Logged Visits:

19th Apr 2024  12:35  by SamMeaden

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

Good view of the Fovant badges from this trig.

©SamMeaden

28th Aug 2023  09:15  by pauldo40

Gridref: SU 00484 29678   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

7th Jul 2023  06:15  by andyrandom

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Short wander up a byway into a crop-bearing field. Followed tractor lines to within a metre of the pillar. Decent view of the Fovant Badges to be enjoyed from here. And on a personal note... my 400th pillar!

7th Apr 2023  10:33  by 360exploring

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easy (!) to find from the road and uphill on the footpath. There is a gap into the field, easy to spot from here. Beautiful views on a clear day like today

©360exploring
©360exploring
©360exploring

1st Feb 2023  18:30  by Bonbon798

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

Easy to spot through field. In good condition.

©Bonbon798

10th Dec 2022  11:06  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Approached from the north. Pulled in at entrance to forest track. Woodland walk, 300 metres uphill, south then track bears east and south again. At top, over stile into open field. Pillar about 100 metres to west in field of winter greens but unplanted strips helped with access without causing any damage. Good views to south and east, Fovant badges visible but against the light difficult to get a good shot.

Fir Hill Flush plate
Fir Hill East
Fir Hill South west
Fir Hill North

24th Apr 2022  21:20  by Mr Calum B Thornton

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

21st Apr 2022  12:46  by CJO

Gridref: SU 00486 29675   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Cap missing. Views to military emblems on hillside.

Pillar

8th Feb 2022  20:24  by Trigobsession

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

4th Oct 2021  13:00  by duncancourts

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

18th Oct 2020  17:30  by RichardM

Gridref: SU 00486 29679   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good view S of the Fovant Badges. Skies turning pink with evening.

18th Oct 2020  17:28  by DeniseMc

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

accessible via tractor track in cropped field

26th Jun 2020  17:07  by Andy West

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

25th May 2020  19:36  by COVID Trig Point Challenge

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

Entered the field from the north east corner. Following tractor tracks to the trig through knee high crops. Great views across to the Fovant Badges.

21st Oct 2019  12:42  by Two Dogs and an Awning

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 9/10

Bagged on a 15 mile walk from Broad Chalk as part of my Walk 2,019 Miles challenge. Easy access and great views of the badges.

©Two Dogs and an Awning

31st Aug 2019  00:00  by Woodleywalker

Gridref: SU 00487 29682   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in pub CP, along pavement, took Green Drove as far as the reservoir, left along fp at field edge. Lo and behold with no crops in the field it was easily visible. Good views of the badges on the opposite hillside. Continued on the fp back to the pub.

3rd Feb 2019  11:45  by Thirdlight

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

When it snows, figures made from chalk on distant hills disappear (see pic). Funny that. Luckily it doesn't snpw very often.

Fir Hill Plenty of hill but no fir to be seen.©Thirdlight

8th Jul 2018  11:30  by Thejenkies

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Got within 130 feet of the pillar but unable to get closer due to crop. Looks in good nick from that distance. Good view of Fovant badges on nearby hillside.

Fir Hill Pillar with Fovant badges in background ©Thejenkies

21st Apr 2018  14:55  by dal

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In a field of youngish crop about 50m from path.

20th Apr 2018  09:41  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cycled up Green Drove. I could only just make out the Fovant Badges on the opposite hill because of the mist.

Flush Bracket
Trig Point

31st Mar 2018  15:05  by vegibagger

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With Anthony... summit in field just south of wooded northern scarp slope

Ant. approaching pillar ©vegibagger
FB ©vegibagger
Trig pillock and trig pillock 's brother ©vegibagger

20th Feb 2018  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 00487 29683   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TuMP to SW

16th Jun 2017  16:59  by slateloose

Gridref: SU 00400 29600   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Oil seed rape nightmare. Should have left this one till harvest time.

