Logged Visits:

13th Sep 2023  14:12  by paulxtr

FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From the Glenella Farm entrance. Followed logging roads until firebreak W of pillar. The firebreak which branches off this toward the summit is blocked by windthrow but soon after it's easy to ascend between the rows of trees. Very tussocky summit area with deep clefts full of sphagnum moss. Good view.

Glenalla Fell ©paulxtr

10th Apr 2021  15:05  by Ocram

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked just before Glenalla farm and walked up path before taking first left and following forestry path upwards before diverting off through forest. Tough walk through trees, boggy and mossy terrain. Summit was also very mossy. Great views though!

17th Aug 2019  10:36  by agentmancuso

FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

P track to Glenalla, left at junc and along FB from near top of track. Diverted to avoid windfell at one point and just stuck to trees after that, easily spaced. Mid, Fore & Back, then down by wall to N for Clauchrie Hill. Very pleasant short excursion.

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16th Sep 2016  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NS 35398 01142   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From cattle grid to west. Track to ride NS346011 (blocked by wind-throw) but forest open, to narrow ride at NS349012

29th Nov 2015  16:28  by Robert Phillips

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

12th Jul 2013  17:47  by Chalky

FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Spider centre open. Built without FB.

12th May 2012  13:03  by peregrinus

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

2nd visit, for the HuMP/Yeaman (SE summit) having carelessly just been to the trig last time. From NW; a complex of narrow rides make for an OKish ascent. Bagged the 377m P30 on the way back.

West to Ailsa Craig

30th Dec 2011  11:14  by descarte1

Gridref: NS 35393 01145   FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Vgc pillar located on a very pointy hill. Rough surface all over the trig with quite a bit of moss taken hold. Built without flush bracket. Spider arm perpendicular to an edge faces north-west-ish. No cap or plug present. Accessed as per clochandighter's approach although went the full length of the large forest ride before heading SE-ish to the pillar. Came back down an easier ride though. As noted before, summit very spongy with hip-deep sphagnum moss. Very slow going. No views due to really low cloudbase but can imagine they would be pretty good...

14th May 2011  15:46  by coinea

Gridref: NS 35402 01145   FB Number: NO FB  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

14th May 2011  15:45  by clochandighter

Gridref: NS 35401 01142   FB Number: NOFB  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 5th July 1954 costing £36.4s.6d. Computed as secondary triangulation station NX29/9 with the Girvan block during 1955. Levelled for height value to pillar top also in 1955. Last maintained by the OS in Septermber 1976. SITE VISIT: Parked in forest entrance at NS341010. Follow track or cross recent clearfell to NS346011, through firebreak to highpoint the SE up through trees to open summit area. Deep spongy tossocky terrain to negotiate to trig. Pillar in fair condition but with clumps of moss growing from surface cracks. Spider centre open. Built without flush bracket. Vented through sight hole on SW face, SE sight hole breaking open. Spider leg perpendicular to a pillar edge points 313° NW. 360° panoramic view.

NoFB - Glenalla Fell & self

13th May 2007  13:33  by peregrinus

FB Number: N/A  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

vgc, no cap or plug. Built without FB. In large clearing: grassy summit is annoyingly spongy. Fine view. I approached from NW, between old and new plantations, but descended W via narrow ride to forest road: the latter is probably the easiest access. Great view of a pair of Emperor moths on the approach. Also a few Green Hairstreak butterflies. NOTE: the Yeaman summit is the SE top, Fore Fell, 428m, 3m higher than trig

Glenalla Fell trig ©peregrinus
Glenalla Fell trig ©peregrinus
Glenalla Fell top ©peregrinus
Emperor moths ©peregrinus
Emperor moths ©peregrinus