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26th Apr 2024  15:42  by TrigJS

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I think the rivet is now buried under the sand. I didn’t have time to dig it out.

TP0283 Approximate position where the rivet should be located.

9th Sep 2018  15:35  by dugswell2

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Sunny location after a long walk from the free car park with the doggie ice-cream.

1st Aug 2018  14:06  by JohRvs

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18th Apr 2018  13:47  by Elle

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24th Feb 2018  15:43  by dadu 13

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Not the easiest to find, good job we had internet connection so we could read previous logs and see pictures.

©dadu 13

5th May 2017  08:55  by monkeydestructor

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Found the rivet at the top of the slope, before the grass to the benches.

YSM703 Sand Bay ©monkeydestructor

21st Apr 2017  14:13  by thejackrustles

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Bagged as YSM703 Sand Bay Eventually spotted the rivet and got some mad photos. Also spotted an active surveying point which was very interesting, lovely sun day.

Sand Bay Rivet Baggers ©thejackrustles
Active Equipment at Sand Bay ©thejackrustles
Sand Bay Rivet

12th Apr 2017  13:05  by Father Ted

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Found on our way driving between some of the local hills. Luckily I had someone with me to help me photograph it.

Sand Bay Rivet
Sand Bay Rivet from low down

2nd Apr 2017  18:04  by Krystal Tipps

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Found this a while back for logging a geocache - Ye Olde Survey Monuments, which got me intrigued enough to join this site. Will now become even more of a geek (or is it a nerd?) looking for weird stuff in the countryside.

Sand Bay Rivet ©Krystal Tipps

13th Mar 2017  19:59  by Walker Dan

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Despite having a previous finders photo still took a bit of spotting. Not too many folk about today but the ones that did pass all gave me a strange look. Time for a cuppa in the café over the road, so says Mrs Dan.

26th Dec 2016  16:15  by Thejenkies

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Our usual festive outing to Weston and noticed this rivet and had to come for a look. Short search and soon spotted the shiny brass rivet. Good views from top of the embankment

View from Sand bay rivet ©Thejenkies

26th Dec 2016  12:36  by BRISTOLIAN

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Views of the Severn. And nearby sand dunes.

Mr K at rivet location. ©BRISTOLIAN

18th Dec 2016  14:00  by Djelibeli

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found when geocaching ye olde survey monuments

2nd Apr 2015  21:33  by peregrinus

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Brass rivet shining in the torchlight. 1ft from edge of concrete, 6 ft from gatepost. Quick diversion from Weston after meeting my brother for dinner.

9th Nov 2014  12:24  by jonglew

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Nice photo from cjo that helped in finding this elusive little rivet. Sand Bay cafe just across the road very good. Also a benchmark rivet and giant (in comparison) OSBM bolt a few 100 metres S on sea wall.

Rivet - Location Shot TP0283©jonglew
Rivet - Detail TP0283©jonglew
Rivet - Even Greater Detail TP0283©jonglew

23rd Mar 2014  16:45  by brisboy&wife

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Rivet

6th Nov 2012  14:15  by asbown

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Thanks to earlier photo's no problem.

21st Aug 2012  14:13  by CJO

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becoming very polished. surrounded by a fading white painted ring. Nice cafe nearby.

Sand Bay rivet
pen points to rivet

25th Jul 2012  12:00  by heavyhorses

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A day at the beach and you could almost see the sea when the tide went out :-(

20th May 2012  16:42  by MCL

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I am actually Griefmeisters stalker....

15th May 2012  17:27  by Griefmiester

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Not as impressive as others in this area, good condition rivet very easily located and parking next door.

31st Aug 2011  11:43  by countrywalker

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BUSY place

23rd Mar 2011  12:43  by penfold1570

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Thanks to previous baggers for photos and location details. It was a lovely warm day for the visit, the area rich with the two-wheeled kind. The two people on the adjacent bench were somewhat bemused at my apparent photography of the floor but I assured them when I told them I worked for the Plate Tectonic agency of the government.

