Logged Visits:

9th Apr 2024  17:18  by Hannahrichi3

FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked in layby to the east just beyond the junction. Walked round to the front of Carngillan Cottages and through the gate in the corner of the field. Sheep making a fair racket and bunched up in the far corner so I kept to the field edge. Returned crossing 2 fences direct to the car, there were gates but fences not in the best nick so easy crossing.

28th Feb 2024  12:09  by Robert Phillips

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

20th Apr 2019  08:35  by Mickandkim

Gridref: NS 43036 25873   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Parked at farm to West nobody about

11th Sep 2017  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: NS 43038 25868   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Friendly farmer at West Cargillan allowed me to park in his yard

29th Jul 2017  19:56  by fergie

Gridref: NS 43030 25870   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Easily found beside a thorn hedge

West Cairngillan
West Cairngillan

9th Apr 2017  13:16  by Aqueously90

Gridref: NS 43037 25873   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Log #429. Parked in layby to east, walked south to gate and followed boundaries to the pillar. Easy peasy. More spalling to pillar - what sort of crap concrete did they use down here in Ayr? [ExP-297/MiP-35/Rev-6/BM-29/IS-43/Other-19]

FB
Pillar
Cap, shallow lettering.

12th Sep 2016  14:14  by wrose

Gridref: NS 43032 25864   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Nothing really to add other than to confirm that it is still there in the condition previously described.

S4262 West Cairngillan Pillar.
S4262 West Cairngillan Flush Bracket.
S4262 West Cairngillan Plug.

27th Apr 2013  10:34  by CJO

Gridref: NS 43036 25876   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

top spalling a little good views towards Arran.

S4262

1st Jul 2011  18:59  by Border Peat

Gridref: NS 43043 25870   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

From sh126 into field over another fence trig in hedge S4262©Border Peat

20th Dec 2010  13:47  by descarte1

Gridref: NS 43036 25873   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Slightly damaged pillar in generally good nick except for lumps missing from the top screed exposing the spider, although the spider itself is undamaged. FB faces south-ish with only the north-ish sighthole open. Cap is present with sunken lettering. Views north a bit hemmed in by the hedgerow, but south views are quite decent. Raith Hill is clearly visible (look for the trees!). Also views to Brown Carrick, Mochrum Hill, Craigs of Kyle. Easy bag. There's a layby directly to the east and only two fences need jumped!

West Carngillan....what a difference a season makes! ...following on from SlainteJimmy\'s comment...

18th Apr 2009  09:04  by coinea

Gridref: NS 43039 25869   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

18th Apr 2009  09:03  by clochandighter

Gridref: NS 43040 25870   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

HISTORY: Pillar completed 29th July 1947 costing £10.6s.0d. Computed as tertiary station NS44/T29 in 1950. Levelled for height in 1960. Last maintained by the OS in October 1976. SITE VISIT: Pillar in fair condition on northern edge of grazing field. Spider retains original OS centre plug with shallow engraved letters. Flush bracket faces 174° south across field. Vented through north sight hole. View to Brown Carrick.

S4262 - West Cairngillan pillar & FB
S4262 - West Cairngillan & GRP.

17th May 2008  18:47  by SlainteJimmy

FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

What a difference a season makes.. currently in a field of luscious knee-length grass and encroached by hawthorns from above and behind and nettles around the base. The cracky top has the spider exposed and only the North sight is open.

West Cairngillan ..in seasonal bloom.

25th Mar 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

top screed damaged, metal cap, shallow letters, N edge of pasture by hedge

24th May 2005  13:30  by agentmancuso

FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

29th Mar 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S4262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Some of the top layer has disappeared.

S4262
S4262
S4262
S4262

26th Jan 2004  09:45  by Desaznak

Gridref: NS 43042 25876   FB Number: S4262  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pillar is in good nick. Situated about 300m from the road on a hedge line at the side of a field.

West Cairngillan