Logged Visits:

12th Dec 2024  21:20  by BasilDowl

FB Number: N/A  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

(415) I rather unexpectedly had an hour or so to kill in Rothwell, so went and finally bagged this long overdue final Leeds trig location. I parked up on Royds Lane in the short lay-by a short distance from the ROW. It was then a 5 minute pitch-black plod across two claggy muddy fields to the trig pillar's former location. Couldn't speak to the views obviously, and the fog was bouncing off the headtorch beam so photos weren't much good either.

The approach
Pillar location (1)
Pillar location (2)
Pillar location (3)

26th Feb 2023  16:15  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SE 35264 27009   FB Number: S1903  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

Gone. Destroyed July 1952. Lost to opencast mining

Location

16th Dec 2022  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

Royds Green from GR: SE 35486 27073

19th Jan 2020  10:43  by eon

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

(1692) Parked on Royds Lane at the start of the PRoW. Straight enough walk to the pillars former location. Quite icy today so any standing water/mud in the field had frozen over somewhat, which was nice. Shame this one has gone. Pillar history: Built on the 16th of November 1937, cost and last maintained by the OS date not listed in the archive. FB was S1903. Reported destroyed July 1952.

Approach. ©eon
Former location. ©eon

5th Dec 2017  08:05  by asbown

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

quick walk down a muddy path, nothing to add to previous logs.

5th Dec 2017  08:05  by The reluctant trigger

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

22nd Oct 2017  10:10  by peregrinus

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

Decidedly soggy freshly ploughed potato field currently. Pillar lost to opencast mining 1952 apparently. Fair bit of concrete debris at handy pull in R side of road opposite start of path, obviously not trig related

View NW
View SE
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8th Aug 2017  01:41  by Ant1974

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

5th Jun 2017  22:05  by Griefmiester

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

Logged for completeness, quick look after dark on way back to Oulton Hall Hotel.

8th Apr 2017  12:00  by Tonyht

Gridref: SE 35255 27010   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

No pillar, but a nice path and some views from site. On a Durham to Dorset walk, on a nice day's walk with friends.

18th Mar 2017  00:00  by rupertal

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

22nd Mar 2016  12:22  by Particle

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

Definitely gone.

27th Dec 2015  09:45  by ramblingbadgers

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

No trig to be found

18th Jun 2015  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SE 35263 27011   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

nowt there

4th May 2013  15:30  by CJO

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

Nothing exist on site.

2nd Jan 2012  19:56  by painterman61

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

nice flat area but no concrete pillar

29th Jun 2011  12:50  by haighr01

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

Log 50, I made it! I had planned West Nab to celebrate the half century, but with companions at work I decided to go for a nearby solo invisible. Dedication you see, as ever. Royds Green as we know the trig has long gone, but it gave decent enough views of familiar sights - West Nab itself, Black Hill, Emley Moor, Woolley Edge, Ferrybridge, Garforth Cliff, Leeds Centre, Ilkley Moor...a clear day. Trig would have been SW of the diagonal path through the field, thought I saw an area where it may have been where the crop seemed less happy to grow, but I wasn't going to thrash through Farmer Biggies crop today. The 50 is satisfaction enough.

6th Apr 2011  11:18  by johnbamforth

Gridref: SE 35264 27009   FB Number: N/A  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 4/10

Log #64. (78m). Zilch. Nada. Nothing but fields. Swithens Farm must have decided they didn,t like a trig in the field, eh? Nice warm day today. Views are good considering elevation of only 80m.

Royds Green trigpoint Pillar would have been located approx ctr frame. Swithens Plantation on L. View N from FP.
Royds Green landmarks Emley Moor Mast @ 223 deg x 19 km
Royda Green landmarks Billing Hill on horizon @ 314 deg x 18.5km
Royds Green landmarks Ferrybridge Powerstation @ 99 deg x 12 km
Royds Green views Pylon City overlooking Ouzlewell Green
Royds Green views Unusual series of S Styles through electrified enclosures on the FP crossing Swithens Farm towards Royds Green Trig from the NW

5th Feb 2011  10:15  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SE 35264 27009   FB Number: S1903  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

Gone to trig heaven

26th Nov 2010  11:38  by PeteBoggs

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

Not a bad area but no trig

1st May 2009  15:00  by MAC.HAWK

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

Killed. Site has an uninspiring plateau-ish view of suburban Leeds and surrounding area. NCOF!

3rd Feb 2009  17:20  by splash

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

Not far from a friends so popped by for a look. Fields covered in snow.

30th Aug 2008  16:02  by John Riley

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

I have given it a point simply for being a nice cornfield. There is definitely nothing here.

Royds Green Where the FP meets the road.
Royds Green View up first field from road.
Royds Green View of second field from the hedge.
Royds Green View of the high point in middle of second field.

2nd Mar 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 0/10

Used gps and 10 digit grid ref.

12th Jun 2004  13:15  by ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 0/10

Easy access along a well-marked footpath with open views - nothing there. Not marked on any of the OS maps that I've checked. OS Huddersfield Sheet 102 One-Inch 1954 edition marks this site as "Opencast Mining" so that was probably what did for it.

Not here
Not here either. Theres a nearby metal conduit cover with concrete surround which I checked for rivetty things but nothing.