Logged Visits:

4th Apr 2021  12:47  by DeniseMc

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long gone but did visit the 52m non OS cylindrical trig on hillside above which has splendid views and is a tump.

26th Aug 2020  12:25  by Hartryggers

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Parked in the Service Station trig long gone but excellent views of the Bridge

13th Jul 2020  18:09  by Megan

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15th Mar 2020  14:37  by 1473

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Walked up from services, nice view of the bridge, easy hop over the wall to see the site. The non-OS pillar is located at ST 56978 89837.

Somewhere around here ©1473

30th Jun 2019  15:38  by Aye Jimmy

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Good views of bridge, but not a lot of trig pillars to be seen apart from a rogue pillar, something to do with sighting for the bridge?

Aust Cliff Site of lost trig. Presumably it lies in brambles below or buried in sand, mud and rubble on the beach.
Non-OS pillar? Not far away.
Non-OS pillar? Top of pillar.

29th Jun 2019  11:15  by ltrc

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23rd Apr 2019  11:42  by Father Ted

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Visited the ex-block first then came to this location. Used the telescope platform to hop over the wall and have a wander around being careful not to fall down the bank. No pillar was seen.

4th Feb 2019  10:00  by Ramblingpaul

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Quick visit to service station

22nd Jan 2019  21:32  by Ant1974

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24th Aug 2018  10:30  by dugswell2

FB Number: NONE   Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

Long gone.

22nd Apr 2018  16:45  by Elle

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22nd Apr 2018  11:20  by asbown

Gridref: ST 56673 89803   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

nice views, no pillar.

22nd Apr 2018  11:20  by The reluctant trigger

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25th Feb 2017  08:07  by peregrinus

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Destroyed 05/61 according to OS ie 5 yrs before Severn Bridge opened. Location is N side of a hawthorn tree, site of an old cliff collapse which presumably led to its demise. Public access from mway services after first visiting the non OS pillar and the Buried Block location

ex pillar location
Bridge from above pillar location

26th Jun 2015  16:24  by pkbathrooms

Gridref: ST 56668 89802   FB Number: S3325  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 7/10

amazing views of the severn bridge. nice to be able to look at it as usually we are travelling on it.

6th Apr 2015  11:09  by Funk to Funky

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Great spot on a beautiful day but no trig.

Careful now!

24th Feb 2014  16:37  by daz7095

Gridref: ST 56677 89791   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

12th Oct 2013  16:07  by jonglew

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Stopped off on way home to Wilts after South Wales Marilyn and trig bagging. Nothing to see here - apart from a great view of the old bridge and the Severn esturay!

Site of Trig TP0937©jonglew

22nd Dec 2012  10:21  by FrankR

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4th Nov 2012  15:28  by Griefmiester

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Agreed there is nothing here - still an intersting place and worth a visit even in the dark! - to dark to find cylinder pillar.

19th Aug 2012  12:15  by CJO

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walked to viewpoint from services. A rather forgotten place. Climbed over wall to look down bank to pillars reported location

Aust Cliff

29th Aug 2011  13:00  by brisboy&wife

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Took slight detour on our way back from a weekend with Dusty to visit this one.

The New Kid on the Block!

29th May 2011  07:23  by Trigger

FB Number: S3325  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

TP0937

16th Apr 2011  17:00  by Stevie Boy

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Parked at services.The short walk to Aust with its pretty church & tiny village hall is well worth the effort.Also walked down cliff to beneath the bridge.Great views from the 42m viewpoint. Have I been here before? Possibly as a kid. Also looked at the cylinder thingy. Off to Bristol for the night...

cylindrical thingy

7th Apr 2010  14:15  by raypool

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2nd Apr 2010  11:58  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

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Parked at the Travelodge and walked up past the cylindrical pillar.

28th Nov 2009  10:45  by cmb1953

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Worth visiting site for the wonderful views.

3rd Jan 2009  10:45  by gowrie

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Found the round object on the hill top as others have - giving a good view on a very frosty morning across both Severn Bridges

21st Jun 2008  15:00  by gary&den

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Not to be found but nice view of the Severn Bridge.

12th Mar 2008  11:44  by tom

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The former site of the pillar is just over the wall of the viewing platform which was reached by walking up from the nearby services. The site looks directly onto the original Severn Bridge with Chepstow and the hills of Monmouthshire and the Forest of Dean on the other side of the river. Upstream Oldbury Power Station can be seen; downstream is the new bridge over the Severn and the industry of Avonmouth. The site is next to the old Aust Services building; looking further inland is the low ridge that runs from the suburbs of northern Bristol towards Thornbury. On a grassy bank above the Travelodge car park is a cylindrical pillar with a stainless steel centre cap. Aust Cliff and the Severn Estuary are SSSIs and the bridge is a grade I listed structure.

25th Feb 2008  16:00  by Dusty

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View of Severn Bridge
Viewing Area overlooking Aust Cliff & Bridge
Mrs Dusty & New Style Pillar?

6th Jun 2007  12:30  by bluebeard

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before the opening of the second severn crossing, these services were always busy.

22nd May 2007  12:00  by si

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this place is well worth a visit. Date is aprox imate, it was back end of may. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxgITYmUTeU I maybe spent too long there :-) If leaving England be prepared with cash - the toll booths dont take cards and the link machine in the services charges :-( - - they do take euros tho! (return from wales is free)

6th May 2007  23:10  by mattwaggie

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Visited with Vix while caching in the area.

6th May 2007  00:00  by vix92008

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Our first missing trig of the weekend but it's definately not there.

19th Feb 2007  09:12  by Brisey

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I was staying at the nearby Travelodge so I couldn't miss the opportunity to log this lost location. A bit misty this morning so pictures are not as good as they could have been.

TP0937 location My GPS pointed to just off the bank outside of the wall at the observation point.
Nearby pillar top Never used for any triangulation purpose?

5th Aug 2006  12:15  by desperate dan

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Cycled across bridge which was quiet as it was closed to eastbound traffic. Good viewpoint but hazy.

18th Mar 2006  10:44  by Glaslyn

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Great views of both the Severn Bridges.Park in Travel Lodge carpark .

©Glaslyn

7th Aug 2005  09:30  by mickandshane

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The trig is definitely missing (it went in 1961 apparently when they built the Severn Bridge). Wigglesworth is right though about the new pillar (not OS) which stands on the bit of high ground to the right of the old services building (now turned into offices) Park at the Travel Lodge and head north. It's a cylindrical pillar the same size as the ones near the Channel Tunnel in Kent but doesn't have a traditional spider. Not a bad substitute though with such great views of the bridge.

4th Jul 2005  17:08  by rhayader_wanderer

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Nice stretch of the legs after a frustratingly slow drive through mid Wales pleasant view but no trig.

11th Jun 2004  14:03  by wigglesworth

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Not sure if this trig has been resurrected! Found a new round trig pillar complete with traditional trig point plate on the top. However no sign of any identity plate. Has the trig been recreated? Visited point when caching at GCC22B. Unfortunately we did not take the correct lat / long with GPS but the trig does appear to be approximately in the correct place. What does everyone think? Jacqueline and Peter

Missing / replaced trig pillar? ©wigglesworth

12th Feb 2004  12:02  by Keith Stevens

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Point occupied by viewing telescope for M48 bridge over Severn. I too found the round pillar mentioned here, but it's definitely not in the right place. Worth a 6 for the view of the bridge and the river. According to deformedweb.com the number used to be S3325

Trig used to be right on the edge

10th Feb 2004  16:51  by maurice

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Shown on 1946 1" sheet 156 Not on 1974 Landranger 172 Area is western end of Severn Bridge now M48