8th May 2017  12:50  by monkeydestructor

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

YSM114 Fir Hill ©monkeydestructor

22nd Apr 2017  08:03  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bagged as YSM114 Fir Hill. Mr U2 has totally messed with my list now and re-ordered it, not helping with my OCD. However knee is still killing me and he's doing all the driving so I am keeping my mouth shut! Drove up the lane and parked at field entrance. Met a walker with a very nervous rescue dog. Lovely but very timid. The dog not the walker. Walked through some tram lines to reach pillar in the rape seed field which covered our clothing in yellow pollen. Amazing symbols on the hills made with chalk.

Fir Hill selfie ©thejackrustles
Fir Hill collage ©thejackrustles

21st Apr 2017  20:25  by gerryu2

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

Bagged as YSM114 Fir Hill. Mr U2 has totally messed with my list now and re-ordered it, not helping with my OCD. However knee is still killing me and he's doing all the driving so I am keeping my mouth shut! Drove up the lane and parked at field entrance. Met a walker with a very nervous rescue dog. Lovely but very timid. The dog not the walker. Walked through some tram lines to reach pillar in the rape seed field which covered our clothing in yellow pollen. Amazing symbols on the hills made with chalk.

14th Aug 2016  11:45  by BRISTOLIAN

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Drove to top of hill. Was prepared to walk but road just took me to it. Nice easy one to bag. Field views.

Mr K visits pillar. ©BRISTOLIAN

8th Jul 2016  11:30  by little-leggs

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

enjoyed the walk to the piller ( through ) the corn

can you see the new badge being made , 1936-2016 ©little-leggs
stood at GZ Fir Hill today looking towards the badges ©little-leggs

4th May 2016  15:34  by orlando rat

Gridref: SU 00484 29677   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

I parked on the corner of the road below the pillar and made my way up to the pillar. As I arrived at the field a farmer came along on his quad bike, with dog riding pillion. I let them go past before walking across the crops to the pillar. Good view across to the regimental badges on the hillside opposite.

Fir Hill

23rd Jul 2015  15:30  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Lovely views across to the Fovant Badges from this trig which again has no cap (all four pillars I visited today had open caps) & two sight-holes open. Delightful area.

5th Apr 2015  07:19  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 00489 29683   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

G Fovant to Denton pass large iron gates left park on left, up track on right short walk up.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

19th Mar 2015  09:26  by Trigger happy

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

29th Dec 2014  21:08  by dartmoor deliverer

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

nice little walk to this one and lovely views from here of the Military badges

me at Fir Hill Trig ©dartmoor deliverer
The flush bracket ©dartmoor deliverer

29th Dec 2014  16:30  by Redroaming

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walked up through the wood to the field and the trig point. Light fading a bit in the early evening but we could just see the military badges carved in the hillside in the distance. Trig Point seemed in good condition.

YSM114 Fir Hill

26th Dec 2014  12:45  by DesG

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Also logged as YSM114

Trig Point ©DesG
Flush Bracket ©DesG

8th Jul 2014  14:00  by Bridgeman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 3/10

This one needs to be visited in winter. Thick wet oil seed rape ruled out any visit to this. Got very wet on this walk during a cloudburst.

16th Mar 2014  13:45  by Nekyram

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

29th Dec 2013  00:00  by explorer_olway

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Came up the path from Catherine Ford Lane and found TP in field. Views across to Regimental badges were obscured by early morning sunrise. Also logged as YOSM 114.

E_O at TP 3177 ©explorer_olway
TP3177 ©explorer_olway

5th Mar 2013  12:11  by jonglew

Gridref: SU 00486 29679   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Good parking on Green Drove, just off Ford Lane. Green Drove is driveable to the top of the hill, but the walk was preferable. Trig is located 60m into an arable field. Pillar is in good condition; cap missing, no plug; 2 sight holes sealed, 2 open where resin is breaking away. On a clear day there will be good views south across to the northern scarp of Cranborne Chase and to the Fovant badges, but too hazy today.

Pillar TP3177©jonglew
Spider TP3177©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP3177©jonglew

17th Feb 2013  10:21  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Cycled very steep bridle path from North, then onto newly planted field . Looking into sun and some mist so couldn't see badges.

