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14th Apr 2024  14:34  by Robert Phillips

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Still uncovered

25th May 2023  14:37  by painterman61

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Very easy find as NJM had left it uncovered close by flush bracket and rivet on bridge

Site ©painterman61
Block Newquay 3 ©painterman61
Roddy type ©painterman61
Flush Bracket ©painterman61

15th May 2022  08:45  by NJM

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Could see the location of the block all weekend from my bedroom window (Room 4, Gordon Arms Hotel). Ridiculously easy find now! Ants nest still active - I am as wary of ants these days as other triggers are of cows and horses (See my entry for TP0093, 16/07/21). Can't recommend the Gordon Arms highly enough BTW...

Site Location Seen from Room 4 of the Gordon Arms!
View South Storm's 'Not Pillar' #177
Ant & Dock!

26th Mar 2022  13:30  by Mickandkim

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Easy find with two stones on top Thanks Jon Large brown ant colony now in residence

31st Jan 2022  15:22  by jonglew

Gridref: NT 30658 24751   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked roadside by a field gate to E (NT 3082 2482). The key to finding it is the over-sized fence post, much bigger, in circumference, than the others (shown in BigJ's photo but not in any of mine!), and ~1m N side of fence (estimated as no measure with me). Cleared away encroaching vegetation and left it with 2 flatish stones on top.

Surface Block - Location TP8346©jonglew
Surface Block - Location TP8346©jonglew
Surface Block TP8346©jonglew
Surface Block - Detail TP8346©jonglew

21st Dec 2019  14:51  by BigJ

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Decided to make another attempt. GPS pointed close to a little collection of stones in the adjoining field so I hopped the fence and had a stab. It felt promising so dug up the stones. Low and behold. Usual Borders rivet sitting on its cement pad.

©BigJ

24th Mar 2019  16:41  by BigJ

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Parked at the Gordon Arms Hotel and approached the location along the river near the bridge. Spent about an hour stabbing and digging. Nothing. The location is on a river bank and I suspect there have been many floods since the block was installed. I also suspect that the river bank has been rock armoured and built up since 1959 ensuring that the block is long gone. I visited the inn for a meal and talking to the locals in the bar, they all agreed the river has been all over the place with the bank continually changing. However, they showed a lot of interest in what I was doing and asked a lot of questions.