Logged Visits:

6th Aug 2023  10:15  by Thomas David Whitaker

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

Focusing on the wind turbine ahead and an absence of the fence line to the west, I walked past the pillar initially, as it didn't stand out from the surrounding long grass.

21st May 2023  09:34  by Lippymac81

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

2nd Dec 2022  11:35  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the end of the track, easy walk up and back.

19th Aug 2022  07:10  by scotti

Gridref: NO 61645 61374   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easily reached from Brechin.

Looking south to pillar

5th Sep 2021  09:16  by shanksi

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

Slight diversion from the Brechin Path Network to find this, almost hiding in long grass beside track to solitary wind turbine.

©shanksi

15th Aug 2021  17:52  by rococo1805

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy parking at road end and a short stroll to trig. Nice.

9th May 2021  17:00  by B.bird

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good access on a road made for the nearby wind turbine

Pillar another one surviving on working farmland©B.bird

1st Oct 2019  16:56  by Sealf4

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Last of 4 pillars I visited on a walk round Brechin. Came round the path along the old railway line from Maisondieu pillar. Very easy access along track. View across fields to the hills. pillar in good condition with central cap in place. Continued with my walk round to the Post Office on Montrose Street, where I started. Caught bus back to Montrose.

20th Oct 2018  13:31  by wrose

Gridref: NO 61648 61372   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nothing really to add other than to confirm that it is still there and remains in a good condition.

S5752 Pitforthie Pillar.
S5752 Pitforthie Flush Bracket.
S5752 Pitforthie Plug.

20th Oct 2018  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NO 61648 61368   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd Aug 2018  08:38  by fergie

Gridref: NO 61867 61810   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy walk from the road across from the electrical sub station

Pitforthie On a track across from the sub station. S5752
Pitforthie S5752

28th Mar 2018  10:59  by Sandrax2

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

©Sandrax2
©Sandrax2

13th Aug 2017  17:16  by BigJ

Gridref: NO 61647 61379   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy walk up the track.

©BigJ

8th Apr 2017  11:10  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy find a short distance along the track from the minor road.

Pitforthie and Mrs TJR ©thejackrustles
Pitforthie collage

31st Jan 2016  13:00  by Borderer

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy find a short distance along the track from the minor road. Gives the impression as being higher that the average pillar.

©Borderer

2nd Jan 2016  14:40  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NO 61648 61374   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy trackside but got stuck in mud trying to turn at wind farm

24th Oct 2014  12:15  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

En route to visit the nearby House Of Dun, and made a quick detour to easily find this trig. Pillar fine with cap in place but with no lettering.

20th Sep 2014  10:18  by clochandighter

Gridref: NO 61648 61365   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Second visit. For photographs and GPS measurement. SITE VISIT: Approached from south. Parked by farm track entrance at NO616611. Short walk up farm track, distance around 200m. Pillar on east side of farm track. Column in good condition. Spider retains unlettered OS cap which looks original. Flush bracket faces west ~269° across track. Vented through three half buried sight holes, north face plugged. 360° open skyline with no major obstructions but no particular views either.

S5752 - Pitforthie & GRP
S5752 - Pitforthie pillar & FB

9th Aug 2014  16:28  by Sandman

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

©Sandman

18th Sep 2011  18:54  by Border Peat

Gridref: NO 61647 61368   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

S5752©Border Peat

19th Jan 2008  13:45  by coinea

Gridref: NO 61652 61365   FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

23rd May 2007  13:00  by bluebeard

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

pillar surrounded by fields of grass,legume and grain for silage for farmer's 300 strong herd of cows

16th Apr 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

vgc, metal cap without letters, E edge of grassy track, arable, nice view

17th May 2005  10:25  by discjirm

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

Visited on the last day of my TGO Challeneg Walk. An easy walk up a rutted lane fromt eh road. Views not particularly good, but feel exhilarated anyway.

Pitforthie trig pillar flush bracket. Pitforthie trig pillar flush bracket.©discjirm
Pitforthie trig pillar. Pitforthie trig pillar.©discjirm

2nd Apr 2005  19:00  by fasgadh

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Up a green lane carrying an irrigation hose. Good condition - blank plug. Lots of electricity pylons. Got lost on way in and ended up at Glebe Park, memories of Meadowbank Thistle's first promotion and all. Breichin failed today to win promotion, but are almost certain to go up this season.

Pitforthie Metal - no writing on plug.
Pitforthie

18th May 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

S5752
S5752
S5752

12th Aug 1998  15:46  by clochandighter

FB Number: S5752  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

First visit. To record FB number. HISTORY: Pillar completed 14th August 1949 costing £10.9s.1½d. Computed as tertiary triangulation station NO89/T50 in 1950. Levelled for height in 1953. Last maintained by the OS in June 1986. SITE VISIT: Trig pillar in good condition. Spider has blank OS cap in centre. Flush bracket faces west through plain wire fence across track. FB photographed 12/08/1998, GRP.

S5752 FB - Pitforthie Flush bracket only.