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11th Mar 2024  14:51  by baboon281

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Access to the trig point s blocked but you can get within a few feet of it though it is not viewable. English Heritage staff confirmed that the trig point is still in place but not accessible due to public safety reasons.

5th Jul 2022  11:03  by Blackdog

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Spoke with English Heritage staff at site who had viewed this plate whilst up scaffolding during building works. Not accessible to public

View from top of Old Sarum

24th Jul 2021  10:45  by rupertal

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Too busy to climb the walls. Managed the high point though.

18th Feb 2020  08:39  by MaximumBob

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12th Aug 2019  20:35  by Ant1974

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5th Jul 2019  15:15  by dugswell2

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Sunny and stunning location.

18th Mar 2016  15:09  by Hartryggers

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16th Oct 2015  11:15  by Phil Clayton

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First visit to Old Sarum in half a century or so. Didn't want to attract the ire of EH so contented myself with viewing the castle remains.

15th Jul 2014  11:00  by pork_pie_hat

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With EH staff emphasising to school parties that they must not climb onto the monument, I couldn't set a bad example...

21st Apr 2014  15:58  by CJO

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Old Sarum

21st Sep 2013  10:35  by Dusty

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First time visit to Old Sarum. Well worth it. Too many folk and EH staff about to scale the remains of the Keep. Easy enough scramble.

On top of Keep

26th Aug 2013  15:22  by 360exploring

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Walk around the old castle, lovely view

22nd Apr 2013  10:17  by jonglew

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Surface Block is in good condition on top of the ruined walls of the keep. A careful scaling of the wall produced the photographs below. Good views from up there, especially over the Avon valley to the W.

Old Sarum Walls TP10239©jonglew
Surface Block TP10239©jonglew
Surface Block - Detail TP10239©jonglew

11th Nov 2012  21:20  by bluebeard

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4th Sep 2012  09:02  by Trigger

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TP10239

31st Jul 2012  12:45  by cmb1953

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Site belongs to English Heritage. I was allowed on to the site accompanied by a knowledgable member of staff who was not aware of a surface block anywhere on site. Had a brief look around but no sign of anything.

24th Jul 2012  14:19  by tom

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I reckon the site of the trig is on top of the ruined walls of the Great Tower of Old Sarum Castle on the northern edge of Salisbury. The site is owned by English Heritage and is open to the public but naturally you are not allowed to climb onto the Norman stonework. The top of the ruined wall is too high to visibly check if the trig is still in place. A circuit of the ramparts gives wide views of downland in most directions. The site looks over Salisbury and its cathedral in the south. Laverstock Down is on the horizon to the east, Beacon Hill could be seen in the north and Grovely Woods in the west. The foundations of the old cathedral can be seen in the outer bailey to the north-west. The ruins at Old Sarum are Grade I listed structures.

7th Apr 2012  12:00  by peregrinus

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Visited the Tump summit, will avoid the temptation to revisit and scale the wall, well done Jon!