Logged Visits:

11th Feb 2024  15:00  by Forgetmeknot

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 6/10

Parked in the Severn Trent station and walked through hole in the hedge, new crops in field so we stuck to the very outer edge of the field which was waterlogged in places, startled a deer in nearby trees. Got as close as we could at spotting the trig but I didn't want to traipse over the growing crops so took a photo from the side of the field before making our way back down again. Bit of a weird shed thing in the hedge spooked me out a bit.

18th Oct 2021  02:55  by chloeb707

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

15th Jul 2021  19:55  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SJ 93990 18042   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked on Teddesley Road. Walked through a gap in the hedge into the field in which the pillar is located, and then made my way up to the pillar

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider/Theodolite Mount
Pillar

26th May 2020  16:49  by THE CYCLIST

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

re-visit. A straight forward visit today having originally struggled to make "first contact"! I had attempted from village where mapped PROW didn't exist anymore and only way seemed through a garden, then from lane to East when didn't want to make way up edge of ripe crop, and thirdly from lane again when freshly ploughed and very wet, before success on 4th visit. Started from gate near Severn Trent building and up field margin and finally machine tracks. Ground like concrete and cracked. Large areas of seeding haven't germinated. Pillar in excellent condition.

21st Sep 2019  19:12  by Pritch227

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

from the gate to the east,followed field edge then cut across deeply ploughed soil!!!

©Pritch227

18th Aug 2018  09:28  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Visited with P61,1st of a 12 Pillar the day.

Trig
Approach

18th Aug 2018  09:28  by painterman61

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walk round crop fields trig in vgc with cap

trig ©painterman61

1st May 2018  11:15  by chrism

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

30th Dec 2017  13:20  by rupertal

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

7th Feb 2017  15:40  by arranc

Gridref: SJ 93992 18046   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

10th Apr 2016  10:47  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Walked up from boat moored by Acton Moat Bridge. Crop growing in field, followed muddy tractor lines.

28th Aug 2015  10:20  by CJO

Gridref: SJ 93991 18044   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

all intact. bean crop

Acton Trussell

21st Aug 2015  15:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SJ 93990 18042   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From east parked in gateway opposite and followed tractor lines field full of beans

16th Aug 2015  12:00  by RichardM

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

Field full of beans and a stag deer enjoying lunch, decide to leave for another day. Access from footpath from end of Bank Top Lane (though there is a barbed wire field fence to cross)

19th May 2015  00:00  by gasman

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

24th Feb 2015  12:56  by PeteBoggs

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

Followed field boundaries from Teddesley Road

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

18th Dec 2014  10:58  by Garth Fenton

Gridref: SJ 93992 18047   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Approched from the minor road to the east, through a gap in the hedge and walked up to the pillar.

23rd Mar 2014  12:54  by tomytucker

Gridref: SJ 93900 18000   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

4th one today easy to find good views

23rd Mar 2014  12:54  by rams

Gridref: SJ 93900 18000   FB Number: 1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

acton trussell
acton trussell

26th May 2013  11:25  by yukin61

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

1/10 today – parked to the north by the gate to the ROW and followed it up the first field, but second field had a herd of pretty frisky cows, so went back to the road and walked along it to the east to the next hedgerow – followed that up the hill to the south and approached the pillar from the east – saw a couple of deer disappearing into the small wood on the way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zyk0QdA0Bs

pillar
pillar
north from TP0787
east from TP0787
south from TP0787
west from TP0787

3rd Jan 2013  10:15  by sven

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked just passed the gateway. Through gate, followed the line of the PRoW adjacent to the east of the first pool then west bank of the more southerly pool - no fishing here! through gate secured shut by barbed wire then over planted cereal field. Very muddy unsurprisingly. Decent views around. Sun shining brightly on large building in Stafford.

3rd Jan 2013  10:15  by TheGreatScandini

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

29th Sep 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SJ 93993 18046   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

FP from north doesn't exist but gate into field just to west at SJ939184. Further gate by edge of woodland and pond. No access via Bank Top and adjacent streets.

22nd Aug 2012  16:37  by RichardL

Gridref: SJ 93990 18049   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Easy enough from the north - once you accept that the marked footpath doesn't exist, as others have said. Through a couple of grassy fields (close the gates, daft cattle in abundance), then over the last gate past the pond, and the trig is just in the next field. Crop recently harvested, so it was an easy bag.

22nd May 2012  15:54  by tigger4242

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

Field was full of crops. Photo from road taken.

©tigger4242

1st Oct 2009  13:57  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Actually managed to reach the pillar after several previous attempts were called off due to freshly ploughed field, mud or tall crops. Accessed up fields from the road to the East.

4th Jan 2009  12:05  by Father Ted

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Parked in village and then took route as described by M&S. I wonder what happened to them?

27th Aug 2008  10:05  by asbown

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

no sign of footpath, took route as below and tractor lines to trig.

26th May 2008  13:15  by CURRYSCRIM

Gridref: SJ 93900 18100   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

The marked path alongside of Acton Trussell Farm is no longer present as stated by mickandshane. I parked just past (west) of the farm by a convenient gate. Over the gate straight up the field to another gate.Through this and keep to right of a pond to another gate.Through this and the TP is in the field. At time of visit,TP could only be seen by standing on the gate as the field was full of growing wheat. Keep to tractor tracks and you shouldn't damage much crop.

25th Jan 2008  14:42  by SlainteJimmy

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

North side has a bit of the base exposed… muddy field but smashing weather - bagged 1968 - YEHAA !!

1968... Lovely.

30th Jun 2006  13:00  by ocean soul

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Access from North through wheat field.Close to residential area.

30th Jun 2006  11:30  by Rich Barlow

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Access from North through wheat field.Close to residential area.

©Rich Barlow

28th Jun 2006  12:25  by Lathama

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

A difficult to access pillar! The footpath from the village isn't there any more and so this meant some manipulation of fences and a little trek through a wheat field. Original plug with slightly-indented letters. Traces of paint. All sightholes closed. Not an easy place to get to!

30th Dec 2005  13:05  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SJ 93990 18040   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Short walk up from village,noisy with M6 traffic and foggy so no real views.Agree with Mickandshane re the footpath to the N ,seems they dont advertise the path being there,but gates open and i passed a guy in a 4x4 who didnt seem to bother about me being there.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

20th May 2005  23:35  by Trigger

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

3rd Feb 2005  17:05  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

I'm so glad the residents were not too observant tried access from 3 residential roads before heading over farmland from the north to near the trig point. Now looking at a 25k map on the OS Get a map site it looks like my hurried trespass was within 30m of a right of way and one of my inital turn backs is the other end of said path. Last of eight over the day now for the hotel. only 3 cause within 40ft of the trig I was still reliant on my gps it was soo dark.

16th Jan 2005  12:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

We parked in between Acton Trussell Farm and the village and I went up the fields from there - no livestock and gates open (on my explorer map there is a footpath shown at the side of the farm but there was no evidence of it on the ground). The trig itself is in an arable field just past a copse of trees. Plug with indented lettering.

19th May 2004  12:00  by Seasider

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

24/24 for the day. Just a regular trig!

24th Apr 2004  16:37  by Keith Stevens

Gridref: SJ 93990 18042   FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

In centre of ploughed field. Very posh area. OK condition. Private land

Acton Trussel Trig in good condition, on private land

2nd Jan 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1968  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap shallow letters, in field some way from hedge & highest pt

10th Aug 2002  14:36  by fasgadh

Gridref: SJ 93990 18040   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

First attempt from the village failed due to a garden bocking an FP. Went in from the east across a lot of newly harvested stubbly fields.