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27th Jan 2024  11:50  by JamesA60

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Marked as a trig pillar on the OS map, but only the bolt is present. Had me slightly confused until I noticed this.

30th Oct 2023  13:50  by trignerd

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Came here expecting a trigpoint because the trig symbol is marked on the map. No trig here but may be incorporated into the reservoir structure as there is a bolt on the roof.

Phantom trig as marked on the OS map ©trignerd

20th Jul 2023  13:15  by mitsiman

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5th Feb 2023  00:00  by explorer_olway

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Found whilst walking The Ridgeway National Trail. My son spotted the TP symbol and we found a metal ladder to the rear of the building that allowed easy access to the roof and found the Bolt towards one corner.

22nd Apr 2022  14:46  by CJO

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Bolt with 3 rivets one on corner, one 3m to east and one 1.5m south of corner.

Bolt with three rivet witness marks

21st Oct 2017  00:00  by RichBiker

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1st Apr 2014  10:02  by Phil Clayton

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Clambered round reservoir while walking Ridgeway path.

15th Oct 2013  14:45  by Wubbleyew

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I'm now climbing buildings for the art of trigpointing! Hauled myself up on nearby tree to clamber onto the roof of this reservoir and ended up covered in elderberry juice, to find my very first bolt. Is it always this exciting?

10th Jul 2013  17:37  by edfielden

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Watch out for the protruding overflow pipe in the NE corner where I hoiked myself up onto the top - I didn't watch out for it and have the mark on my forehead to prove it! Mostly fields for views to W and NW, other directions hidden by trees. I found both the bolt and the rivet (the rivet is close to the NW corner of the roof, about 1.5m WNW of the large bolt. Further details and photos to follow...

28th Feb 2013  13:30  by jonglew

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Not much to add to previous comments - Bolt and a nearby Witness Rivet clearly visible on the slab covering the reservoir.

The Reservoir TP7902©jonglew
Bolt & Rivet Locations and Detail TP7902©jonglew

15th Sep 2012  18:04  by Father Ted

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We were visiting the area to go to a party and I wanted to revisit this area to rebag the repositioned county top and Hump. Walked down fron Liddington Castle along the Ridgeway to bag this one, or should I say two.

12th May 2012  10:20  by longmyndhiker

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Good directions. Was stupidly confused and disappointed by fenced-off installation further down the hill.

16th Apr 2012  00:00  by gasman

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26th Mar 2012  13:08  by tom

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The 2 inch diameter bolt is situated near the north-west corner of the concrete cover of an old reservoir in the Marlborough Downs to the north of the town. The site was reached by means of the adjacent Ridgeway footpath from Copse Drove to the south. The top of the reservoir is about 5 foot high and is easily scaled. As noted by Pyoung1s there is also a 1cm rivet near the edge of the cover. The site is in an area of gently rolling downland of large fields. The edge of the downs is to the north overlooking parts of Swindon and lower, flatter land disappearing into a hazy horizon. Martinsell in the Pewsey Downs can be seen in the south and the hazy outline of the north-eastern fringe of Salisbury Plain could be seen in the far south east.

4th Jan 2012  11:56  by Trigger

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Bolt and rivet!

TP7902
TP7902

10th Dec 2011  11:07  by dal

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Station SU19/T062. Bolt. On roof of the older reservoir in the SW quadrant of the junction of the byways, towards the NW angle of the reservoir. Not too difficult to pull up onto the roof. Delightful December morning, strolled along Ridgeway from S. Still marked on 1:25k maps.

The NW angle of the reservoir Showing the bolt
View of reservoir from NE
The Bolt

11th Apr 2011  10:30  by [email protected]

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Ridgeway Walk