Logged Visits:

21st Apr 2024  08:54  by Geowedgy

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

Trying out baby james' 1st shoes

8th Mar 2024  22:44  by MickSan

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

8th Mar 2024  22:19  by Motor mic

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

3rd Mar 2024  13:05  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: TF 29163 89401   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider
Pillar

9th Apr 2023  15:28  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Travelling from west along A631 missed the turning to north just before descent to South Elkington. Fast traffic, being followed so turned in the village. Lane has a very faded no entry sign and notice saying no through road. Stopped about 100 metres south of the farm for pillar right next to the lane. Very convenient. Good views to west, none to east as it is against hedge. Spider and cap in place. There’s a chip out of the top on the west side, having looked more closely at photographs.

Church Top Flush plate
Church Top South showing spider and cap and slight damage to west top edge
Church Top North towards farm house
Church Top South
Church Top West

9th Oct 2022  12:30  by MorrisD45

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

3rd Aug 2022  11:10  by itchy-trigger-finder

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

Bagged on way to family day trip to Mablethorpe. Drove up the farm track road (tarmaced) to pillar. Good views and great weather. The family chose to stay in the car. Itchy.

©itchy-trigger-finder

1st Mar 2022  12:14  by MKP

Gridref: TF 29163 89401   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

13th Nov 2021  17:21  by The Trudges

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Drove down road towards farm, Pillar sat in hedging on right just before entering the farm yard. Trig in good condition with views out over open fields, does still have all its metal work

Flush Bracket ©The Trudges
Trig
Original Centre cap ©The Trudges
Spider with original centre cap ©The Trudges

13th Oct 2021  10:05  by NJM

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

As others, from the South. Can’t say I noticed the slight damage, but it is pretty engulfed by hawthorn at the moment. Then on to North Elkington, and back by same route.

View South Storm’s OS Pillar #295

16th Sep 2020  14:00  by peebs

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Well preserved pillar. My 500th!

29th Jun 2019  12:25  by Earby Rambler

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

Visited with P61.

Trig

29th Jun 2019  12:25  by painterman61

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Straight up the road could have driven baking warm trig in vgc

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

4th Feb 2019  12:52  by Andy West

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

25th Jul 2017  15:50  by Dusty

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Pillar
Spider
Flush Bracket

4th May 2017  18:50  by eon

Gridref: TF 29100 89300   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

(43) Parked up on the main road layby, which is directly opposite the lane leading to the farm, and the pillar. A easy 10 minute walk on the PRoW, so plenty of time to take in the views. Easy to find, though the hedge could do with a trim. Showing some slight old damage around the top, but otherwise in good condition. Revisit 6.4.25 First visited 8 years ago in my early days of trigging, so with a few spare hours today, it was time to reacquaint myself with this and TP3574. Parking and route to the pillar as before. No change in condition for the pillar, with all metalwork still in place - centre cap with lightly indented lettering. Grid reference to 3.8m. The BMD has this pillar sitting at 121.7m above sea level. Pillar history: Built on the 22nd of June 1939, at a cost of £4 11s 9d. Last maintained by the OS in January of 1981.

Pillar ©eon
Top ©eon
Flush Bracket ©eon
Revisit 6.4.25 Pillar ©eon
Revisit 6.4.25 Centre cap detail ©eon

1st Dec 2016  17:15  by vegibagger

FB Number: S 2609  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

darkness trig, top given a darkness hawthorn haircut to make it more accessible to photograph

trig ©vegibagger
fb ©vegibagger
top ©vegibagger

5th Oct 2016  19:17  by melch

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

24th Aug 2016  10:30  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Easy cycle along ROW on farm road to get to this one.

Flush Bracket
TP

4th Aug 2016  15:44  by Pritch227

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

parked near bw for walkers welcome,nice walk with decent views,top of pillar buried in the hedge

©Pritch227

14th May 2016  11:45  by Mickandkim

Gridref: TF 29163 89401   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Drove to it

15th Jan 2016  13:57  by slateloose

Gridref: TF 29100 89400   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Parked in laybye on A631 , walked north along lane to Church top farm. The trig point is easy to find at this time of year. Then continued along lane to North Elkington.

12th Jan 2016  11:03  by PeteBoggs

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

Easy to find

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

30th May 2015  16:15  by robinhood

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Used lay by on road, walked up lane towards farm, found trig in hedge on the right just past gate to farm sheds. Views to E, of Louth church spire and wind generators near Mablethorpe.

3rd Aug 2014  15:00  by dugswell2

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

How who wants a free range turkey?

4th May 2014  14:44  by CJO

Gridref: TF 29165 89401   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

All intact. 2m beyond field entrance in hedge.

Church Top

21st Jul 2013  14:20  by tommo

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

(137) parked in lay-by on main road and followed track towards farm, pillar eventualy found hidden in overgrown hawthorn hedge,not much to see other than a large shed full of turkeys

5th Nov 2012  13:05  by Chris9870

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

As previous report. Parked in layby on main road and walked up farm track. Easy to find track with no entry signs but walkers welcome. Trig deep in hedge just before the farm.

4th Feb 2011  10:48  by wrose

Gridref: TF 29165 89409   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Joint visit with Carole. Easily accessed being on a bridleway. We left the car at the road as the bridleway is also the farm drive and has prominent private notices. Even so no problem reaching the pillar which is quite well hidden in a hedge just at the entrance to the farm itself. Has obviously suferred some damage during hedge trimming but otherwise everything is in good order.

S2609 Church Top Pillar.
S2609 Church Top Flush Bracket.
S2609 Church Top Plug.

4th Feb 2011  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TF 21961 89405   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

14th Sep 2009  10:50  by asbown

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

nice walk up the track/footpath, good views.

30th Jul 2009  11:30  by Brisey

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

I pointed this one out to my walking group as we passed by, the W face, FB and top all quite easy to see compared to previous comments, probably because of recent hedge trimming. The top edge of the W face has been damaged, and the W face scored, all by machinery I suspect.

2nd Aug 2008  11:21  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

25th Jul 2006  16:50  by Father Ted

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

A very hot walk along the farm track from the north along melting tarmac! There's not much of the trig visible, only its base and flush bracket - the rest being hidden by the hedgerow.

21st May 2006  12:07  by Trigpoint Bears

Gridref: TF 29157 89405   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

(100) My 100th trigpoint... woo hoo :) Short walk up a private road, trig well hidden in hawthorn hedge

GPS Position, Spider
Pillar hidden in the hedge....

11th Oct 2005  14:34  by Brisey

Gridref: TF 29160 89400   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

A good view to the east including Louth's church tower can be seen from the farm access road on the way up from the A631, but less of a view at the TP. Some damage is apparent, probably from a hedge trimmer.

Church Top Farm The pillar is in the hedge in front of the tree.
TP2176
TP2176 top Shows damage to the near corner.
S2609

31st Aug 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

top chipped, metal cap shallow letters, E edge of private farm rd, in hawthorn hedge, 2m N of entrance to Turkey sheds, not obvious

Montaged by J Rouse ©peregrinus

29th May 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Slight old damage.

S2609
S2609
S2609
S2609

10th Jan 2003  11:36  by Morseman

Gridref: TF 29061 89879   FB Number: S2609  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

There are two trig point pillars very close to one another in this area.

S2609 ©Morseman

2nd Feb 2002  12:00  by peregrinus

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

edge of private farm rd, in front of hedge