18th May 2012  00:00  by Tonyht

Gridref: SU 00500 29650   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In field. Found at 2nd attempt. 1st time pillar hidden by tall rape crop. Nice views

20th Oct 2011  17:12  by sniffadogz

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

Good view of the badges.

29th Sep 2010  21:21  by captain gore-tex

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

wet and nasty field now

the trig ©captain gore-tex

13th Feb 2010  14:20  by lejogger

Gridref: SU 00400 29600   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

27th Apr 2009  12:19  by Pharisee

Gridref: SU 00485 29675   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

For this one, I parked at the start of the footpath at the bend in the road just north of the T/P. It was a short, steep(ish) climb up to the path junction and then west along the field boundary. I was able to follow the tractor lines right up to the pillar and so did not damage any of the new cereal crops currently growing in the field. The pillar is in good condition with the exception of the missing plug. The views are mostly arable farmland and hedgerows; good but not exactly exciting. There was a good view of the Fovant Regimental Badges carved into the hillside on the other side of the valley.

The trigpoint ©Pharisee
The top of the pillar ©Pharisee
A couple of the badges opposite ©Pharisee

15th Jul 2008  14:28  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 00480 29670   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Top of pillar just visible when I stood on fence post! Rape crop making it impossible to access without damage (to my legs and crop!)Good views of the Fovant Badges to the SE.

14th Dec 2007  12:00  by PHMB

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited while doing a round walk from Fovant. Good view of badges on Fovant Down even on a misty day. Plug missing, hole unfilled.

16th Sep 2007  19:36  by rhayader_wanderer

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

parking in the bridleway entrance to the North easy wander up

31st Aug 2007  13:00  by bluebeard

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

As I drove through Fovant, I purchased an ice cream from the village shop. I parked up by the sharp bend to the north and strolled up the track through the wood. Just as I finished my choc bar, I got to the trig!

2nd Aug 2007  14:29  by tom

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

Pillar sticking out above crops. Good view of Fovant Badges to the south.

17th Jun 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

S2212
S2212
S2212

4th Jun 2007  14:24  by raypool

Gridref: SU 00484 29685   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd Jun 2007  10:00  by ~bob~

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

Pillar just sticking out over the top of the crops. A few more weeks and it won't be visible. Nice view across to Fovant.

17th Dec 2006  14:00  by Trigger

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

4th Sep 2006  12:10  by mtb mick

Gridref: SU 00500 29600   FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Luckily the field crop had just been harvested otherwise the pillar would have been hidden.

Fir Hill nr Fovant, Wilts View west

19th Jan 2006  14:46  by nobby.nobbs

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

grabbed just after bagging newish nearby cache. not obscured by any crops. lovely views when not as murky and misty as it was today!

11th Sep 2005  10:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The beans have gone and the trig stands alone protected by a couple of burdock plant. I came away covered in 'stickybuds' as we call them 'oop north'. Nice view of Fovant Regimental Badges. Plug missing.

13th Aug 2005  13:30  by Managra

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

This one is about 50m off the footpath but at the time of our visit, there was a very tall crop of what looked like soya beans which completely obscured the trig. We had several forays into the crop, much of which seemed rather damaged by wind and rain, but still couldn't find it. The rain was coming down in stair rods, so that didn't help either. Eventually we gave up and retired to the pub at Swallowcliffe for lunch. OS list the FB as S2212.

Where it should be ©Managra

27th Feb 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S2212  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

vgc, no cap or plug, 50m into arable field, fine views including the Fovant Badges on scarp opposite

S2212 fb ©peregrinus
S2212 top ©peregrinus
S2212 trig ©peregrinus
S2212 trig (badges just visible) ©peregrinus
S2212 & Fovant Badges3 ©peregrinus

29th Aug 2004  12:00  by kevjtrig

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

A few metres off a footpath. I wouldn't have visited the trig set into a field of crops, but the plants at the top were flattened by the winds and rain (hey, this is summer!) so I didn't do any damage. Good views of the Fovant military badges on the scarp opposite.