Logged Visits:

4th Apr 2025  00:00  by Llondon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 8/10

19th Mar 2025  15:30  by Laggan Boy

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked on grass verge near the lane leading to Whiteside Farm. Followed track through farm & up to TP. Luckily path mostly dry and combined with a perfect walking day (No wind, bright sun & moderate temperature) made for a great visit. Excellent views in all directions.

Burn Divot

7th Sep 2024  15:00  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Visited whilst on day out with Painterman61, cracking views for little effort, also found nearby CBM on gatepost of old ruin.

Approach
Pillar
CBM

7th Sep 2024  15:00  by painterman61

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Asked permission and parked at the farm track ok this time of year no cattle action today only a few about. Trig all intact good view back to sewingsheilds crag area bit of sun.

Trig ©painterman61
Fb ©painterman61
Top ©painterman61
Hello ©painterman61
Benchmark view ©painterman61

21st Apr 2024  12:43  by S1534&Beyond

Gridref: NY 69394 70846   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

5 of 9 today. Parked near the start of the byway near the farm. No dogs with me today as was expecting lots of cattle. The ground was so swamped so they were still in the cattle sheds. Lots of sheep though. A nice 1 hour return walk on PROW and access land.

The trig ©S1534&Beyond
Old Farm near the trig ©S1534&Beyond
Track ©S1534&Beyond

4th Nov 2022  11:58  by jonglew

Gridref: NY 69395 70848   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From Whiteside, verge parking at NY 7068 6904. Good farm track al the way. Pillar sits with the Burn Divot enclosure. Original centre cap retained, deeply indented lettering; front sight hole open. Extensive views N over the enclosure wall.

Pillar TP1775©jonglew
Spider TP1775©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP1775©jonglew

15th May 2022  20:22  by Oldhortus

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

Up through Whiteside farm following ATV track most of the way. The 360 view is staggering

16th Jan 2022  11:16  by nichex

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

On a clear day there are great views of the landscape all around

17th Oct 2020  13:55  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on the verge by Whiteside farm, tucked the wingmirrors in on the car as there were cows about (or evidence of them). The track was boot deep in mud and puddles. What cows were out had decided to stake a claim to the track and weren't for moving so had to go around them through the bog.

22nd Aug 2020  15:00  by NJM

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

My second visit, different route. Parked at top of lane that leads W to Scotchcoulthard Cottages. Below the cottages a stream has to be forded, and after a couple of days of heavy showers the stream was at best calf deep...Burndivot Common was tough going until the track from Whiteside Farm was reached. TP unchanged since last visit. Views are magnificent. Headed N and picked up track and headed NE to Grindon Green, and from there W then S back to start. Several miles with little to see except larch trees, not the most exciting route ever devised.

View North Storm's OS Pillar #71

26th May 2020  10:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NY 69300 70800   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Cow's Cow's and more Cow's Parked on grass roadside and walked up lane passed farm Farmer said there are cow's loose and not to leave my car there on asking if I could park at the farm he said no so I left it where it was and carried on In next field cow's not happy so took wide berth Them up on to fell where we got more Cow's coming down the hill so took another wide path and got the trig

9th Sep 2019  13:12  by MrHappy

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

15th Apr 2019  00:00  by carolje

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

17th Mar 2019  12:24  by CJO

Gridref: NY 69393 70839   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

All intact. Located in sheepfold behind ruined cottage.

Burn Divot

27th Jul 2018  13:35  by slateloose

Gridref: NY 69300 70800   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

This was the day that Nick & Rosie had been hoping for, sunny very warm, birds singing flies buzzing.

30th Jan 2018  12:34  by Nick&Rosie

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I imagine the stroll over Thirlwall Common on a warm, sunny summer's day to be delightful, the air full of the song of skylarks and the scent of heather, the walk culminating with bagging a well preserved TP with fine views. Sadly imagining that was all I could do today, as the only sounds were a blustery wind chasing black clouds across a steel grey sky and the 'splosh splosh splosh' of my progress up a very wet and muddy track. Thank the Lord for good quality wellingtons!

View North with 'Bog Dog' Rosie
View East
View South
View West

23rd Sep 2017  12:55  by ted

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Within sheepfold, next to the remains of a drovers house. Approach along muddy track. Plug intact. Overcast, views nothing special.

Burn Divot trig
Burn Divot trig
Burn Divot FB
Burn Divot top

21st May 2017  14:00  by Borderer

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at the bend in the road to the west of the Whiteside Farm entrance then followed the track which ends within site of the ruined farmhouse. Nice and dry all of the way despite a couple of days rain previously. Decent views.

©Borderer

27th Dec 2016  14:39  by paulxtr

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked on road at entrance to Whiteside and followed the exceptionally muddy track to the pillar. Decent view.

Burn Divot ©paulxtr

4th Nov 2016  15:00  by beckroad

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked near Benkhill and walked to Scotchcoulthard. The off piste section across to Burn Divot was hard work negotiating the high tussocks and boggy terrain. This trig has an eerie feel to it. Located close to a ruined drovers building in a fairly desolate part of Hadrian Wall country. The history of this building intrigues me. I'm off to do some research.

25th Sep 2016  11:54  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: NY 69397 70843   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Passed this on way to Hummell Knowe hill.

Burn Divot The TP.
Burn Divot The FB.
Burn Divot Top of trig, OS cap deeply indented letters.

31st Aug 2016  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NY 69395 70840   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked with permission at Whiteside Farm NY706693. Track, often water-logged all way to trig

16th Aug 2014  14:41  by amblerbob

Gridref: NY 69398 70844   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From Benkshill; views were quite good despite the wet weather.

15th Dec 2013  11:30  by sheepsocks

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

The trig is in a sheepfold which surrounds the ruins of a well-built house, rather a surprise in such remote and thinly-populated landscape. I've checked the Historic Environment Record and it's described as a drover's house, built 1736. Easy parking on verge of public road near farm south of trig.

18th century drover's house beside trig

17th Jul 2012  12:23  by staggie34

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on the public road near the farm just to the south of here and bagged this in a circular walk that also took in the trig within Wark Forest near Hopealone transmitter. Great views from here and trig in good condition. A decent day considering the dreadful weather this year although it did close in after bagging the second trig.

19th Sep 2009  15:29  by coinea

Gridref: NY 69400 70843   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

S6499 Burn Divot..

19th Sep 2009  15:28  by clochandighter

Gridref: NY 69395 70840   FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 12th July 1951 costing £11.6s.11d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station NY86/T11 in 1953. Levelled for height also in 1953. Last maintained by the OS in June 1978. SITE VISIT: Pillar in good condition. Spider retains OS centre cap with deep indented letters. Flush bracket faces 177° south. Vented through sight hole on FB face.

S6485 - Burn Divot pillar & FB
S6485 - Burn Divot & GRP

3rd Jul 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, metal cap deep letters, in walled enclosure a few m NW of ruins of fairly substantial building; nice view

Montaged by Jon Rouse ©peregrinus

4th Jun 2005  14:30  by Isosceles

FB Number: S6485  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Near a ruined stone-built house.

©Isosceles