©penfold1570

23rd Mar 2011  12:43  by DennisPennis

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I can only give comments from the window of the car. My pesky owner wouldn't let me out. He spent some time bent over, taking photos of the floor. Wierdo. Anyway, the couple on the bench looked jolly friendly and had marvellous sandwiches. Oh, if only I could have got out.

18th Feb 2011  12:30  by Dusty

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Trigpoint
Trigpoint & New Seats

19th May 2010  12:00  by Dart More

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Wouldn't have found this without reference to previous photos.

23rd Apr 2010  13:50  by gowrie

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Easy find thanks to OS photo and drawing.

15th Apr 2010  11:30  by cmb1953

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Must come better equipped !! Thought it would be easy with OS sketch.......but no. Will return with different photos to help find it. Revisited and found after some serious excavation.

9th Aug 2009  15:45  by Trigger

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4th Jan 2009  16:25  by timmya222

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Visited this one many times as it marks the halfway point on a running route. Didn't realise it was there until last week!

31st Dec 2008  10:55  by Phil Kay

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Sand and grass had covered the Stud, but thanks to the photos posted by others we knew were to look (thanks). This was the first of three trigs we visited in the area on a bitterly cold and foggy last day of the year (-3 degrees C).

Stud and GPS ©Phil Kay
Its just there ©Phil Kay
Sand Bay Beach ©Phil Kay

31st Mar 2008  14:40  by tom

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The gate posts in the OS sketch have moved so my eternal gratitude to the kind person who painted the arrow on the concrete pointing towards the precise location. A couple of inches of sandy dune turf were kicked aside to reveal the tiny rivet. Middle Hope headland is at the end of the beach to the north; to the west are extensive sand and mud flats, the Mouth of the Severn, Flat Holm, Steep Holm and Wales; to the south Worlebury Hill and Birnbeck Island and pier mark the other end of the bay.

17th Feb 2008  14:55  by Glaslyn

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Easy find with ok views of the sea.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

27th Nov 2007  10:10  by bluebeard

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nowt about due to winter conditions (overcast,windy,rain threatening)

10th Mar 2007  11:15  by macroderma

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Caching in Weston Not the most exciting trig, but great views Rivet still uncovered

My GPS, oh and the rivet too!

21st Feb 2007  09:08  by Valliant Knight

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Luckily this one was in use today with theodolite frame over it, so no need to clear the area.

In use today! ©Valliant Knight

19th Dec 2006  23:22  by captain gore-tex

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a particularly unimpressive final find if I might say so!

rivet 1 ©captain gore-tex
rivet 2 ©captain gore-tex

17th Aug 2006  18:00  by dal

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Only 14 days after the last visit and it was already well covered by encroaching sand. I was joined by a very friendly local who had previously seen this rivet, and was pleased to find it again. We re-covered it with sand.

3rd Aug 2006  15:57  by Brisey

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A few sweeps with my foot to clear the blown sand was all that was needed to reveal this rivet again. Some yellow paint remains.

TP0283 My GPS marks the spot.
TP0283

16th Jan 2006  16:20  by Al & Tracy Smith

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After clearing away the sand found the 'Rivit' (our first one) in good condition. Nice view across the water to Wales.

10th Dec 2005  10:15  by Lathama

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Down here for the day to visit friends so could not pass up the chance for a couple of local trigs. Thanks to the OS link site photo, this was an easy find and I didn't have to dig for it as the grass around it has been neatly cut out. Good views to the sea [if you have your binoculars as the tide was out!].

25th Oct 2005  18:00  by FollowMeChaps

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Just where the concrete path meets the raised sand/soil/grass - you may have to dig for it to uncover it. It helps if you know what you're looking for - see pictures.

TP0283 - Sand Bay rivet Very easy to miss.
TP0283 - Sand Bay At the edge of the concrete path
TP0283 - Sand Bay Showing location

20th Dec 2004  12:00  by klaus23

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Good views from here

30th Jul 2004  19:32  by hermione

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