces 139° SE. SE sight hole open, others plugged. Upward views limited to Ben Vorlich (Coire Garbh), Craig Rossie and some smaller Perthshire tops.

S6100 - Aberuthven pillar & FB
S6100 - Aberuthven & self
S6100 - Aberuthven long walk from car!
S6100 - Aberuthven view to Craig Rossie

28th May 2008  14:45  by Tizzie

Gridref: NN 98228 15809   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Tucked away just off the road, but easy access from the farm track.

17th May 2008  13:34  by Lonewalker

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Initially I started walking down the slip road to look for this one and then realised it was in a small patch of ground on the other side of the hedge. Lots of nettles and brambles surrounding it. Still with some white paint on the bottom parts. Not really a classic location for a pillar.

3rd Mar 2007  08:50  by Boys from the Dyes

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Easy to find just off A9 as you turn into the road to Aberuthven.

Aberuthven pillar and flush bracket.

26th Nov 2006  21:50  by Crieff Highlanders

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

pleasant views all around, nice easy find. Could do with a paint!

17th Aug 2006  15:38  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Best not visited when heading south its a real nightmare crossing the road to get going again

27th May 2005  17:00  by agentmancuso

Gridref: NN 98229 15798   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Metal 'Damage to this Trig is an offence' type plaque dated July 99. Revisited & photographed whilst caching (very) nearby 30/04/2011.

S6100 Aberuthven

27th Mar 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

vgc, plastic cap, GPS, tatty white paint, in grassy area between A9 & farm road

Montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

28th Jun 2004  22:45  by snaik

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Done this one in the dark and rain, easy to find will come back and photo when dryer. not having much luck this weather

24th Apr 2004  17:15  by fasgadh

Gridref: NN 98226 15815   FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy as a near miss by the A9. Just by the old road, now a farm drive and very close to a junction with the new road. Still white, concrete insert.

Aberuthven Metal
Aberuthven And Craig Rossie

23rd Apr 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

S6100
S6100
S6100

17th Feb 2003  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

S6100

8th Aug 1994  15:09  by clochandighter

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

First visit. To record FB number. HISTORY: Pillar completed 20th July 1950, no record of cost. Computed as tertiary station NO02/T1 in 1951. Levelled for height in 1956. Continiues to be maintained as a GPS passive station. SITE VISIT: Pillar in good condition. Spider no longer retains central period feature. Narrowly escaped being lost to A9 trunk road realignment. Photographed 8/08/1994, GRP.

S6100 Aberuthven FB. Map. Scenery.

11th Aug 1988  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S6100  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar near Drumtogle Farm