T:UK - Bovingdon Green

Selection of photos for this Other.

©jonglew

By TrigJS

By asbown

©Thejenkies

©thejackrustles

©Cipollini

©Pharisee

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Logged Visits:

10th Jul 2020 13:38 by jonglew

Gridref: TL 01190 02831 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Remains Score: 5/10

Slightly conical concrete base in middle of the green, parking easy. Sketch states 'rod in top of concrete cistern', and as no rod extant then 'remains' seems logical. However, the hole is threaded, so the trig could be recreated.

The Green TP0380©jonglew
The Cistern TP0380©jonglew
The Threaded Hole TP0380©jonglew

15th Sep 2019 14:26 by TrigJS

Gridref: TL 01192 02823 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Good Score: 5/10

Passive station still there. If you had a correctly threaded rod you’d be able to screw into the pipe and accurately centre over it so marked as good.

TP0380 The pipe.
TP0380 Top of the buried cistern.

14th Feb 2018 11:11 by asbown

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

nothing much to add.

14th Feb 2018 11:11 by The reluctant trigger

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

22nd Jun 2017 12:10 by Thejenkies

FB Number: Not logged Condition: Remains Score: 1/10

Parked very near to the remains thatv are on a very well kept green. Found the concrete with the hole in it...not much more to say really.

PJ at Bovingdon Green ©Thejenkies
Bovingdon Green ©Thejenkies

23rd Apr 2017 11:37 by thejackrustles

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

Bagged as YSM032 Bovingdon Green. A lovely green and a quick find, not what I expected at all. We came armed with the following description: "1" diameter threaded sleeve c. 4" deep in 2 x 2m concrete block. Sketch states cast iron rod in top of concrete cistern. So despite PSD calling it a bolt, it's not"

Bovingdon Green close inspection ©thejackrustles
Bovingdon Green collage

15th Oct 2016 11:23 by SlainteJimmy

Gridref: TL 01189 02829 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Remains Score: 5/10

'Other' kinda lacks definition but at least I can confirm it's definitely threaded. :-) ..one dog walker on a quiet weekend morning.

Bovingdon Green ..thready Other.©SlainteJimmy

3rd Sep 2016 09:14 by Father Ted

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

Well, the hole may be threaded or it may be not but I wasn't going to check today as it was adorned with fox poo. Other than that it was a lovely setting and a very short stroll from the car.

5th Dec 2015 00:00 by explorer_olway

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

Found as YOSM 032. A most unusual TP as it is essentially just the base but found on a village green. Parking within 50 feet.

TP0380 ©explorer_olway

15th May 2015 15:00 by South Oxon Stone

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

Found as a geocache on a lovley sunny afternoon. The grass had just been cut on the cricket pitch and the main green.

8th May 2015 18:30 by orlando rat

Gridref: TL 01191 02827 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Remains Score: 5/10

People playing cricket on a nearby field. Trig total destroyed.

Remains of Bovingdon Green

8th Jul 2014 15:08 by peregrinus

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

1" diameter threaded sleeve c. 4" deep in 2 x 2m concrete block. Sketch states cast iron rod in top of concrete cistern. So despite PSD calling it a bolt, it's not.

30th Aug 2013 14:21 by dadu 13

Gridref: SP 97096 28978 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

A very English setting for the remains of the bolt.

©dadu 13

4th Jul 2012 20:31 by CJO

Gridref: TL 01193 02828 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Bizzare! A concrete cap next to the playing field, with a threaded hole, which no doubt used to hold the bolt? Spotted a squirrel.

the threaded hole

14th Aug 2011 19:01 by rutson

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

Found as Geocache Ye Ole Survey Monuments YSM032 on 14/08/2011

15th Jan 2011 17:00 by craftinessa

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

15th Jan 2011 17:00 by swampysean

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

16th Nov 2010 14:10 by dustyc09

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

An easy find on the village green Not far from the road.

©dustyc09

15th Sep 2010 09:15 by Arnand

FB Number: Not logged Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 4/10

Easy parking but not much to see apart from a hole in some concrete

16th Aug 2010 21:21 by Lodgebarn

Gridref: TL 01193 02828 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Just 30 metres from my parking spot this evening. Found as a geocache YOSM.

6th Aug 2010 17:06 by sniffadogz

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

Easy to find.

2nd Jul 2010 20:30 by adsandco

FB Number: Not logged Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 3/10

Somewhat underwhelming but nice enough area, shame no cricket on when I visited. Strange item, would never have known...

30th Jun 2010 10:51 by MCL

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

Apart from the lost cap, nothing else wrong with it.

1st Jun 2010 15:48 by Lydford Locators

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

Strange but not really "interesting".

17th May 2010 13:24 by Griefmiester

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

Strange one this - not seen this type before, looks like a hole for a rotating washing line. Is it damaged? not sure - gone with the flow.

28th Mar 2010 07:40 by Cipollini

FB Number: Not logged Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 2/10

Pleasant village green, nice houses, birds singing on a Spring morning, but I did feel trainspottery bagging this. Concrete mound with threaded hole at centre. Nothing to identify what it was for - I wouldn't have had a clue if it hadn't been for this website.

23rd Feb 2010 20:54 by captain gore-tex

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

Simple to find, but what is it?

4th Sep 2008 15:46 by Pharisee

Gridref: TL 01192 02830 FB Number: N/A Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 6/10

I have not seen anything quite like this before. Not sure how it works but I guess it does. A pleasant village green with easy access and parking close by. Not much else to say about this one really.

8th Dec 2007 11:40 by Trigger

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

24th Jan 2007 13:00 by rodz

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

Took a little while to spot.

16th Dec 2006 10:24 by Glaslyn

Gridref: TL 01191 02827 FB Number: Not logged Condition: Slightly damaged Score: 5/10

Pleasant location ,not usual bolt

©Glaslyn

29th Nov 2006 16:40 by rhayader_wanderer

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

Easy even in the dark

8th Jul 2006 13:35 by dal

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

Straightforward - and different.

16th May 2006 18:01 by meztrb

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

Quite interesting to view.

29th Jul 2005 15:06 by Pengy&Tigger

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

I wasn't sure this was it at first, but a quick visit to the OS passive station database confirms that it is. It is set into a concrete mound in the middle of the village green. It should be a capped pipe, but there is no longer a cap on it.

Bovingdon Green